Born with a great love for the Uchiha

He seemed to be moved by the noble mission of the police force, and suddenly became very fond of doing good deeds.

In just over two months.

Gen Uchiha could almost be nominated for "Top Ten People Who Moved Konoha"!

If you were to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi for his opinion...

The previous Uchiha Gen was just an ordinary Uchiha.

The current Uchiha Gen is an excellent inheritor of the Will of Fire!

If Hiruzen Sarutobi remembers correctly.

The last Uchiha who was so fond of doing good deeds was Minato's disciple.

The one who unexpectedly sacrificed himself in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge during the Third Shinobi World War—

Uchiha Obito!

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply.

'Uchiha Genji looks so much like Obito…'

'If Obito were still alive...'

'The relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan wouldn't be so strained now...'

Chapter 13 These envious fools have truly never seen the darkness of the ninja world!

Inside the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, the rising white smoke obscuring his serious expression.

Uchiha Gen's straightforward refusal to join the Anbu was indeed somewhat unexpected.

Children of this age, especially those with the surname Uchiha, shouldn't they be easily taken in and treated like dogs after just a few words of flattery?

Just like Itachi Uchiha, who was still kneeling there, waiting for orders.

Why did Uchiha Gen refuse?

There's a reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi was so "eager" to recruit Gen Uchiha.

Aside from the fact that Uchiha Gen is very similar to Obito from back then, he is a good ninja who loves the village and the Will of Fire.

He could even bypass Uchiha Gen and "actively contact" Naruto Uzumaki.

The main reason lies with the Uchiha clan!

The origin of the Uchiha clan is not important.

The Uchiha clan is what matters!

The Nine-Tails' rampage seven years ago was indeed a disaster.

The Nine-Tails inflicted extremely terrible damage on Konoha that night.

Furthermore, it has brought extremely terrible follow-up effects to Konoha.

I won't go into the well-worn topic of village decline.

After all, the deceased is gone, and there's no point in saying anything more.

But the living are still being affected.

The sharpest point, and the one that made Hiruzen Sarutobi most uneasy.

It's the Uchiha clan!

The Nine-Tailed Fox's Rebellion.

"The Uchiha clan also did it" is Danzo Shimura's opinion.

"It's impossible for the Uchiha to control the Nine-Tails, but it's also unlikely that the Uchiha won't control the Nine-Tails" is Hiruzen Sarutobi's view.

As Danzo Shimura said before.

Looking at the history of the ninja world.

Only Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha could control the Nine-Tails at will.

Later Nine-Tails Jinchuriki such as Mito Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki, and now Naruto Uzumaki all used sealing techniques to suppress the Nine-Tails and extract its power.

These are two completely different concepts!

It's somewhat similar to the difference between an "ordinary Jinchuriki" and a "perfect Jinchuriki".

Ordinary Jinchuriki, the weaker ones might not even be able to deal with elite Jonin.

The perfect Jinchūriki is a terrifying existence that even ordinary Kage-level beings cannot defeat!

In the minds of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and others.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha are examples of "perfect Jinchuriki".

As is widely known.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha are both dead.

Theoretically, no one should be able to control the Nine-Tails.

But that's exactly what happened, the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Radicals like Danzo Shimura believed that the Nine-Tails' attack was carried out by the Uchiha clan, despite having no evidence.

Moderates like Hiruzen Sarutobi believe the Nine-Tails' rampage might have been orchestrated by the Uchiha clan, but they lack evidence.

Under normal circumstances.

The Uchiha should provide evidence to prove that the Nine-Tails attack was not carried out by the Uchiha.

But rather...

Most of the Uchiha were not quite normal.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but furrow his brows tightly.

The Second Generation Lord was absolutely right...

The Uchiha clan really is a clan of lunatics!

The village wants the Uchiha to provide evidence to prove their innocence.

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, the Uchiha reacted immediately and started hissing.

And to make matters worse, they can't even produce any evidence.

The Uchiha clan has always suspected that the village is deliberately targeting and ostracizing them, and their clan's reputation has been severely offended!

That's hilarious.

What era are we living in?

The Warring States period, in which the ninja clans vied for supremacy, has long since ended!

If Konoha really wants to target the Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan could be wiped out in one night!

They can even find the cockroaches in the Uchiha clan's territory one by one and kill them vertically!

Even the now extremely weakened Konoha is not something that the mere Uchiha clan can contend with!

The power gap between ninja villages and ninja clans.

It's not visible to the naked eye, it's visible to the blind.

But the Uchiha clan members who possess the Sharingan simply can't see it!

According to information relayed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's mole within the Uchiha clan—Shisui Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan members have already begun openly discussing rebellion at their clan meetings!

These envious people have never seen the darkness of the ninja world!

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples.

The Uchiha clan is very important to Konoha.

However, the "importance" here does not refer to the power of the Uchiha clan.

It refers to the fact that the Uchiha clan possesses the Sharingan itself!

said with no exaggeration.

This is a strategic issue concerning the life and death of the village.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view

The most important thing about the Uchiha clan is that they possess the Sharingan, which allows them to control the Nine-Tails!

Correct!

Nine tails!

Since the establishment of the ninja village, there have been three major ninja wars in sixty years.

What is the most powerful, deadliest, and most terrifying weapon on the battlefield?

Not a ninja.

It's a tailed beast!

Minato Namikaze was certainly very fast at killing people.

But can it kill someone as quickly as a Tailed Beast Ball?

The Tailed Beast Ball, that's the real super weapon that can destroy the world!

If the "Tailed Beast Ball" is a "nuclear bomb".

So, "human jinchūriki" is the "nuclear button".