The Uchiha Clan's Sun

Given the Uchiha clan's personality, all the ninjas present seemed to foresee the high-pressure life ahead, and a big "danger" appeared on their foreheads!

"Wait!" Almost the instant Minato finished speaking, Tsunade slammed her hand on the table and exclaimed, "Minato, do you know what you're saying?! You..."

"Ahem!" Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Hiashi Hyuga suddenly coughed, interrupting her and saying very seriously, "Clan Head Senju, please watch your words and show the most basic respect to the Hokage!"

"Furthermore, our Konoha Village is not a rabble, so don't try to get close to the Hokage in this kind of setting. When you're working, please use his title!"

Tsunade was stunned. She looked at Hiashi Hyuga's serious face with a blank expression, her mind completely empty, and she even forgot what she wanted to say.

Uchiha Jin secretly gave Hyuga Hiashi a thumbs up. As expected, this kind of thing is best left to the methodical Hyuga Hiashi!

"Ahem," Nara Shikaku noticed the atmosphere was a bit off and quickly offered Tsunade a way out, saying, "Clan Head Senju, Elder Hyuga is right. We won't restrict anyone's speech, but the Jonin Conference is the most authoritative meeting in the village, so please restrain your temper and speak peacefully!"

Not long ago, Nara Shikaku had witnessed how Uchiha Jin and Shimura Danzo used these inconspicuous rules to remove several of Sarutobi Hiruzen's positions.

Although Tsunade didn't have any official position to hold, in order not to embarrass her too much, Nara Shikaku had no choice but to speak harshly first.

"I'm sorry," Tsunade's fist hardened, but she finally took a deep breath to calm herself down and said, "Hokage-sama, please reconsider this matter carefully. Is it really appropriate to put the Konoha Guard in full charge of the village's internal ANBU affairs? The inherently evil Uchiha..."

"Ahem! Chief Senju, please watch your words! Let's not say anything that's detrimental to unity!"

This time, it wasn't Hiashi Hyuga who interrupted Tsunade, but Shikaku Nara.

Although Nara Shikaku also had opinions about Minato Namikaze's decision, he somewhat regretted letting Tsunade be the one to take the lead!

If he had known Tsunade would be so 'reckless,' he would have preferred to do it himself!

After these encounters, Nara Shikaku discovered that Uchiha Jin was very good at finding clues in other people's words and changing the subject.

Tsunade's personality is clearly not suited for a direct confrontation with Uchiha Jin!

But Nara Shikaku was overthinking things this time.

Uchiha Jin did those things in the past only to deal with old foxes like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

Now that it's time to realize his plan, Uchiha Jin will naturally not resort to these petty tricks anymore, otherwise it will be difficult to win over the masses!

After being reminded by Shikaku Nara again, Tsunade changed her tune, saying, "Given the Uchiha clan's meticulous nature, it would be very difficult for them to adapt to this kind of work!"

"Therefore, I urge Lord Hokage to consider this carefully!"

Minato Namikaze simply smiled upon hearing this, without directly refuting Tsunade's words. He said gently, "Everyone is thinking about the future of the village, but we are just from different perspectives, so it's normal to have different opinions. Let's just find common ground while reserving differences!"

After a pause, Minato Namikaze looked at Jin Uchiha and asked, "Does Elder Uchiha have anything to say about the Senju clan head's opinion?"

Chapter 313 Why are you all singled out for me to release?

As Minato Namikaze spoke, everyone in the conference room turned their attention to Jin Uchiha.

"The Uchiha clan naturally has something to say about the Senju clan chief's accusations!" Uchiha Jin said calmly to Tsunade, showing no fear. "The Senju clan chief just said that the Uchiha clan's 'serious' nature makes us unsuitable for this responsibility."

"I'll tentatively agree with the Senju clan chief's use of the word 'stubborn,' but I'd like to ask the Senju clan chief, what makes your serious personality unsuitable for taking on such an important task?"

Without giving it much thought, Tsunade replied directly, "The Konoha Police Department is responsible for maintaining the village's internal security and stability, and it's common knowledge that your Uchiha clan's work attitude is too... harsh!"

“You Uchiha clan have to blow things up from minor issues, such as street vending, neighborhood squabbles, or even family disputes!”

"Even the victims will feel that your handling of the situation is too harsh, and thus become afraid of you."

"Law and reason are not separate from human feelings. The cold and meticulous nature of your Uchiha clan is not suited to doing this kind of thing!"

"I don't think Elder Uchiha would deny that, would he?"

Tsunade's tone became somewhat strange as she spoke, as if she were hinting at something to Uchiha Jin.

Uchiha Jin, however, seemed not to have grasped Tsunade's implied meaning and bluntly said, "No, I have reservations about what you're saying!"

Tsunade was taken aback, then snapped angrily, "How can you go back on your word! Last night you said yourself that the Uchiha clan wasn't suitable for the work of the Konoha Police Department!"

"Really?" Uchiha Jin glanced at Tsunade and said, "I seem to remember saying that the Konoha Police Department was a trap set by someone for my Uchiha clan to bind us, but I never said that my Uchiha clan was incapable of doing the work of the Konoha Police Department!"

Tsunade frowned slightly. She had been in the cycle of Izanami for too long and only remembered that Uchiha Jin had expressed a similar idea, but she couldn't quite recall what he had said.

Left with no other option, Tsunade could only cast questioning glances at Orochimaru and Jiraiya, the other two people present at the time.

Orochimaru simply nodded, confirming that Uchiha Jin had not said such a thing last night.

After thinking seriously for a moment, Jiraiya awkwardly said, "Old Man Uchiha never said that."

Tsunade's face darkened, and she began to suspect that Uchiha Jin might have set a trap for her beforehand!

“Hehe,” Uchiha Jin chuckled upon seeing this and said, “The Senju clan chief said that the Uchiha clan’s enforcement of the law is too harsh, and I know that this is not just her opinion.”

"But I want to ask everyone here, in your eyes, what are rules? What are regulations? What are laws?"

Most of the people in the meeting room looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this. They were used to being tools, and most of their work involved murder and arson. They had never thought about such a question before.

Uchiha Jin didn't expect them to give any answers, and directly said, "Without rules, there can be no order! A family, a village, or a country cannot prosper without laws!"

"The law is the bottom line of morality. It tells everyone in writing what things are not allowed and what things are permissible!"

"As law enforcers, what's wrong with my Uchiha clan upholding the law and strictly enforcing it?"

"Does that mean it's good to knowingly break the law and not pursue it? Then what is the purpose of making rules and laws?"

Everyone in the conference room was speechless upon hearing this; they knew that Uchiha Jin was right!

This is why they always felt that the Uchiha clan was too cold-blooded and ruthless, and no one ever said that the Uchiha clan had done anything wrong!

Tsunade pursed her lips, still somewhat unwilling, and said, "What you said does make some sense, but the specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail!"

"Like those street vendors, if they had the chance, they would like to run a shop, but they don't have the ability, so they can only do small businesses to supplement their family income!"

“It is true that their illegal street vending violates the village rules, but you Uchiha clans don’t need to confiscate their goods and lock them up every time!”

"Such a punishment is far too severe!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin glanced coldly at Tsunade and calmly said, "First of all, the punishment for street vendors is not set by my Uchiha clan. It was proposed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, in Konoha Year 8 because street vendors blocked several commercial streets and there were many fights over the right to stand!"

"The documents issued by the Hokage Building at the time clearly stipulated that those who operate businesses on the commercial street would have all their tools and goods confiscated and be subject to fifteen days of imprisonment and an appropriate fine!"

"Therefore, the Konoha Police Department is simply acting in accordance with the law. If the Senju clan leader has any objections, he should go and talk to the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!"

In the eighth year of Konoha's reign, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was still alive. Konoha was experiencing a period of rapid development, with a large influx of people moving into the village every day. Several bustling commercial streets in the village were also beginning to take shape at that time.

Since many villagers who had just moved to Konoha Village did not have stable jobs, setting up a stall to do business became a good option.

At first, things were fine; these stalls even increased foot traffic on the commercial street.

But with more people, conflicts naturally arise!

In the struggle for business, several commercial streets were paralyzed, prompting Tobirama Senju to introduce a series of rectification measures.

Tsunade was rendered speechless by the retort.

It's really strange, Uchiha Jin always manages to bring out her second grandfather to suppress her!

Uchiha Jin, however, paid no attention to Tsunade's expression and continued, "Secondly, does being poor give you the right to do whatever you want?

"You think you can break the village rules and occupy the road to do business just because you're poor today? What about tomorrow when it's cold, can you burn down your neighbor's house to keep warm?"

"For law enforcement officers, wrong is wrong, and right is right. Nothing can be an excuse for you to break the law or commit a crime!"

While Uchiha Jin's words made sense, they were so reasonable that many people present felt uncomfortable.

Jiraiya frowned and said, "Elder Uchiha, you can't be so absolute! I think no one wants to commit a crime. If it weren't a last resort, who would risk breaking the law?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "Lord Jiraiya, I think you've probably misunderstood me!"

"I understand that every family has its own problems, and I also know that everyone has times when they have no other choice."

"But as I said, the law is the bottom line of morality, and law enforcers are guarding that last line of defense!"

"If someone falls into the hands of law enforcement for a last resort, is the person at fault always the one who is at fault, and the law enforcement always the one who is at fault?"

"Why can't the village be at fault?"

"Why can't the law be the one that's wrong?"

"Why are you all fixated on our Konoha Police Department?!"

Chapter 314 Please look at the PPT!

Uchiha Jin's words left everyone in the meeting speechless.

Indeed, in the past conflicts between the Uchiha clan and the villagers, the villagers were often the weaker party, so everyone subconsciously blamed the Uchiha clan ninjas.

But in reality, the Uchiha clan ninjas were simply upholding the law!

Even if there were unreasonable aspects to the law, it seemed that the blame couldn't be placed on the Uchiha clan ninjas!

“Prejudice in people’s hearts is a mountain,” Uchiha Jin continued, “I know that from the moment my Uchiha clan’s ancestor, Uchiha Madara, first betrayed the village and left, everyone developed a prejudice against my Uchiha clan.”

"But what I want to say is that since the founding of Konoha, the village has produced more than just Uchiha Madara! Moreover, Uchiha Madara is Uchiha Madara, and the Uchiha clan is the Uchiha clan!"

"When Madara Uchiha left the village, my Uchiha clan resolutely stayed in the village!"

"In the First Shinobi World War, the Second Shinobi World War, and the Third Shinobi World War, when the village needed my Uchiha clan, did my Uchiha clan ever utter a single word of dissent!"

"Whether it's shedding blood and sacrificing lives in wartime or maintaining order in peacetime, my Uchiha clan has never let the village down!"

"What the Uchiha clan has never wanted is privilege; all we want is 'fairness'!"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin's voice became heavier and he said with utmost seriousness, "I won't talk about the past, but I hope that everyone will stop looking at my Uchiha clan with prejudice!"

"We're all from the same village, and no one would want to undermine the village's interests for no reason!"

"When you encounter problems, don't immediately blame the Uchiha clan. Instead, think more, observe more, ask more, and draw conclusions only after you've figured out the essence of the matter!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Jin glanced meaningfully at Tsunade.

If we're talking about prejudice, the Senju clan's prejudice against the Uchiha clan is the deepest!

Especially that naturally evil Thousand-Handed White-Haired Man!

The reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado, the Konoha F4, targeted the Uchiha clan in such a way was partly due to the influence of Tobirama Senju!

Danzo Shimura had said more than once that suppressing the Uchiha clan was the will left by his teacher, Tobirama Senju, and that he himself was the one who carried out Tobirama Senju's will!

Uchiha Jin's words caused many people in the meeting room to lower their heads in shame; they were clearly those who held prejudices against the Uchiha clan!

However, most of these people were commoner ninjas and some ninjas who were insignificant in their clans.

They have little experience with many things and are easily swayed by others.

Many people with a voice have always understood the truth behind the suppression of the Uchiha clan.

In that situation, it was already a miracle that they didn't join in the chaos, let alone expect them to say a few words of justice for the Uchiha clan.

"Alright, alright," Minato Namikaze said, trying to ease the tension in the meeting room, "We're all on the same side, there's no misunderstanding or conflict that can't be resolved!"

After a pause, Minato Namikaze continued, "After the explanation from Elder Uchiha, I think everyone should understand that the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the common people in the village ultimately stems from problems with the village's rules and regulations!"

"It is said that laws are easy to establish, but the difficulty lies in how to put those laws into practice without any compromise!"

"In my opinion, the Uchiha clan members are indeed a bit too serious, but for a law enforcer, being serious is not a flaw, but rather a very rare strength!"

"This is also the main reason why I entrusted the village's security to the Konoha Police Department!"

At this point, Nara Shikaku and the others couldn't say anything to object, but some of them still couldn't hide their worry.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "Everyone, don't worry. I didn't make this decision on a whim, but based on another matter!"

"I'm sure everyone remembers what Elder Uchiha proposed at the Jonin meeting not long ago: to reorganize the Konoha Police Department and revise the village's existing rules and regulations, right?"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this, but they quickly remembered the incident.

At the time, they had many concerns about this, since the power to set laws was in the hands of the Uchiha clan, and who knew what kind of laws the Uchiha clan would formulate.

However, too many things happened afterward, and the Uchiha clan fell silent on the matter, so everyone gradually forgot about it, simply considering it as a means for Uchiha Jin to annoy and control Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group.

They didn't expect that after so long, Minato Namikaze would bring up the old issue again and put it in the open.

Minato Namikaze continued, "The Uchiha clan elders have discussed this matter with me privately on several occasions, hoping to gain the village's support. I have also reviewed the preliminary plan proposed by the Uchiha clan head and found it quite good, which is why I brought it to this meeting to ask for everyone's opinions!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people in the meeting room did not change much, and there were no voices of opposition. On the contrary, there was a hint of anticipation.

After all, they had previously worried that the new laws enacted because the Uchiha clan held absolute power would be unfair.

Now that the Uchiha clan is willing to give up, and with the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze backing them up, they naturally don't need to worry about the Uchiha clan becoming too powerful. At the same time, they are also looking forward to whether they can get a share of the pie in this matter!

Minato Namikaze was, after all, the Fourth Hokage of the village; he couldn't possibly side with the Uchiha clan in everything!

However, everyone also noticed some flaws in Minato Namikaze's words.