Only after hearing Orochimaru mention the conflict between the village and the Uchiha did Sarutobi Toru understand why Uchiha Shisui had taken the blame.
After all, if Uchiha Shisui had not taken the blame, then the Uchiha Clan would have had to bear it.
And unlike in the Original Work, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was truly gone this time.
It was like how the United States attacked Afghanistan because it suspected it possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, while it did not attack Iran because they really could make Weapons of Mass Destruction. If the Uchiha Clan had truly done this, then they would have the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a devastating weapon, in their hands.
If the Uchiha Clan and the Nine-Tails really started causing trouble in Konoha Village together, then the entire village might be wiped out amid laughter and cheers.
But if the Uchiha Clan did not have the Nine-Tails, then they had not done this. Going after the Uchiha Clan at that point would undoubtedly be crippling themselves.
Therefore, even if Konoha Village had already grown suspicious of the Uchiha Clan, they definitely could not show it openly. No wonder the Uchiha Clan was so calm now.
And so much time had passed that the Uchiha Clan's suspicions had likely been mostly cleared away.
Uzumaki Kushina was a living person, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at that. The Uchiha Clan could hide her for ten days or half a month, but they could not possibly hide her for years! That would be underestimating Konoha Village's intelligence network too much.
"So that's how it is." Only then did Sarutobi Toru understand why the Uchiha Clan was not currently being suppressed.
"Then have you found out which Uchiha did this?"
"That, we don't know. After several Shinobi World Wars, who knew whether some