Could the Senju Clan truly be so magnanimous as to let all their clansmen go to their deaths?
He could only remain silent.
Uchiha Jin, however, did not stop.
"Let's put the Senju Clan aside for now, and talk about your wife's Uzumaki Clan."
"The Uzumaki Clan was right next to the Land of Fire. When the other three great nations targeted the Uzumaki Clan, were all the Konoha border security forces blind and deaf?"
"They didn't hear any news in advance? Minato-Big Brother, do you believe that?"
"Even if Konoha had its difficulties at the time, sending some experts to guard them should have at least saved a group of Uzumaki clansmen, right?"
"But, there was nothing!"
"And what's even more bizarre is that when the Uzumaki were annihilated, a group of Uzumaki immigrants also escaped."
"But not a single one of these people fled towards the Land of Fire; instead, they all went around the Land of Fire."
"Weren't Konoha and the Uzumaki staunch allies?"
"Why would those immigrants make such a choice?"
"Minato-Big Brother, come on, explain that?"
Namikaze Minato could only remain silent.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his mind began to race.
He tried to find a reason to refute, but he just couldn't.
Aside from silence, he had nothing to say.
After a long while.
Uchiha Jin finally spoke slowly.
"Of the vast Uzumaki Clan, only Kushina survived, who is Minato-Big Brother's wife."
"But why Konoha saved Kushina, Minato-Big Brother should understand better than anyone, right?"
"Because she had utilitarian value!"
"Who in the entire Shinobi World doesn't know that only the special physique of the Uzumaki Clan can contain the strongest Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki?"
"You know, at that time, Mito-grown ups was still alive."
"As the wife of the First Hokage-grown ups and the first Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, she couldn't protect her husband's clan, the Senju, nor her own clan, the Uzumaki."
"If the Uchiha, without anyone to protect them, didn't work hard themselves, why should their fate be better than the Senju or the Uzumaki?"
"I am not Hatake Sakumo!"
Namikaze Minato felt a slight headache.
On one hand, he felt that he truly couldn't refute Uchiha Jin's words.
But, more than that.
The long-established values made it impossible for him to agree.
Feeling agitated, he couldn't help but retort, "What does this have to do with Hatake Sakumo-senior?"
"It's the same old saying, use your head!" Uchiha Jin spoke slowly: "Hatake Sakumo was on an S-rank mission at the time, so how did it suddenly spread throughout Konoha?"
"What about the secrecy principle? Was it eaten by a dog?"
Namikaze Minato was speechless again.
Uh.
It really seems to be the case!
He hadn't thought carefully about this before, but after Uchiha Jin reminded him, he realized that the village had secrecy rules.
B-rank missions had to be kept secret, so why did an S-rank mission spread throughout Konoha instead?
This, indeed, was not right.
The key was that after Hatake-senior died, the village didn't even investigate the leak!
He was stunned.
He felt that the village he understood was vastly different from the actual one.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uchiha Jin felt it was about time, and then he spoke in a low voice.
"Minato-Big Brother, think about it carefully."
"Why did your teacher Jiraiya, and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the other Third Hokage's disciples, all leave the village and not want to stay?"
"Especially your teacher Jiraiya, who constantly talks about finding some savior?"
"To put it bluntly, it's avoidance."
"Because he can't solve the village's problems, and to solve them, he would have to break with Sarutobi Hiruzen."
"Jiraiya can't do that, because that's his teacher."
"So he can only place his hope for change on that so-called savior."
"Jiraiya is Minato-Big Brother's teacher; you can calm down and talk to your teacher."
"Then you'll know if I'm talking nonsense!"
Chapter 135: Jin directly makes a big move, preparing to make a bet.
It was the same tactic as with Shisui, and it was equally effective.
Namikaze Minato could only remain silent, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
His mind was in a mess now.
"This…"
"I can't argue with you, but I still feel it's wrong."
"How could that be?"
He murmured.
Clearly.
Uchiha Jin's words were a bit too devastating for him, who hoped to become Hokage.
However, regarding this.
Uchiha Jin remained calm.
After a moment of contemplation, he shrugged and said.
"Actually, none of this matters."
"I'm only saying this to tell you, Minato-Big Brother, that the Uchiha I lead only want to protect themselves."
"I'm not very interested in being an ambitious person."
Namikaze Minato nodded.
After hearing these explanations, regardless of whether he believed them or not, since Uchiha Jin thought that way, then his reason for self-preservation was understandable.
However.
After a long period of contemplation, he couldn't help but speak.
"Why are you telling me all this?" Namikaze Minato took a sip of tea and smiled bitterly: "I'm just a Jonin; I can't help the Uchiha."
"You don't need to win me over, do you?"
He knew his place.
His relationship with Jin was only average; his purpose in seeking Jin out for a chat this time was simply to find an answer.
To put it simply.
He just wanted to know if they would be friends or foes in the future.
But, he never expected.
Uchiha Jin just said a lot.
This made him feel a bit overwhelmed; it was as if he was being treated as a close friend!
He didn't believe in unprovoked kindness; he was convinced that Uchiha Jin had his own reasons.
Now, he wanted to know.
Uchiha Jin pondered for a long time.