Half an hour later.
After gaining a simple understanding of the situation following his death, Minato Namikaze rubbed his temples and completely let go of certain small thoughts in his heart.
Yes!
Despite how cooperative he had appeared when meeting Uchiha Jin today, in essence, he did not recognize Uchiha Jin as a qualified Hokage. He even vaguely felt that Konoha was merely a tool in Uchiha Jin's heart, not something he was willing to sacrifice everything to protect.
Minato Namikaze loved the Village dearly; naturally, he was unwilling to hand the Village over to such a person.
However, now...
After truly understanding just how much influence Uchiha Jin wielded in the Village, he finally gave up on those ideas completely.
Whether it was Uchiha Jin's planning and scheming abilities, his god-like strength, or his unparalleled influence throughout the Village, they left him, the Fourth Hokage, with no possibility of causing trouble.
After all... this was not the Old Konoha he was familiar with, but the New Konoha established by Uchiha Jin!
In a sense, even though many of the people he saw were familiar faces, simply because the location of Konoha had changed slightly, Uchiha Jin was no longer the Fifth Hokage of Old Konoha, but had transformed into the First Hokage of New Konoha.
The influence of a First Hokage was absolutely not something he could shake!
Though he felt helpless, this was the reality.
"Alright, Fourth Hokage!"
"I suggest you accept reality. Given Uchiha Jin's influence in the Village, I advise you to keep certain thoughts to yourself."
"Even I haven't thought about changing the Village's situation. I think you should be very clear about what that represents."
Senju Tobirama spoke softly.
He looked at the slightly frowning Minato Namikaze, pondered for a moment, and then couldn't help but speak up.
Kakashi was stunned for a moment: "Sensei, what are you planning to do?"
"Minato, don't cause trouble." Tsunade frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Jin spoke very well."
"Even Kakashi and I, among others, truly support Jin as the Hokage. I think you should be well aware of the weight that carries!"
Even Senju Hashirama began to turn serious: "Fourth Hokage, you must remain calm!"
"During Uchiha Jin's tenure in charge of Konoha, the entire Village has developed very well. I will not allow anyone to disrupt the Village's peace!"
Although there was no killing intent in Senju Hashirama's eyes, his younger brother Tobirama, who knew him well, couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.
It couldn't be helped!
Because the last time Senju Hashirama said those words, he had directly killed his dear friend, Uchiha Madara!
Although Uchiha Madara escaped using Izanagi, Senju Hashirama truly intended to kill him!
Therefore, never doubt Senju Hashirama's determination to protect the Village.
He would directly strike down anyone who dared to destroy the Village.
No matter who it was!
"Seniors, you're overthinking it."
"I won't deny that I did have some thoughts. After all, in my view, the Village doesn't seem like something Lord Jin would risk his life to protect; rather, it's more like a tool in his hands."
"But I am still sensible. Since Lord Jin has gained everyone's recognition, I won't risk doing such a thing."
Minato Namikaze shook his head helplessly.
Looking at the serious crowd before him, he couldn't help but offer an explanation.
To this...
Senju Tobirama pondered for a moment before speaking: "Fourth Hokage, you are both right and wrong!"
"Uchiha Jin indeed treats the Village as a tool, but it is his tool. You underestimate the aloofness and persistence of the Uchiha."
"Today's Konoha belongs to the Uchiha!"
"For that simple reason alone, he will not allow anyone to dare destroy his Uchiha's Konoha!"
"So, you actually don't need to worry about that."
"The Village is safer in the hands of the Uchiha, because no one dares to touch the Uchiha's Konoha. Otherwise, given the Uchiha's character, they would retaliate even if it meant the death of the entire clan!"
"This is the pride of the Uchiha, something no one dares to challenge lightly!"
Hearing these words, Minato Namikaze was stunned.
To be honest, that was a bit convoluted!
However, he still understood it, and then he was completely speechless.
Because it truly made sense. Although Uchiha Jin's actions were somewhat contrary to his own ideas, in reality, they reached the same destination by different routes.
He treated the Village as a sacred place in his heart, so he was willing to give everything to protect it.
Uchiha Jin, however, was completely different!
He treated the Village as his private property. If anyone dared to touch his private property, Uchiha Jin would just as crazily go after them!
After a long while.
He nodded to show he understood, but then couldn't help asking: "Actually, I still have a knot in my heart, and that's regarding the Daimyos and Nobles of various countries. Although I don't have any evidence for now, I just feel there's a high probability that this matter is related to Uchiha Jin."
"Don't bother guessing about that," Senju Tobirama rolled his eyes. "It was indeed Uchiha Jin's doing!"
Minato Namikaze's scalp tingled.
What?
It was really Uchiha Jin?
But while he was shocked, he couldn't understand everyone's calmness.
After his astonishment, he couldn't help but ask: "Since everyone knows, why are you so calm? Why not even try to stop it?"
Yes!
He didn't understand!
After all, those were Daimyos and Nobles!
From Minato Namikaze's perspective, Uchiha Jin, having done such a thing, should have been collectively boycotted by everyone, shouldn't he?
But, unfortunately...
To the shocked Minato Namikaze, Senju Tobirama appeared very calm: "Why stop it? I'm not afraid to tell you, the Land of Water was destroyed by me!"
"What?" Minato Namikaze looked dazed.
Kakashi sighed: "This matter isn't actually a secret among the Village higher-ups. Everyone actually knows, and we were all witnesses."
"This..." Minato Namikaze was completely dumbfounded.
Looking at the calm faces of everyone before him, his mind couldn't quite process it for a moment.
To this...
Senju Hashirama crossed his arms and spoke in a calm tone.
"Fourth Hokage, calm down."
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth; actually, when Konoha was first established, I wanted to completely kill off the Daimyos and Nobles."
"It was just that conditions didn't allow for it back then, so I reluctantly restrained my killing intent."
"But like the Daimyos and Nobles, that group who makes no contribution to the Ninja World and only knows how to shit on the heads of the people and oppress them without limit—I have no sympathy for their deaths."
"If it weren't for Uchiha Jin having his own plans, and my Wood Release being too conspicuous, I would have really wanted to kill them myself!"
Hiss!
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
His whole body felt his scalp tingle!