Arc 1The Uchiha’s Rising Power
Uchiha Xin secretly built his strength, survived the Uchiha massacre, and joined Team 7 while concealing his true abilities from Konoha and Root. As the Chunin Exams began, he unlocked the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and reached Hinata’s team in the Forest of Death.
- Uchiha Xin awakened his Sharingan, trained with Might Guy, defeated Sasuke, and advanced his Sharingan and Eight Gates before discovering that the Uchiha coup was imminent.
- Xin confronted Itachi, negotiated for Sasuke’s protection, and survived the massacre by staying with Might Guy, then returned to the emptied Uchiha Compound.
- Xin awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, used Naruto’s theft of the Scroll of Seals to learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and joined Team 4 with Root operatives Ichirō Kawaguchi and Shino Kobayashi.
- After Danzō used dangerous missions to provoke Xin’s Sharingan, Xin killed Kawaguchi, Kobayashi, and Root agents, then concealed his Mangekyō from Genma and the Third Hokage.
- The Third Hokage transferred Xin to Team 7, and Xin killed the Demon Brothers and defeated Zabuza during the mission to protect Tazuna in the Land of Waves.
- Xin manipulated Zabuza into killing Gato before taking his own life, then fought Gaara in Konoha and forced Shukaku to stop resisting.
- Xin killed Danzō’s Root Jonin Kunihito, decided to protect Hiruzen during Orochimaru’s coming attack, and unlocked the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Kamui, and Lightning Release Mastery.
- At the Chunin Exams, Xin spotted Orochimaru disguised as a Grass Ninja, evaded Danzō’s watchers, and reached Hinata’s team in the Forest of Death.