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

"Our Clan Leader, Fugaku, is even more idiotic."

"If there were no external enemies, then it would be fine for him to play balance, pull one faction against another, and protect his own authority."

"But what about now?"

"The village already hates the Uchiha to this extent. Whether you want to rebel or submit to the village, you should at least hurry up, pick one, and consolidate your power!"

"Only by completely taking control of the Uchiha can you be qualified to negotiate with the village."

"But what about Fugaku?"

"I don't know whether he's truly indecisive or wants to play balance, but after being Clan Leader for so long, he still hasn't said a damn thing."

"He's just letting all kinds of internal conflicts run rampant, constantly draining what little strength the Uchiha already have."

"The entire Uchiha clan is full of idiots like this."

"There's nothing wrong with me, so why should I play along with a bunch of idiots?"

Hiss!

As Uchiha Jin spoke, Shisui could not help but suck in a cold breath.

Was that really true?

The clan had never truly intended to rebel; it was merely a slogan shouted in the struggle for power?

He had never looked at his clan's affairs from this angle before.

But undeniably.

When he viewed things from Uchiha Jin's perspective, all the things he had never been able to understand before suddenly seemed to make sense.

But if that was the case, then what had all his efforts over the past few years amounted to?

His face was filled with confusion.

After thinking for a moment, however, he suddenly asked in puzzlement.

"Wait, that's not right!"

"If the Radical Faction in the clan is only shouting slogans, then why did you say the Uchiha are destined to be wiped out?"

"That doesn't make sense!"

Yes.

To Shisui, this was a paradox.

Now that he knew these things, he could naturally tell the village about them.

By then.

The tense relationship between the village and the Uchiha would surely ease greatly.

Wouldn't that be a good thing?

Then why had Uchiha Jin just said that the Uchiha were destined to be exterminated?

In response.

Uchiha Jin spoke slowly.

"Do you know what the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, said when he captured the Nine-Tails shortly after the village was founded?"

Shisui looked completely baffled.

For the past few years, he had been running around for the sake of the clan and the village.

When had he had time to learn about such things?

So.

He could only shake his head helplessly. "What did the First Hokage say?"

"You're too strong," Uchiha Jin said flatly.

After saying that, he pondered for a moment before speaking in a gloomy tone. "The Nine-Tails wasn't as irritable as he is now. Back then, he was just a happy little fox."

"He happily ate hot pot and sang songs in the Ninja World, never harming a single human."

"Then one day."

"Hashirama Senju appeared before the Nine-Tails and said that he was too strong, so he had to seal him away."

"The Nine-Tails was dumbfounded."

"Being strong was my fault? I never harmed any humans."

"But unfortunately."

"Hashirama Senju didn't care about any of that. He knocked the Nine-Tails unconscious with one slap, then stuffed him into his wife, Mito Uzumaki."

"If you were the Nine-Tails, wouldn't you be furious?"

"Damn it, what kind of person was that?"

"I'm strong, my ass. Didn't you knock me out with one slap?"

"If you, Hashirama Senju, are so strong, why didn't you seal yourself away?"

"That's why, no matter which Jinchuriki the Nine-Tails is in, he has never given up on his desire to destroy Leaf Village."

Shisui was stunned.

He had never imagined that there had been such a story behind the First Hokage sealing the Nine-Tails back then.

But when he thought about it carefully.

If it had been him, he would probably have been extremely angry too.

"Wait, that's not right!" Shisui could not help but say. "We were talking about the clan. Why did we suddenly start talking about the Nine-Tails?"

"The principle is the same."

Uchiha Jin spoke flatly. "To the village, the Uchiha are too strong."

"Especially the Sharingan. It's completely fucking unreasonable."

"Even an Uchiha who seems weak now can immediately awaken the Sharingan once they fall into dark emotions like rage."

"Such powerful Uchiha, such unstable Uchiha."

"If that were all, the village could endure it a little. But the key is that the Uchiha aren't obedient. You even openly shouted about dragging Hiruzen Sarutobi down from his position and taking over as Hokage yourselves."

"If it were you, wouldn't you panic?"

"Although the Uchiha are strong, even without the Uchiha, Leaf Village would only suffer a loss in strength. It still wouldn't be destroyed."

"Since that's the case, you understand."

A Little Patient Guidance, Shisui Falls into Thought

Shisui fell silent.

Just as Uchiha Jin had expected, although Hiruzen Sarutobi had brainwashed him, that did not mean he was truly stupid.

He had his own judgment regarding right and wrong.

Especially with the example Uchiha Jin had given, he could empathize with it.

Had Hashirama Senju been wrong?

From Leaf Village's perspective, absolutely not!

Even if the Nine-Tails had done nothing wrong, his overwhelming strength made him an uncontrollable factor in the Ninja World.

Putting everything else aside.

Hadn't Uchiha Madara captured the Nine-Tails back then and used him to fight Hashirama Senju?

From that perspective, regardless of whether the Nine-Tails had ever done evil, he at least had the ability to do evil, and there was no guarantee that others would not use him if he remained outside.

Under such circumstances, it was perfectly normal for him to be imprisoned.

Shisui understood Hashirama Senju very well and did not think the First Hokage had been wrong.

But likewise.

From the Nine-Tails' perspective, was this fucking reasonable?

I never did anything monstrous. I had never even dealt with you humans.

Just because I'm strong, you want to imprison me?

No creature capable of normal thought could possibly accept that.

Not even Shisui himself!

Therefore.

There was no right or wrong in such matters. It was simply that everyone stood from a different position.