Uchiha Jin was absolutely certain.
In the original story, Yakushi Kabuto dared to crazily Edo Tensei elite Ninja from the great Villages only because he and Obito were already set on starting the Fourth Great Ninja War.
And now?
Would Orochimaru really dare to provoke the other Four Great Shinobi Villages just for Sarutobi Hiruzen's sake?
Bullshit!
Even if Orochimaru were willing, Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't dare—got it?
Otherwise, their four clans wouldn't just be unable to stay in the Land of Fire; the entire Ninja World would slap them with a kill-on-sight order, you know?
So in his view, preparing five large sealing scrolls was plenty.
After all, the top-tier fighters they'd likely have to deal with were only Hashirama, Tobirama, and Sakumo Hatake.
As for Uzumaki Mito and Kushina?
They were simply members of the Uzumaki Clan; once they were Edo Tensei-ed, they wouldn't have the Nine-Tails as their ultimate weapon.
"I see!"
"Then I've got no more questions. I'll finish the job within three days."
Tsunade exhaled in relief and immediately agreed.
She was a Sealing Jutsu expert herself; a mere five large sealing scrolls were nothing to her.
Finally…
When everything was wrapped up, Uchiha Jin looked at Kakashi.
"Kakashi, you…"
"Forget it!"
"I can't even be bothered to lecture you. Go lock yourself in the detention room for three days."
Kakashi had no complaints.
He'd really overstepped this time; a Ninja ignoring orders—especially when he was a commander.
If New Konoha didn't already have plenty of people who could replace him, this stunt would've caused a huge mess, and it was totally different from what happened to Sakumo back in the day.
So…
A three-day detention was already letting him off easy.
"Fugaku, what about you?"
"What's the situation with Danzo?"
After sorting out Kakashi, Uchiha Jin turned to Fugaku.
And, on that topic…
Fugaku's tone was perfectly calm: "Danzo is dead, Root has been wiped out."
"His Wood Release arm was brought back. Should we remove the Sharingan from it?"
Jin was stunned—Danzo was just… gone?
For a moment…
his gaze grew distant; for any other transmigrator, Danzo would at least qualify as a mini-boss.
Yet now?
He hadn't even seen the man's last breath before Fugaku killed him off.
He felt a twinge of melancholy.
Still, he shook his head and said plainly, "No need to remove the Sharingan for now; without the eyes to suppress it, that arm will instantly turn into a giant tree."
"Hashirama's cells can replenish Mangekyo Dōjutsu Power. Once we wipe out the Old Konoha faction led by Sarutobi, we'll have Tsunade study it properly."
"If we can tone down the primary cells a bit, you and Shisui won't have to worry about burning through your Mangekyo power even if you can't awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
Uchiha Jin was completely direct.
Even though this involved Hashirama cells, he had no intention of hiding anything.
He was the same even facing Tsunade.
Honestly, research itself isn't scary; what's scary is doing it in secret. As long as everything's out in the open and supervised, it's fine.
Thinking that, he added outright:
"First, let me state clearly: New Konoha doesn't do shady stuff."
"I don't need some so-called Root to shoulder my darkness for me."
"Even research will be conducted in the open, under supervision—yes, including oversight by the villagers!"
Everyone breathed a small sigh of relief at those words.
Yeah, thank goodness.
They were truly afraid Jin would go down that path; they'd had enough of Sarutobi Hiruzen's era.
Research still made them uneasy, but if the whole Village could supervise and it might restore Mangekyo power, they could accept it.
After all… solving the blindness issue would send the Village's combat strength skyrocketing.
Tsunade, equally relieved, couldn't help asking, "My grand-uncle's cells can restore the Dōjutsu Power a Mangekyo consumes?"
"That statement isn't accurate," Jin replied, shaking his head. "More precisely, it's the extreme yang-release and life-force within Hashirama's cells."
"The Uchiha and Senju are basically relatives, which is why Danzo's Hashirama arm needed Sharingan to stabilize it."
"That much is written on the Uchiha Stone Tablet."
Gasp!
The moment he said it, everyone present froze.
Senju and Uchiha… are relatives?
Tsunade blurted, "Jin, you're not joking, right?"
"Jin, that can't be," Fugaku chimed in hastily. "I've read it with my Mangekyo too."
"What the Sharingan sees is: 'For stability, a god split yin and yang; the interaction of two opposing forces begets all creation.'
"What the Mangekyo sees is: 'One who fuses Uchiha and Senju power can open the Rinnegan and gain the power of all creation. Infinite Tsukuyomi is the only path to save the Uchiha.'
"The first part sounds like myth; the Mangekyo lines don't prove we're relatives."
"As for that so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi, I've no idea what it means yet."
With Fugaku speaking up, everyone grew curious.
They all looked to Jin—clearly dying for the gossip.
So…
Uchiha Jin smiled and began:
"Fugaku, what you saw is incomplete, and the tablet's been tampered with."
"Don't overthink the details; sometimes knowing too much isn't good. I'll tell you what you need to know."
"What I can say is: the Uchiha ancestor was Indra, the Senju ancestor was Ashura—they were true brothers. Their father was Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo."
"His other name might ring a louder bell."
"The Six Paths Sage!"
"He founded the Ninja sect. When he chose a successor, Indra solved the Sage's test with power, while Ashura cooperated with the villagers."
"The Sage picked Ashura, angering Indra, and the brothers began a lifelong conflict."
"That's the reason for the millennium-long blood-feud between Senju and Uchiha; after centuries of fighting, their descendants forgot the clans are actually relatives."
For a while…
after Jin finished, everyone fell silent.
Clearly…
they hadn't imagined that, long ago, Uchihi and Senju shared such a history.
While they were still reeling, Jin simply stood up.
"All right, no need to dwell on it."
"It's ancient history—just take it as a bit of trivia."
"Work's done for today. Keep at it, everyone—I'm heading home!"