Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 9 ga Janairu, 1942, "Jintsū" ya bar Davao don mamaye Celebes, yana rakiyar jigilar kayayyaki da ke dauke da Sasebo No. 1 Combined Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF). A ranar 17 ga Janairu, wani jirgin ruwa mai saukar ungulu na Kawanishi E7K2 "Alf" wanda aka kaddamar daga "Jintsū" ya harbe wani dan kunar bakin wake na Dutch Lockheed Hudson a kusa da Menado, amma an harbe shi kafin ya dawo. A farkon Fabrairu, "Jintsū" an sanya shi ga rundunar mamayewa ta Ambon, sannan kuma 'yan kasar Holland da kuma
Timor ta Fotigal da gabashin Java. A ranar 20 ga Fabrairu, yayin da yake tsibirin Alor, ya yi nasarar kai hari kan jirgin ruwan Amurka.