Leaf Village: I, Uchiha, Am Done Lying Flat! Part 16

Just like now, Uchiha Jin could not speak, yet he did not feel that kind of pressure.

However, regarding this—

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not answer. Instead, after a brief silence, he took a deep breath and spoke calmly.

"All right, I understand."

"Uchiha Jin, you may leave."

"But not a single word about what happened today is to get out."

"Go."

Uchiha Jin did not hesitate.

The moment he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, he understood that this matter no longer concerned him.

Clearly.

He was not qualified to take part in the discussion that followed.

After giving a slight bow, Uchiha Jin turned and left.

Once he had left the office, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked toward the Anbu beside him.

"Shin'nosuke, explain."

Seated beneath Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi, the Anbu Captain, did not hesitate. He briefly recounted what had happened the previous night.

Then he spoke evenly.

"The deaths of the three Uchiha were not, in themselves, a major matter."

"Under normal circumstances, this should have been left to the Uchiha Clan to settle."

"But something unexpected happened."

"Last night, there was also the corpse of a Cloud Ninja beside those three Uchiha."

"What is even stranger is that the brains of all three Uchiha, as well as that Cloud Ninja, had been destroyed."

"Even when Jonin Yamanaka from the Analysis Squad personally examined them, he could not view their memories."

"So, that is where the problem lies."

"I wonder if everyone remembers that two years ago, Cloud Village sent a squad to Leaf Village under false identities to steal Kekkei Genkai. After the investigation, however, we discovered that one Cloud Ninja had gone missing."

"Back then, Jonin Yamanaka naturally examined the memories of every captured Cloud Ninja."

"And then, a coincidence emerged."

"The moment Jonin Yamanaka saw the Cloud Ninja's corpse from last night, he confirmed that he was the Cloud Ninja who had disappeared two years ago and whom we had never been able to find."

"So now the question is."

"Was this another move by Cloud Village?"

"Or was it the work of someone within Leaf Village, with the so-called Cloud Ninja corpse merely being used to throw off the investigation?"

"Since this involves Cloud Village, we must treat it cautiously!"

"That is why Uchiha Jin was summoned for questioning. After all, he had grievances with those three Uchiha."

In an instant.

As Shin'nosuke spoke, everyone fell silent.

Everyone was thinking.

After a long while.

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally set down his pipe and spoke quietly.

"All right."

"That is the situation. Let us discuss it."

"First, let us discuss whether Uchiha Jin could possibly be involved in this matter."

Nara's Wild Guess, Everyone Was Scared Stiff

The moment he heard this, Shisui could no longer hold back.

"Lord Hokage, that is absolutely impossible." Shisui hurriedly said, "Jin is an Uchiha. How could he possibly kill members of his own clan?"

"They did have grievances with one another, but there are many such disputes within the Uchiha Clan. They could never escalate to murder."

"Besides, Jin is only a student who just graduated. He does not have that kind of ability!"

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent.

He neither nodded nor shook his head.

Time slowly passed.

After a long while.

Uchiha Fugaku spoke.

"Shisui has a point. Uchiha Jin does not have that ability."

His words were absolute.

In his eyes, Uchiha Jin was merely an ordinary clansman.

He could even be called trash!

How could he possibly have the ability to kill three elite members of his own clan?

After hesitating for a moment, Inoichi Yamanaka spoke as well.

"I must remind everyone of the condition of the three Uchiha corpses."

"They were killed in an instant. From beginning to end, they showed no sign of resistance."

"The killer's Body Flicker Technique was exceptionally formidable, and he shattered the hearts of all three Uchiha with a single punch."

"This was a Taijutsu expert skilled in the Body Flicker Technique!"

Hiss!

Hearing this, everyone was shocked once again.

Yes.

Although they all knew about the incident, they did not know the specific details.

Now that Inoichi Yamanaka had explained it, they immediately began to ponder.

Were there ninja in the Ninja World who specialized in Taijutsu?

There were!

But there were very few who could truly be called Taijutsu experts.

The only possibility was Cloud Village, which might perhaps fit the description somewhat.

After all, everyone knew.

Third Raikage, A had created a secret method that used lightning to temper the body.

That was why the ninja of Cloud Village were so strong in Taijutsu.

And there it was.

They had circled back to Cloud Village again.

Utatane Koharu could not help but say, "Cloud Village and Leaf Village are already at war. Do they have any reason to use such methods?"

"The key question is, if this really was Cloud Village's doing," Mitokado Homura said, "what was their true purpose?"

"Or more precisely, what could they gain from it?"

As the two Elders spoke, the atmosphere in the room grew heavy again.

Yes.

After everyone's discussion, the possibility that Uchiha Jin had acted had long been completely forgotten.

An Uchiha failure was not worth wasting time on.

Nor did he possess that ability!

The power struggles in the Ninja World were still in their most primitive stages.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was the most skilled at political maneuvering, would honestly have only been at an elementary-school level in Uchiha Jin's previous life.

Therefore.

No matter how hard they racked their brains, they could not understand Uchiha Jin's way of thinking.

Shisui, on the other hand.

Listening to their discussion, finally breathed a sigh of relief.