The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"By understanding the past, we can make predictions about similar futures!"

"Just like..."

As he spoke, Uchiha Jin took out the copper coin again, tossed it gently into the air, and said, "Although we can't rule out the possibility that it might get stuck in the gap, past experience tells us that the most likely outcome after this copper coin falls is that it lands on either side!"

"Similarly, the things that the prophesied son did are also traceable in history, which is why I said that the possibility of him triggering change is extremely slim!"

Jiraiya understood what Uchiha Jin was trying to say, and looked utterly defeated.

Simply put, the prophesied child was merely following the experience left by his predecessors step by step, without breaking out of the original framework, making it naturally even more difficult to bring about change.

Uchiha Jin thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, what I said just now was a bit inaccurate. That child of prophecy did bring about changes to the world. In a sense, he changed the world five times!"

Jiraiya's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he excitedly asked, "Really?"

Uchiha Jin nodded and said, "It's true! He stopped five individuals or organizations that wanted to change the world, which means he prevented five world changes and kept the world in its original state!"

"On the other hand, didn't he also launch five reforms?"

Naruto's first attempt at reform was to stop Nagato and the Akatsuki, preventing Nagato from using the "mushroom" intimidation tactic to achieve peace.

The second time was when Naruto Uzumaki stopped Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha from using the Infinite Tsukuyomi to achieve peace.

The third time was when Naruto Uzumaki stopped Black Zetsu and Kaguya Otsutsuki, preventing them from taking control of the world.

The fourth time was when Naruto Uzumaki stopped Sasuke Uchiha, preventing Sasuke from achieving peace by bearing everything alone.

The fifth time was when Naruto Uzumaki stopped Toneri Otsutsuki from destroying the world!

Two negatives make a positive; no change is also a kind of change!

"..." Jiraiya was somewhat speechless, but still asked, "Were all those reforms wrong?"

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "There are right and wrong, it's just that everyone has a different perspective and makes different choices! But at least those people put forward their ideas and put them into practice!"

Putting aside others, in Uchiha Jin's opinion, at least Nagato's 'mushroom' deterrent is quite effective, and this is certainly one possible path!

However, in this world, the tailed beast weapon that Nagato chose is not as dominant as the 'mushroom'!

Pity!

Chapter 294 Don't speak so absolutely! (Part 2)

Upon hearing Uchiha Jin's words, Jiraiya also looked wistful.

From Uchiha Jin's attitude, we can see that he disdains the Child of Prophecy. From Uchiha Jin's words, we can also infer that the reason why Uchiha Jin is like this is because the Child of Prophecy is an idealist, and a somewhat conservative idealist at that!

The prophesied child didn't not want to bring about change to the world; he simply didn't want to bring about change without causing too much 'destruction' to the world!

Therefore, the prophesied child will also try to stop certain changes that he believes will bring too much 'destruction'!

Jiraiya understood this perfectly, because he himself was pretty much an 'idealist'!

It's perfectly normal that the prophesied child was his disciple and inherited his ideas.

Jiraiya only thought of entrusting everything to his descendants when he couldn't find a safe way, and he firmly believed that a peaceful era of mutual understanding between people would surely come!

Jiraiya had never thought there was anything wrong with this before, but now seeing Uchiha Jin's attitude, he began to have some doubts.

Is there really no peace in this world where people understand each other?

Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Jin, about to ask a question, but Uchiha Jin spoke first.

"I'm telling you this to let you know that the future is not static, so don't worry too much about the Child of Prophecy!"

"Moreover, what I've told you is only the original development trajectory. I've already resolved many potential future problems, and the future has already changed!"

"That prophetic child has nothing left to do!"

Uchiha Jin shrugged and said confidently.

As the chosen one, Naruto Uzumaki's enemies are nothing more than those few big bosses who plot against the ninja world: the Akatsuki organization, Pain, Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Now, Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, and Obito Uchiha of the Akatsuki are all on his side, and Black Zetsu is also under his control. Whether Madara Uchiha and Kaguya Otsutsuki can be resurrected depends on his attitude.

Uchiha Jin almost completely solved the problems that Naruto Uzumaki would encounter, changing Naruto's life!

Moreover, according to Uchiha Jin's plan, they wouldn't even have to wait more than ten years for Uzumaki Naruto to grow up.

So when Naruto grows up, he may face a completely new world. Whether he, the child of prophecy, can still play his original role is another matter!

Jiraiya's expression changed upon hearing this. Uchiha Jin had practically cut off the path of the prophesied child!

Before Jiraiya could speak, Uchiha Jin looked at him, his smile suddenly vanishing, and said seriously, "The main reason I'm telling you all this is because I don't want to put Minato in a difficult position!"

"You are Minato's teacher. Even if you don't support Minato's actions in the future, I hope you won't become a burden to him!"

"You can just continue to drift along, live a life of debauchery, and stand by indifferently!"

Uchiha Jin never intended to recruit Jiraiya to his side from the very beginning.

Unlike Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, although Minato's teacher, had a completely different personality.

Although Minato Namikaze is somewhat politically inexperienced, that's because he hasn't been exposed to these matters before. With a little training, he can become a qualified leader.

Jiraiya, on the other hand, was more like a lone wolf with a touch of idealism and unwavering beliefs. To Uchiha Jin, he was a big, hard, and smelly rock.

After Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato consolidate the power of Konoha Village, they will definitely start a war!

The war to unify the ninja world!

Such a war would certainly be seen as unjust by most people in other countries and even the world, and Jiraiya was most likely one of those people!

Uchiha Jin brought this up now to give Jiraiya a heads-up!

Jiraiya's expression turned somewhat ugly upon hearing this, and he said, "As expected, Minato has already been corrupted by you!"

Although Jiraiya was a bit slow-witted, he wasn't stupid, and naturally understood what Uchiha Jin meant.

Jiraiya was furious again when he thought of Minato Namikaze's stammering manner earlier!

Sure enough, my little cabbage was stolen away by this person!

"Bad? Heh, what is good, what is bad?" Uchiha Jin chuckled lightly, saying with some disdain, "We're all adults, we should know that there's no such thing as absolute good or bad in this world. What is justice to one is enmity to another, it's just a difference in perspective!"

“Minato is different from you, you lazy bum. He wanted to become Hokage because he wanted to change the world. He had conviction and took action for it.”

"You lost sheep, it's one thing to give up on yourselves, but don't try to block the earth's rotation!"

Uchiha Jin fired at Jiraiya without any restraint, and in a moment of bravado, he expanded the range of his fire, also affecting Tsunade who was standing nearby.

Tsunade gritted her teeth and said, "You bastard, how dare you speak so arrogantly? How do you know that what you're doing is definitely right!"

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "You have never stood at my level, never seen the scenery through my eyes, so naturally you will not understand my actions!"

"Moreover, whether it is right or wrong is not important at all. What is important is that we have taken action. Even if it is wrong, it is still a wrong path that we have taught future generations!"

"Only by standing on our shoulders can future generations avoid repeating our mistakes and forge a new path!"

"This is the most important thing that seniors can do for future generations, rather than entrusting everything to them and letting them make mistakes and pay the price!"

At this point, Uchiha Jin glanced at Jiraiya again, his eyes full of contempt.

Isn't the so-called "Child of Prophecy" just an excuse that Jiraiya used to escape reality?

Jiraiya stared blankly at Uchiha Jin, while Uchiha Jin met Jiraiya's gaze without backing down.

Suddenly, Jiraiya sighed somewhat dejectedly, saying, "Truly, the younger generation is something else entirely; I can't deny getting old! I never imagined I'd become an obstacle to the progress of the next generation..."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin added another blow, saying, "This isn't about being old or not; it's about mindset!"

"Just like Orochimaru-senpai is an important and indispensable help on our path forward!"

Jiraiya and Tsunade were both taken aback upon hearing this, and turned to look at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru shrugged and said, "I've always enjoyed trying new things, even if it comes at a price!"

Jiraiya and Tsunade sighed again. To be honest, Orochimaru was indeed the one among them who had the most insightful understanding of life!

"We've said enough. If there's nothing else, Orochimaru-senpai and I will take our leave now!"

With that, Uchiha Jin got up and tried to leave.

"and many more!"

Just then, Tsunade slammed her hand on the table and said, "You've finished talking about Jiraiya, but you haven't finished talking about me yet!"

"You?" Uchiha Jin looked at Tsunade with some confusion and said calmly, "What business do you, a wandering rogue, have with me?"

"Let me make this clear first: if it's about Danzo Shimura, I've already explained it to you. I have no intention of protecting him, so you can rest assured about that first point!"

Jiraiya then smoothed things over, saying, "Yes, Tsunade, if you don't trust the Uchiha clan head, don't you trust Shikaku and Minato too?"

"Moreover, today the Uchiha clan chief exposed what happened to those children at the Root base. It's not just you; everyone in the village can't tolerate Shimura Danzo!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's forehead veins bulged, forming a # sign, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "I have my own judgment regarding Shimura Danzo's matter. I want to talk to you about something else! Please sit down!"

"Something else..."

Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered upon hearing this, but he sat down again.

After Uchiha Jin was seated, Tsunade spoke up: "Let's put aside the matter of Shimura Danzo for now. What do you intend to do to the old man and the others?"

"Don't think you've covered your tracks perfectly and no one knows. You clearly wanted to use Shimura Danzo to kill the old man and the others today!"

Tsunade still has some affection for Hiruzen Sarutobi, her teacher!

Not only Tsunade, but even Jiraiya and Orochimaru had some feelings for Hiruzen Sarutobi!

No matter how incompetent Hiruzen Sarutobi was, he definitely put his heart into his three disciples, training them as his own trusted confidants.

So even though the three of them have some differences of opinion with Hiruzen Sarutobi now, they still have feelings for each other!

Jiraiya had overlooked this point because his attention had been focused on Minato Namikaze. Now, after being reminded by Tsunade, he frowned and said, "Clan Head Uchiha, you really went too far this time!"

Orochimaru remained silent, his gaze deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.

"Passed? Heh!" Uchiha Jin sneered upon hearing this, saying, "Do you think others can't see what you can see? Are the others all fools?"

"Or do you think that even someone like Nara Shikaku doesn't have your level of vision?"

Tsunade and Jiraiya were both taken aback when they heard this, and then they realized that something was wrong!

Leaving aside the ordinary ninjas, the ninjas from other clans in Konoha were all watching coldly as Shimura Danzo fought against Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura!

Do they really have no way to deal with the Four Purple Sun Formation?

Hehe, putting aside other clans, the Nara clan's Shadow Technique and the Yamanaka clan's Mind Transfer Technique are both ninjutsu that can be applied to the target without physical contact!

Even if the Yamanaka clan couldn't control Shimura Danzo, they should have more than enough control over those Root ninjas who were holding up the Four Purple Sun Formation!

After all, those four people were stuck in place and couldn't move, and they had to maintain the Four Purple Sun Formation. To the ninjas of the Yamanaka clan, they were just a few live targets!

Seeing Tsunade and Jiraiya's thoughtful expressions, Uchiha Jin said coldly, "Have you figured it out yet? It's not just my Uchiha clan that wants Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others dead; everyone just keeps quiet about it!"

"To be honest with you all, in my eyes Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado are no different from Danzo Shimura!"

"If they had been killed by Shimura Danzo today, they might have gained a good reputation, but now that they've survived, their future is uncertain!"

Uchiha Jin, being straightforward, spoke his true thoughts.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado were to die today, considering that they made way for him in time and didn't cause him any more trouble, King Uchiha could still let them die a worthy death and leave with a good reputation!

But after today, killing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado will not be so easy. Even if King Uchiha wanted to give them a dignified death, it would probably be impossible!

"Alas, why did it have to come to this!" Jiraiya sighed and said, "The old man was, after all, the Third Hokage. Decades ago, he saved the village from collapse and turned the tide. He made contributions to the village and shed blood for it!"

"Even if he did do some wrong things, he shouldn't have ended up like this!"

Uchiha Jin's expression turned even colder upon hearing this, and he said indifferently, "I never deny that Hiruzen Sarutobi has done a great service to Konoha, but isn't that what a Hokage should do?"

"Even though Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado have done a lot for the village, those are things that people in those positions are supposed to do!"

"Konoha is full of talented people. Even without them, there will be others who will step forward to do what should have been done in the first place!"

"To put it bluntly, Konoha Village doesn't have many of these four, but it would definitely be better off without them!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade frowned. Her political acumen wasn't actually that bad. After listening to Uchiha Jin's words, she began to speculate in her mind how Konoha would have developed if Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group hadn't appeared.

Jiraiya, without much thought, said directly, "That's not how it works. Even if the old man and the others didn't do anything right, they certainly put in a lot of effort. They really aren't that heinous!"

"Heh, don't be so absolute!" Uchiha Jin chuckled upon hearing this, and said, "Do you know how Hiruzen Sarutobi died according to the original trajectory?"

"How did you die?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade and Jiraiya both raised their eyebrows and looked at Uchiha Jin with some curiosity.