"But on your side, I can agree."
"As long as you don't betray the Leaf Village, I will still consider you a friend."
"I'm not interested in getting involved in your power struggles."
Uchiha Jin nodded.
This was enough!
He never expected Namikaze Minato to help him deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen anyway.
That was too unrealistic.
No matter what, that was his grand-teacher.
Maintaining neutrality was already the greatest kindness.
Just like Jiraiya!
Even if he understood the darkness of the Leaf Village, he couldn't act against Sarutobi Hiruzen. At most, he would wander the Shinobi World and never return to the Leaf Village unless there was a major crisis.
Out of sight, out of mind!
Thinking of this, he suddenly spoke.
"Oh, by the way, Minato-nii."
"I genuinely admire you as a person, so from a personal perspective, I still want to remind you of something."
"Either choose to give up running for Hokage, or if you take the position, be a puppet. Absolutely do not try to do anything, and even more, do not try to seize power."
"Otherwise, you're dead."
"You have a fatal weakness, and that is your wife, Uzumaki Kushina."
"As the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, she will be most vulnerable when giving birth."
"Once Sarutobi Hiruzen discovers that you are disobedient, that will be the best time to eliminate you."
"He won't even need to do much; just tell the enemy forces the time and location of the Jinchuriki's childbirth."
"Given your personality, as long as Kushina is not there, you would absolutely not want to live alone."
"And as soon as you die, Sarutobi Hiruzen can naturally come out again and temporarily take the position of Hokage!"
"Even the word 'temporarily' must be questioned."
"Temporarily for a month is temporary, and temporarily for a lifetime is also temporary."
"So, do you understand?"
"Don't think too highly of yourself; think more about your wife and child."
Chapter 137: The Free Things Are the Most Expensive!
Namikaze Minato was silent.
He could feel Uchiha Jin's sincerity, and this was precisely what made him most silent.
If Uchiha Jin had immediately tried to win him over, recounting the Uchiha's misery and hoping that after Minato became Hokage, he could gain more power from him, then he could naturally have scoffed and dismissed it with a smile.
But, that wasn't the case!
Uchiha Jin had no demands.
He didn't even want to gain anything from him; at most, he hoped that during the struggle between the Uchiha and Sarutobi Hiruzen, he could remain neutral!
Other than that, nothing.
Instead, he kept saying "Minato-nii" and "for your own good."
Expecting no return, not even understanding.
Namikaze Minato didn't think his neutrality was that important.
Although he had the Flying Thunder God Technique and earned the title Yellow Flash.
But he had also learned about Uchiha Jin's Mangekyo ability from Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth.
No Chakra reaction, no movement whatsoever.
He didn't even need to touch another person's body to make the enemy's flesh disintegrate in an instant.
He certainly didn't believe there was a perfect ninjutsu in the world.
But, similarly.
He also couldn't find a way to deal with Uchiha Jin!
Under such circumstances, was it worth paying such a huge price for his neutrality?
The answer was no!
That really said something.
Since there were no demands on him, and what Uchiha Jin said, upon careful thought, actually made a lot of sense.
Then, was it true?
He fell into deep thought, not even knowing whether he should ask his teacher.
His eyes were filled with confusion!
Especially Uchiha Jin's last words, which directly struck his vulnerability.
Besides protecting the Leaf Village, there was his family.
He absolutely did not want his wife and child to encounter any accidents!
"Alright, I understand."
"I will pay attention from now on, but regardless, thank you, Jin-kun."
"Go back and get some good rest; we'll set off tomorrow morning!"
After he finished speaking.
Namikaze Minato left, looking completely dejected.
It was clear.
He had indeed taken to heart what Jin told him today.
Even if he didn't fully believe it, he believed a small part.
This was enough!
Because once a crack of trust forms, there is no turning back.
Next.
Whether Namikaze Minato believed it or not, he would subconsciously pay attention to these matters.
And once a new worldview is formed, then things previously ignored will naturally resurface in his mind.
Even when encountering things in the future, he will subconsciously think according to his newly formed worldview.
Truth cannot be faked, and fakes cannot be made true.
Uchiha Jin's move was still an open scheme!
"The seed has been planted."
"As for what kind of flower it will bloom into, I'll leave that to fate."
"Anyway, it's just a casual move; whether it succeeds or not won't affect me."
"I'll take it one step at a time."
"But if Sarutobi Hiruzen knew about this, he'd probably cry himself unconscious in the toilet."
"Picking up a rock to drop on his own foot, trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice—that's talking about this old schemer, isn't it?"
"Actually, he doesn't even think about it."
"Namikaze Minato is a bit naive and has been completely brainwashed by the will of fire."
"People like him are indeed very easy to exploit."
"But, force is reciprocal."
"You can exploit Namikaze Minato, and conversely, so can I!"
"As long as the right methods are found, this thing called will is the most solid, but also the most fragile."
"This world's analysis of the essence of power is too superficial."
"The methods are also a bit simplistic."
"You don't even need the old schemers from my previous life; anyone who has simply gone through nine years of compulsory education could easily find a bunch of ways to fight back."
"Don't you know that the free things are the most expensive?"