I'm Not a Ninja

Genkawa Uchiha slept soundly that night, feeling not a shred of psychological burden for having impacted the marital harmony between Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha.

He slept until the sun was high, then rose to wash and eat, following his usual routine.

Thanks to the substantial inheritance left by his parents in this world, he possessed not only money but also several storefronts on the village streets.

It was precisely because of this inheritance that he had never needed to rely on the support of the Uchiha Clan while growing up.

Otherwise, had he been too deeply entangled with the clan, he would never have been able to remain a cold bystander as he was now.

He had guessed what would happen today since last night, and just as he expected, the Uchiha compound was bustling with activity.

Many ordinary clansmen who had heard about the matters discussed at last night's clan meeting were now gathered at the entrance of Fugaku Uchiha's residence, clamoring for an explanation.

The Uchiha Clan was not small, numbering in the thousands. Aside from those who had awakened their eyes, the majority were clansmen who had yet to do so.

These people were no different from ordinary civilians.

Because they could not become ninjas, their resistance to unexpected changes was naturally inferior to that of a ninja. It was only because of the Uchiha name that their lives were better than those of the average villager, a convenience afforded by their surname.

Take the current clan compound, for example.

The Uchiha compound was located in the center of Konoha, occupying the best area alongside the Senju Clan, with several commercial streets included within its borders.

This was the convenience.

The ordinary clansmen benefited from this and naturally did not want their current lives to be disrupted.

If the compound were to be relocated, the lives of these ordinary people would inevitably be affected. Anyone with a functioning brain would never agree to it.

The ninjas would be fine; at worst, they could just take on more missions, and their lives wouldn't be too drastically altered.

But for these people, it was hard to say.

Genkawa Uchiha was heading to the training grounds. When he passed by Fugaku Uchiha's residence that morning and saw this scene, he merely chuckled, not paying it much mind.

When those people saw him passing by, they all fell silent.

However, someone couldn't help but speak up: "Genkawa-kun, you are a genius of the clan. Now that the village wants the clan to relocate, do you agree with it too?"

This person had asked what many others were thinking.

Genkawa Uchiha held no particular affection for the Uchiha Clan, primarily due to the ninja hierarchy within it, though he didn't harbor much ill will toward these ordinary people.

The ordinary clansmen might have possessed a pride belonging to the Uchiha, but because they were not ninjas, their pride stemmed more from their surname than from their own strength.

Therefore, since childhood, these ordinary people had been much kinder to Genkawa Uchiha, the oddity of the clan, than the ninjas were.

Hearing this, Genkawa Uchiha smiled and waved his hand: "Of course I don't agree. Whoever agrees can move out themselves."

These words immediately drew agreement from many.

"That's right, we can't agree to this."

"Exactly, we've lived here for decades, ever since the village was founded. Why should they make us move now?"

"True, Genkawa-kun is a genius; he must be right."

Seeing the crowd becoming rowdy, Genkawa Uchiha simply shook his head and ignored them further.

Not having much ill will was one thing, but he would not get too deeply involved with these ordinary clansmen; it had been this way since he was a child.

In the current situation, Genkawa Uchiha was even less inclined to join them. There were still so many new ninjutsu waiting for him to master; he wouldn't waste his energy here.

Just then, the gate of Fugaku Uchiha's residence opened. Fugaku Uchiha stepped out with a dark expression, running straight into the passing Genkawa Uchiha.

Needless to say, Fugaku Uchiha's face grew even gloomier.

"Tch."

Genkawa Uchiha felt it was bad luck, curled his lip, and vanished using the Body Flicker Technique.

Seeing the direction in which Genkawa Uchiha had departed, Fugaku Uchiha's pupils constricted.

As a veteran jonin, he saw it clearly: Genkawa Uchiha had just used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

It was common knowledge that the Body Flicker Technique required channeling chakra into one's legs.

This scene immediately made Fugaku Uchiha think of one thing--

Could it be that Genkawa Uchiha was already capable of using chakra?

Once this thought arose, the chaotic situation at hand suddenly seemed less important.

But by then, Genkawa Uchiha had already left, and even if Fugaku Uchiha had any thoughts, he had no way to voice them. Coupled with what happened last night, his impression of Genkawa Uchiha had worsened, and he had no desire to seek him out.

On the other side, Genkawa Uchiha was completely unaware of Fugaku Uchiha's internal monologue.

He and Fugaku Uchiha could be said to despise the sight of each other; he had no mood to guess what Fugaku Uchiha was thinking.

At the abandoned training ground, Genkawa Uchiha poured his energy into mastering new ninjutsu.

It had to be said, with his current aptitude for learning ninjutsu, his speed was truly far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Often, he could master a standard C-rank ninjutsu after practicing it only two or three times.

He wouldn't claim to be a master, but using them normally was no problem at all.

All that remained was some tedious work to master them, and then gradually incorporate one's own understanding into the ninjutsu, forming one's own style.

This was merely a matter of time, and Genkawa Uchiha was very confident about it.

Thus, several days passed, and he had mastered nearly half of the ninjutsu left on the scroll by Orochimaru. The remaining ones were B-rank and A-rank ninjutsu, which required more time to familiarize and master.

And during these past few days, the clan compound had been extremely lively.

Not only were the ordinary clan members causing a commotion, but even a portion of the clan members who had awakened their Sharingan were also causing trouble.

The reason for the uproar was simply their unwillingness to relocate the clan compound.

After all, this clan compound had belonged to the Uchiha Clan since the founding of the village. After so many years, it was naturally unsatisfactory for the village's higher-ups to demand the Uchiha Clan move from here.

However, a portion of the awakened clan members chose to remain silent.

These people were thinking more deeply.

The village's losses during the Nine-Tails Incident, the Nine-Tails being controlled by the Sharingan – if these matters were truly investigated, it wouldn't be unjust to attribute them to the Uchiha Clan.

If substantial evidence had been found, the outcome would not have been the entire clan being forced to relocate.

It was possible that the entire Uchiha Clan would have faced retaliation from the village.

That outcome would have been even more unacceptable.

Therefore, a peculiar phenomenon emerged.

The ninja hierarchy within the clan resented the village, naturally resenting the village for not giving the Uchiha a chance to speak. But even more so, they hated the person who controlled the Nine-Tails.

It was that person who had now implicated the entire Uchiha Clan!

But the outcome could no longer be changed.

The Uchiha's relocation was a resolution passed by the Council of Jonin, representing the collective will of the entire Konoha ninja hierarchy.

No matter how arrogant or how fanatical the Uchiha were, they could not remain indifferent when facing the opposition of almost all the ninjas in the entire village.

Finally, the first person to pack their belongings and leave the Uchiha clan compound appeared.

This outcome, like hot oil instantly cooled, made those clan members who were still causing a commotion suddenly face reality.

The village was not joking about this matter.

Thus, more people could only resign themselves to fate.

At this time, Genkawa Uchiha seemed oblivious to all this, still going about his own business.

Another morning arrived. Genkawa Uchiha, as usual, tidied himself up and went out, only to be blocked by two Anbu.

"Genkawa Uchiha, by order of the Hokage, we are here to inform you that you must relocate within three days..."

Genkawa Uchiha acted as if he hadn't heard, directly bumping past the shoulder of the Anbu and walking away.

After taking a few steps, he paused, turned his head, and stared at the two Anbu.

"Go back and tell the Hokage, I don't care if others move or not, but I will not move."

It was unknown what expression was behind the mask, but seeing Genkawa Uchiha's attitude, his voice deepened.

"This is the Hokage-sama's order."

Genkawa Uchiha nodded.

"Mhm, I know. And then? I'm not a ninja, why should I listen to him?"

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