Hiruzen Sarutobi froze.
White Fang's words also stirred a reaction from the crowd.
"Who is Uchiha Jin?"
"From the Uchiha Clan, nothing spec—"
The speaker was instantly targeted by countless pairs of eyes. Some pupils even began turning red, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words.
The Uchiha Clan was terrifying indeed.
Jin, too, glared menacingly at the man who had spoken.
I'll remember you.
While the civilians were still confused, ninjas soon began talking about Jin.
"He's the developer of Basic Inner Cultivation."
"The Uchiha said to rival the Second Hokage."
"I heard quite a few people on the front lines survived thanks to Basic Inner Cultivation."
Uchiha Jin's name carried considerable weight among the ninjas.
But hardly any civilians knew of him.
Watching the ninjas discuss him, they were full of question marks.
They did not know what Basic Inner Cultivation was, but hearing that ninjas had survived because of it made them remember him.
After all, what Konoha resident did not have a ninja in their family?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was now caught between a rock and a hard place.
If White Fang had named anyone else, even a civilian ninja with a questionable background, he could have agreed immediately.
But Uchiha Jin was different.
The ninjutsu in the Forbidden Scroll could not be leaked to the Uchiha. What if someone among them grew stronger through the techniques in it?
It would also be troublesome if Uchiha Jin grew stronger through those techniques.
The opportunity that should have been given to Uchiha Jin to view the Forbidden Scroll had been suppressed by him.
Though he knew Uchiha Jin was at odds with the Uchiha Clan.
He was still an Uchiha.
Looking at White Fang's utterly impassive expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not tell whether the man was