"I don't think you're an ambitious person, but why are you doing this?"
"If you consider me a stranger, then pretend I never asked. You can contend for power with the Hokage as you wish; success or failure will depend on your own abilities."
"If you call me Big Brother Minato, and that title is truly sincere…"
"I want an answer!"
Namikaze Minato's smile faded.
His face was filled with solemnity as he looked at Uchiha Jin.
Meanwhile, on the other side,
Uchiha Jin's lips curled into a bitter smile as he watched the suddenly serious Namikaze Minato.
In reality,
this was also the reason he didn't want to make friends.
Especially with someone like Minato, who, despite being part of the Hokage faction and perhaps having his own calculations, was fundamentally upright.
Compared to him, Uchiha Jin seemed a bit darker.
But, there was no choice.
Because of Ayame, he had a connection with Minato.
Although their acquaintance wasn't particularly deep, he personally admired Minato.
After a moment of contemplation, he spoke truthfully.
"Honestly, you might not believe it."
"Actually, I'm a lazy person. My nature is to never sit if I can lie down, and never stand if I can sit."
"In that regard, I'm quite similar to the Nara Clan."
"But, there's nothing I can do."
"Who told me I was born into the Uchiha?"
"Actually, in my original plan, I intended to just lay low until the Uchiha Clan's extermination, then simply become a rogue ninja."
"After all, the Uchiha Clan and I don't really have any deep emotional connection."
"But things didn't go as planned. Shisui treats me like his younger brother, Itachi became my disciple, Tekka and other Uchiha support me, and Fugaku, the Clan Head, has also been good to me…"
"Actually, at that time, I didn't think too much."
"At most, when the Uchiha Clan was about to be exterminated, I would step in and save their lives."
"But watching them, one by one, trying to change the Uchiha's reputation, working foolishly in various ways, straying further and further down the wrong path, honestly, I was truly speechless."
"Later, they made me Police Chief, and I thought I should do something for them."
"And then, it just happened like this."
"Perhaps Big Brother Minato, you think I'm going too far, but in reality, I'm just protecting myself!"
"If you take favors, you're indebted; if you accept hospitality, you're beholden."
"Since I've received benefits from the Uchiha, I naturally can't bear to see the Uchiha Clan exterminated!"
Chapter 134: Would You Be Willing to Let Your Child Start as a Commoner and Climb Up?
Namikaze Minato's brows furrowed slightly.
As Uchiha Jin narrated, he became increasingly unwilling to believe it.
After a long while,
after Uchiha Jin finished speaking, he couldn't help but retort,
"I don't agree with what you said!"
"There are indeed some misunderstandings between the Uchiha and the villagers."
"But it's undeniable that some Uchiha members are indeed a bit unfeeling when enforcing the law."
"And extermination? That's a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?"
He shook his head repeatedly.
Clearly,
he didn't believe a single word of Uchiha Jin's statement.
He even subconsciously thought Jin had paranoid delusions.
However, in response,
Uchiha Jin's expression remained calm.
It was impossible for someone like Namikaze Minato to be easily convinced.
So,
he just smiled and said, "Big Brother Minato, if you're interested, why don't we go through things one by one?"
"Hm, speak!" Namikaze Minato said.
Although he didn't agree with Uchiha Jin's claims, he wasn't a domineering person.
So,
after taking a deep breath, his expression became even more serious.
He firmly believed that justice was beyond dispute; what was wrong could never be right, and what was right could never be wrong.
"Alright, the first matter." Uchiha Jin immediately spoke, "You said the Uchiha's law enforcement is strict and lacks empathy."
"Big Brother Minato, you also came from a common background and grew up in the village. So, give me an example."
"Has the Police Force been corrupt? Or accepted bribes? Or failed to diligently solve cases?"
Namikaze Minato was instantly stunned.
He carefully reflected on his life and only knew that everyone spoke ill of the Police Force.
But, when it came to specific incidents,
he truly couldn't think of a single one!
Aside from the Uchiha's somewhat arrogant attitude, he really couldn't recall anything else.
However, the problem was,
the Uchiha's nature was inherently proud, but that didn't mean anything!
You can't control everything, even someone's personality!
As a member of the Police Force, isn't it enough to do your job, not be corrupt, and not accept bribes?
After a long while,
he finally sighed, "I'll grant you that point, but then what?"
"To cause such a big fuss with the village's higher-ups over such a small matter, isn't that still a bit unreasonable?"
"You said it was for self-preservation, that the village wanted to exterminate the Uchiha…"
"How come I haven't seen it?"
Uchiha Jin's expression, however, remained calm.
Just like when he persuaded those Uchiha, he maintained his gentle guidance.
"Oh, really?" Uchiha Jin said faintly, "Then tell me, what about the Senju Clan? What about the Uzumaki Clan?"
"Don't tell me the Senju Clan voluntarily integrated into Konoha; such nonsense can only fool the commoners at the bottom."
"When the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, was alive, he never said anything of the sort."
"And, put yourself in their shoes."
"Big Brother Minato, when you have children in the future, would you be willing to let your child start from being a commoner and climb up?"
"You should know that the Ninja Academy only teaches Chakra refining and the Basic Three Body Technique."
"Can you guarantee that you won't teach your child other ninjutsu and just send your child to that unpredictable battlefield relying solely on what the Ninja Academy teaches?"
Namikaze Minato was stunned once again.
Yes.
He knew immediately, without even needing to think, that he couldn't do it.
To let his child go to the battlefield relying on the Basic Three Body Technique?
What a joke!
But, similarly,
if even he couldn't do it, how could the Senju Clan have done it?