The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"understood!"

Uchiha Jin responded, then exchanged a few more words with Yakushi Nonou before heading out of the Root base.

Chapter 288 Everyone, could you please give me some face? (Two chapters combined)

Since the Hokage Building had been destroyed, Minato Namikaze did not wait for King Uchiha at the Hokage Building. Instead, he chose to meet at the Hokage Rock, which overlooked the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Besides Minato Namikaze, the three legendary Sannin of Konoha—Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru—were also gathered on the Hokage Rock, along with Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan, Shikaku Nara, the head of the Nara clan, and the heads of several other major clans from various villages.

It can be said that the top few people in Konoha Village have gathered here, which is equivalent to a small Jonin meeting.

When Uchiha Jin saw this scene, he was also startled. No wonder Namikaze Minato sent the Anbu ninja to invite him. It seems that tonight's events are not simple!

"Ahem, the Uchiha clan head is here too, so we..."

"Uchiha Jin!!!"

Upon seeing Uchiha Jin arrive, Minato Namikaze subtly gave him a 'be careful' look, then coughed and prepared to speak.

Before Minato Namikaze could finish speaking, a figure rushed out from the crowd and punched Uchiha Jin in the face.

That figure was none other than Tsunade, who had just returned to the village today!

Uchiha Jin frowned slightly, pondering where he had offended this woman, but his body reacted swiftly, immediately transforming into its elemental form.

Tsunade's fist shattered the Uchiha's body into a sky full of flames, and she herself swept through the flames.

"Chief Senju, what do you mean by this?"

Uchiha Jin's figure reformed not far away, and he asked Tsunade a question.

The reason why Uchiha Jin called Tsunade 'Clan Chief Senju' was out of necessity.

His relationship with Tsunade wasn't that good, so it wasn't appropriate for him to call her Tsunade directly. And as the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Jin naturally couldn't call her Lady Tsunade either. After thinking it over, calling her Clan Head Senju was the most suitable thing to do.

"Hmph, you know the truth in your heart!"

Tsunade snorted coldly, showing no intention of stopping. After stabilizing herself, she stomped her feet on the ground and used the momentum to charge towards Uchiha Jin again.

"My feet hurt!"

Tsunade raised her leg high, as if to strike Uchiha Jin with a powerful blow!

With Tsunade's monstrous strength, if that kick were to land, the entire Hokage Rock would be destroyed!

Uchiha Jin thought for a moment, a cold smile appeared on his lips, he raised his hand and slashed a bloody mark on the palm of his other hand, then flicked his wrist and splashed the drops of bright red blood toward Tsunade's face!

Tsunade's pupils contracted, her delicate body trembled, as if she had seen something terrifying, and her attack came to an abrupt halt!

"Ninpo Technique: The Technique of Random Lion's Hair!"

Just then, Jiraiya, seeing the situation was not right, acted in time. His white hair grew wildly and wrapped around Tsunade, keeping Uchiha Jin's blood at bay while pulling Tsunade to his side!

"Are you alright, Tsunade?"

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade, whose face was pale, with concern on his face.

Tsunade looked somewhat dazed, but fortunately Jiraiya intervened in time, preventing her from coming into contact with the blood that Uchiha Jin had flung out. As a result, she did not break down like she had during the day and was still able to shake her head to express her thoughts.

Seeing this, Jiraiya's anger surged. In addition, he already had a grudge against Uchiha Jin because of certain things. He looked up and questioned Uchiha Jin, "Uchiha Jin, what do you mean by this! Was it necessary to use such force!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin frowned and said coldly, "Jiraiya, you'd better explain yourself! What do you mean by 'I'?"

"Did I strike first? Besides, I only cut myself, how could that be considered too harsh?"

"You pretended to be dead and didn't say a word when she attacked first, and now that I'm forced to retaliate, is that wrong of me?"

"Do you really think the Uchiha clan is easy to bully?!"

"If you don't give me an explanation today, don't blame the Uchiha clan for handling matters strictly according to the law!"

"To attack the village's ninjas without cause, the head of the security department, is tantamount to betraying the village!"

"Don't think I won't arrest you just because you're the Third Hokage's disciples!"

Uchiha Jin also got a bit angry and directly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan!

"Don't get agitated, don't get agitated, everyone calm down, we're all on the same side, there's no need to make a scene like this!"

Minato Namikaze flashed in front of Jin Uchiha, separating Jin from Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Minato Namikaze is in a real dilemma. On one side is his teacher, and on the other is his best friend. He's caught in the middle, which is really difficult for him!

At this moment, Nara Shikaku also stepped forward, putting a hand on Uchiha Jin's shoulder to smooth things over, saying, "Clan Head Uchiha, please don't get agitated. Lady Tsunade was somewhat agitated during the day, so she acted impulsively. We didn't mean anything by it!"

Uchiha Jin glanced down at Nara Shikaku's hand on his shoulder and sneered inwardly.

Under the gaze of his Sharingan, the flow of chakra within Nara Shikaku's body was completely visible!

Although Nara Shikaku came to smooth things over, he was also prepared to take action.

And they're on Tsunade and Jiraiya's side!

"Hmph, attacking the head of the Konoha Police Department in public is not something that can be dismissed as mere impulsiveness!"

Hiashi Hyuga stepped forward and spoke, stating his position.

"Hehehe, Tsunade really went a bit too far this time!"

Orochimaru then spoke up, clearly siding with Uchiha Jin!

Large beads of sweat immediately appeared on Nara Shikaku's forehead; things were really getting complicated now!

The Uchiha clan was already a headache for him, but now with the addition of the Hyuga clan and Orochimaru, things could really get out of hand!

Although Minato Namikaze was in a difficult position, he was much calmer than Shikaku Nara. Seeing the situation, he said, "Gentlemen, could you do me the honor of sitting down and having a proper talk?"

Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato exchanged a glance, and after giving each other a reassuring look, Jin looked at Tsunade, who was being protected by Jiraiya not far away, and said, "I'll say it again, it's not that I'm looking for trouble, I just want an explanation!"

"Explanation? You're the one who needs to explain!" Tsunade had recovered considerably. After taking a deep breath, she pushed aside Jiraiya, who was blocking her way, and looked directly at Uchiha Jin, saying, "Uchiha Jin, as the head of the Konoha Police Department, you colluded with Shimura Danzo to launch a coup and attacked the village elders. What is your punishment?"

Uchiha Jin narrowed his eyes upon hearing this and said, "Clan Chief Senju, what makes you say that?"

"Heh," Tsunade sneered, "You don't need to deny it. Orochimaru has already confessed that you asked him to hold Jiraiya back today!"

Uchiha Jin was taken aback, then looked at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru shrugged and explained, "Tsunade, please be clear. It wasn't King Jin who asked me to hold Jiraiya back. It was King Jin who hired me to invite Jiraiya to test a new weapon!"

Tsunade sneered, "That's just your excuse! The truth is you've been holding Jiraiya back, preventing him from supporting the old man and the others immediately!"

"Furthermore, according to the old man, Uchiha Jin and Shimura Danzo had long been colluding, and the Uchiha clan was also involved in this matter!"

Tsunade and Jiraiya knew Orochimaru far too well!

Orochimaru is simply 'not good' at lying in front of them!

During the daytime, Nara Shikaku was cleaning up the mess, while Tsunade went to Konoha Hospital with Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was seriously injured, he managed to stabilize his condition and regain consciousness after receiving treatment.

Then Tsunade couldn't wait to ask him about the whole story.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's narration, the Uchiha clan launched a series of actions in pursuit of the village's 'power', and even cooperated with Danzo Shimura to challenge for the Hokage position.

It can be said that all the recent events in Konoha Village were caused by the Uchiha clan!

While Tsunade didn't completely believe Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, she did believe about 50% of them.

When Jiraiya returned and learned what had happened in the village that day, he belatedly realized that he had been 'transferred' by Orochimaru!

Just last night, Orochimaru approached Jiraiya and asked him to help evaluate a new weapon.

Seeing his usually dismissive best friend unexpectedly come to visit him, Jiraiya was overjoyed and, without giving it much thought, eagerly followed Orochimaru to a secret base not far from Konoha Village.

Anyway, he wasn't particularly interested in big events like the Hokage election ceremony, so it would be great for him to take this opportunity to get to know Orochimaru better!

When Jiraiya returned and learned of what had happened that day, he also realized something was wrong. After discussing it with Tsunade, they pointed the finger at Uchiha Jin!

Putting aside other matters, Uchiha Jin definitely knew about Shimura Danzo's plan today, and even provided a lot of cover for Shimura Danzo!

In the eyes of Tsunade and Jiraiya, Uchiha Jin's act of imprisoning Shimura Danzo was seen as a form of protection for Shimura Danzo!

That's why Tsunade attacked Uchiha Jin!

Tsunade was already very dissatisfied with Shimura Danzo's attempt to seize the Hokage position. Today, she suffered a great loss at Shimura Danzo's hands. In addition, the events at the Daimyo's residence made her have a very bad impression of Uchiha Jin. With these factors combined, she directly took action against Uchiha Jin.

After figuring out the whole story, Uchiha Jin sneered and said, "Clan Chief Senju, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"All of this is just your own imagination. Do you have any evidence that I, Uchiha, colluded with Shimura Danzo to launch a coup?"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin looked at Nara Shikaku beside him and said, "It's one thing for her to be ignorant, but does that mean you, Nara clan head, think the same way?"

“Of course not,” Nara Shikaku subconsciously denied, then explained, “In fact, most of us don’t believe that you, the Uchiha clan leader, are colluding with Shimura Danzo. It’s just that Lady Tsunade has been insisting, which is why she sent you here to clarify things!”

"We didn't mean anything by it!"

Does Nara Shikaku believe that Uchiha Jin and Shimura Danzo are colluding?

Of course I don't believe it!

Judging from the methods used by Uchiha Jin against Shimura Danzo today, Shimura Danzo is at most a tool in Uchiha Jin's hands, and can not be considered a collusion at all!

Uchiha Jin may have indeed cooperated with Shimura Danzo on some matters, but it was merely a matter of mutual exploitation. Nara Shikaku would never believe that Uchiha Jin and Shimura Danzo were on the same side.

Nara Shikaku hadn't expected Tsunade to directly attack Uchiha Jin, which led to the situation escalating to this point.

Tsunade snorted and said, "If you weren't colluding with Shimura Danzo, then why were you protecting him?"

"Protect?" Uchiha Jin chuckled speechlessly, saying, "Clan Chief Senju, which eye of yours saw me protecting Shimura Danzo?"

Tsunade said coldly, "Shimura Danzo launched a coup during the Fourth Hokage's election ceremony, disrupting the ceremony and severely injuring the village elders and the previous Hokage!"

"Throughout this process, your Uchiha clan not only stood by and watched coldly, but also took Danzo Shimura away when he was defeated. What else is this but protection?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin said in a deep voice, "Clan Chief Senju, first of all, I must correct you on one point. When Shimura Danzo launched his coup, our Uchiha clan did not stand idly by, but were powerless to do anything about it!"

"At that time, it wasn't just my Uchiha clan watching from the sidelines; almost everyone in Konoha was there!"

"Not everyone has your abnormal self-healing ability, which allows you to ignore the Four Purple Sun Formation!"

"Furthermore, we brought Shimura Danzo with us not to protect him, but to temporarily imprison him and await the Fourth Hokage's judgment. This is the duty of the Konoha Police Department, and I have discussed this with the Nara clan chief!"

Nara Shikaku, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement and said, "This is indeed the duty of the Konoha Police Department, and I agree with it!"

Tsunade said, "Do you think you can just say I'll be imprisoned?"

"Otherwise what?" Uchiha Jin shrugged and said, "The primary duty of the Konoha Police Department is to maintain the stability and prosperity of the village and to crack down on all people or things that harm the village. Shimura Danzo should naturally be imprisoned by our Konoha Police Department!"

"Furthermore, until just now, our Konoha Police Department has been cleaning up the remaining forces of Shimura Danzo and collecting evidence of his crimes. We are now seeing initial results and are just waiting to report to the new Hokage and hold Shimura Danzo on trial!"

"The actions of the Konoha Guard are all justified and have no basis; we don't need idle people from your village to question them!"

"You!" Tsunade gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Who are you calling a layabout!"

Uchiha Jin said calmly, "Did I say anything wrong? You have no power or position now, at most you are just the head of the Senju clan. You spend your days wandering around outside the village gambling with children. What else can you be but an idle person?"

"Wow, what a rich girl!!!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade was so angry that her fists clenched so tightly they cracked!

"Calm down! Tsunade, calm down! You can't beat him in your current state... Ahhh~~~"

Jiraiya's eyes twitched as he watched from the side. He wanted to say a few words to comfort Tsunade, but before he could finish speaking, a fist slammed into his cheek, sending him flying and crashing off the Hokage Rock!

"A violent woman!" Uchiha Jin muttered under his breath, then looked at Namikaze Minato and said, "Minato-kun, did you send me here just to watch this farce?"

“Uh, of course not,” Minato Namikaze scratched his head and said, “We have other things to discuss with you!”

Chapter 289 Taking advantage of the situation!

Nara Shikaku then continued, "That's right. The turmoil caused by Shimura Danzo in the village today has been completely quelled. I asked everyone for their opinions, and they all have no objection to Minato becoming the Fourth Hokage."

"We've already signed the recommendation letter for Minato to become the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. Now, all that's missing is your signature, Uchiha clan head, and the head of the Konoha Police Department, before we can send the letter to the Daimyo's residence for him to sign the appointment letter!"

Institutionally speaking, Konoha Village does not actually have the power to appoint the Hokage. Konoha Village only has the right to recommend, and only the Daimyo of the Land of Fire has the power to formally appoint him!

This is why it is said that without the appointment from the Daimyo's office, the position of Hokage is not legitimate!

Of course, the daimyo generally wouldn't interfere too much with the village's Hokage election. After all, Konoha Village is fundamentally a violent institution independent of the Land of Fire's administrative system, and granting the daimyo the power of appointment is merely a gesture of respect to the daimyo's government.

If the Daimyo really uses this power to cause trouble, even if it's illegitimate, the Hokage can still exercise the Hokage's power normally in Konoha and even the Land of Fire!

"Oh, bring me the letter of recommendation, I'll sign it now."