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Kai ni is given to ships with historical achievement, ships with unique histories, and kanmusu who find popularity in the fandom. Of the kai ni recipients:

- Yuudachi has her historical achievement as the "Nightmare of Solomon", thanks to her remarkable actions in that battle.

- Shigure has her historical achievement as a "miracle ship" like Yukikaze for a while, but she didn't survive the war. Her combat record was, however, much better than Yukikaze's. While Yukikaze survived more hopeless battles than any other ship in history, she didn't actually do much in those battles other than watch other ships get sunk.

- Isuzu was an important ship historically. Like she herself says in the game, she was the ship that nurtured two of the IJN's greatest admirals.

- Hibiki/Verniy has a unique history due to her handover to the Soviet Union at the end of the war. Like Yukikaze she survived the war. She was nicknamed "Phoenix", largely because her survival was the result of almost always ending up at the repair dock just as other ships were heading out to hopeless battles.

- Both Kongou and Hiei were important senior ships with many historical achievements spanning careers lasting over three decades, and all the Kongou sisters are of course popularity chart toppers (with Kirishima being a possible exception). They're also the two oldest ships in the game.

- Kinugasa was a senior ship with many achievements like Kongou. She was the first IJN ship equipped with a catapult and fought with distinction in many major battles in WW2. That said, there is suspicion that her Kai ni was given because her original and Kai form have lousy stats for a heavy cruiser. Aoba is similar, but her infamous blunder during the war (including causing Fubuki to get sunk) probably excludes her from getting a Kai ni for now.

- Kitakami, Ooi, and Kiso get the upgrade to allow them to reach their full potential as torpedo cruisers. In this case the Kai ni is more a systemic artifact rather than any special treatment. Similarly, Chitochiyo get Kai ni to reach their full potential as seaplane tenders on the way to becoming CVLs.

- Naka got her Kai ni because, surprisingly, her 2-4-11 treatment makes her popular in the Japanese fandom. She has actually been the most popular light cruiser for a while.

So why is Jintsuu getting a Kai ni? Probably thanks to her achievement during the searchlight incident mentioned in the tweets. Other than that the only reason I can think of is that she's Naka's sister (which might mean Sendai is next).