Konoha's Foundation, Jin's Next Stage Plan!

Uchiha Setsuna's face was filled with astonishment.

He could not quite understand Uchiha Jin's caution. In his view, Jin should not have had this kind of personality. After all, he was someone who had dared to confront the Konoha Higher-ups head-on.

Meanwhile.

Uchiha Jin furrowed his brow slightly.

After pondering Setsuna's confusion for a moment, he ultimately let out a sigh.

"Elder Setsuna, Konoha's foundation runs very deep."

"There is a technique in the Forbidden Scroll called the Reaper Death Seal. It was once one of the Uzumaki Clan's greatest legacies."

"By using one's own life as the catalyst, it can summon the Shinigami. This technique ignores all ninjutsu and barrier techniques. As long as the opponent can be seized somehow, their soul will be directly taken by the Shinigami."

"Namikaze Minato used this very technique to split the Nine-Tails into its Yin and Yang halves, then completely seal the Nine-Tails within himself and his child, Uzumaki Naruto."

"If we truly force the Konoha Higher-ups into a corner, they could simply unseal this forbidden technique and have every Konoha Jonin learn it..."

"What then?"

"Although this technique must be difficult to master, Konoha has many Jonin. If even twenty of them learned it, do you think our clan could withstand that?"

"Even with my Mangekyo, I would not dare try it lightly!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Setsuna's face instantly turned pale with terror.

Konoha had something like that?

Before he could even process it, Uchiha Jin continued.

"And then there's the Nine-Tails!"

"If we truly drive the Konoha Higher-ups to desperation, what if they release the Nine-Tails at any cost?"

"Jiraiya would certainly side with Konoha. Although Tsunade cannot stand the sight of blood, if the Uchiha were to rebel..."

"For the Konoha built by her two grandfathers, she might overcome that trauma!"

"Who would stop those two Kage-level fighters?"

"The Anbu and Root are absolutely loyal to the Hokage. Though the Uchiha can fight three opponents alone, against so many enemies, even if we could hold out, how many people would die?"

"Danzo has collected quite a few Three Tomoe Sharingan by now, and that bastard himself knows Izanagi. How many lives would it cost to wear him down?"

"Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was the weakest Hokage, he is still not someone ordinary clan members could stand against."

"I personally investigated the Sarutobi Clan as well. Because they have embezzled Konoha's finances for many years, the Sarutobi Clan rarely took part in wartime missions. At present, they have at least fifteen hundred shinobi, including no fewer than three hundred Jonin!"

"Though those Jonin are weak, far inferior to the Uchiha, sheer numbers like that can still bury people to death!"

"And that is assuming the other shinobi clans do not join the battle. But with the Uchiha's rotten reputation, do you think those clans and the commoners would be willing to let the Uchiha ascend to power?"

"What if they joined the fight?"

As Uchiha Jin spoke, sweat beaded across Uchiha Setsuna's forehead. He was completely speechless.

He felt that his previous thinking had been far too shallow. Konoha's foundation truly was terrifying. The current half-crippled Uchiha simply were not qualified to rebel.

Even if Uchiha Jin possessed the Mangekyo, the Konoha Higher-ups could still wear him to death.

Thinking of their previous rebellion plan, he could not help but sigh helplessly. "Jin-kun, you are right. We truly are not qualified to rebel."

He was convinced.

Everything Uchiha Jin had said was something he had never considered before.

No matter how strong the Uchiha were, it would be difficult to resist all of that.

"Yes, it's difficult." Uchiha Jin nodded. "Konoha's foundation is too deep."

"Even after losing so many powerful fighters, even though Konoha is currently in a weakened state, it is still not something the Uchiha can challenge."

"And that is without even considering the Moderate Faction and Middle Faction within our own clan holding us back."

"Even if we take ten thousand steps back and say that we could somehow eliminate the Konoha Higher-ups and ascend to power, how would a battered Konoha deal with the Four Great Shinobi Villages?"

"Elder Setsuna, do you think the other four great shinobi villages would let such a weak and battered Konoha go?"

"So let's be realistic."

"My current goal is to stabilize the Konoha Higher-ups and unify the Uchiha."

"We can discuss everything else later."

Uchiha Jin took a sip of tea, his gaze becoming incomparably profound.

What allowed him to barely keep the Konoha Higher-ups in check now was his willingness to risk his life against them, and his willingness to cripple them at the cost of the clan's destruction.

What the Konoha Higher-ups wanted was a stable Konoha. Even if they could eliminate the Uchiha without losses, they still had to consider how to deal with the other shinobi villages afterward.

Uchiha Setsuna took a deep breath.

His gaze toward Uchiha Jin was full of gratification. Only then did he reveal a faint smile. "It seems my luck is not bad. To find such an excellent successor in my old age—if I died now, it would still be worth it."

"Leave the Radical Faction to me. Now, I can finally rest easy."

Setsuna was genuinely satisfied with Uchiha Jin before him.

The Radical Faction had been strong in the past, but aside from shouting slogans, they could accomplish nothing. Now, under Uchiha Jin's leadership, they had finally become a truly sharp blade.

Being brave enough to fight was one thing; more importantly, he had wisdom!

He was immensely grateful that the heavens had eyes. At such a difficult time for the Uchiha, they had sent them a genius like Uchiha Jin.

As for that—

Uchiha Jin merely smiled and said nothing more.

After pondering for a moment, Setsuna spoke. "With Uchiha clan members continually disappearing and the increasingly radical rhetoric in the village, are we really going to do nothing?"

"Will it affect your plan?"

He already knew that Uchiha Jin's plan was to let the Uchiha shed blood, thereby shattering the illusions held by some of them. Yet he could not help asking.

After all—it hurt too much!

The Uchiha had once been a great clan with a history spanning a thousand years, yet compared to the entire Konoha Higher-ups, they were still far too weak.

Now that people were dying so often, he was truly afraid that Uchiha Jin would push things too far and break everything.

As for that—

Uchiha Jin shook his head. "In my view, it's nowhere near enough. Too few have died."

"Only when the Moderate Faction and Middle Faction are frightened to the core by death will it be possible to shatter the Uchiha's single-minded illusions about the village."

"As for the village's rhetoric, that isn't our concern."

"The Uchiha Clan Head is Fugaku!"

"A deal isn't made by chasing after someone. If they want me to step in and solve it, then everyone has to beg me."

"It's not that I, Uchiha Jin, am putting on airs. It's just that if I act too proactively, those people will probably suspect me in every way. They might even hinder me at every turn and pull all kinds of tricks behind my back while I'm acting!"

"Do you think dealing with the village's public opinion is that easy? I don't want to be planning for the Uchiha while also having to deal with those idiots from the Moderate Faction and Middle Faction!"

Uchiha Setsuna sighed.

After thinking it over carefully, he realized that Uchiha Jin was indeed right. Given Fugaku and Shisui's foolishness, this was absolutely bound to happen.

Just then, Uchiha Tekka walked in. "Elder Jin, Elder Setsuna."

"Word has come from Fugaku's side. A Clan Meeting is being called on short notice, and our Radical Faction is required to attend!"