I'm Not a Ninja

Genkawa Uchiha slept very well that night, without the slightest psychological burden over having affected the relationship between Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha.

He slept until broad daylight, then got up to wash, eat, and drink as usual.

Fortunately, the inheritance left behind by his parents in this life was substantial. Aside from money, it included several street-facing shops in the village.

It was precisely because of that inheritance that he had never needed the clan's support while growing up.

Otherwise, if he had been too deeply entangled with the clan, he truly would not have been able to watch it all unfold with such cold detachment.

He had guessed what would happen today last night, and just as he expected, the Uchiha Clan Compound was especially lively today.

Quite a few ordinary clan members who had heard about the matters discussed at last night's clan meeting had already gathered outside Fugaku Uchiha's residence, noisily demanding an explanation.

The Uchiha Clan was not small. It had several thousand members, and apart from those who had awakened their eyes, most had never awakened the Sharingan.

These clan members were no different from ordinary people.

Since they could not become ninjas, they naturally had less ability to withstand unexpected hardship than ninjas did. It was only because of the Uchiha name that they lived somewhat better than ordinary villagers, benefiting from bearing the Uchiha surname.

Take the current clan compound, for example.

The Uchiha Clan Compound was now located in the center of Konoha, occupying the village's best district alongside the Senju Clan. It even contained several commercial streets.

That was the advantage.

Since ordinary clan members benefited from it, they naturally did not want their current lives disrupted.

If the clan compound were relocated, the lives of these ordinary clan members would inevitably be affected. Anyone in their right mind would never agree to it.

The ninjas were better off. At worst, they could take on more missions, and their lives would not be greatly affected.

But for these people, that was hard to say.

Genkawa Uchiha was headed to the training grounds. When he passed Fugaku Uchiha's residence that morning and saw this scene, he merely chuckled and paid it little mind.

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

Still, someone could not help speaking up. "Genkawa, you're a genius of the clan. Now that the village wants the clan to relocate from the compound, do you agree as well?"

That question voiced what many people were thinking.

Genkawa Uchiha had little fondness for the Uchiha Clan, mainly for its ninja class. He did not feel much ill will toward these ordinary people, however.

The ordinary clan members might also possess Uchiha pride, but because they were not ninjas, that pride came more from their surname than from themselves.

Therefore, ever since childhood, ordinary people had been far kinder than the clan's ninjas toward Genkawa Uchiha, the clan's oddity.

Hearing that, Genkawa Uchiha smiled and waved a hand. "Of course I don't agree. Whoever agrees can move away themselves."

Those words immediately won the approval of many people.

"Exactly, we can't agree."

"That's right. We've lived here for decades. It's been this way since the village was founded. Why should they make us move now?"

"Exactly. Genkawa is a genius, so he must be right."

Seeing the crowd grow noisy, Genkawa Uchiha merely shook his head and ignored them.

Having no great ill will toward them was one thing, but he still would not become too deeply involved with these ordinary clan members. He had been that way since childhood.

Especially under the current circumstances, Genkawa Uchiha was even less inclined to act like them. So many new ninjutsu still awaited his attention; he would not waste his energy here.

At that moment, the gates of Fugaku Uchiha's residence opened, and Fugaku Uchiha walked out with a grim expression, running straight into Genkawa Uchiha as he passed.

Without a word, Fugaku Uchiha's expression darkened further.

"Tch."

Feeling annoyed, Genkawa Uchiha curled his lip and vanished in a Body Flicker.

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

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

Everyone knew that the Body Flicker Technique required chakra to be channeled into the legs.

That scene immediately made Fugaku Uchiha think of something—

Could Genkawa Uchiha already use chakra?

Once that thought arose, the chaotic situation before his eyes suddenly seemed far less important.

But Genkawa Uchiha had already left. Even if Fugaku Uchiha had something to say, he had no chance to speak. Coupled with what had happened last night, which had further worsened his impression of Genkawa Uchiha, he had even less desire to seek him out now.

Meanwhile, Genkawa Uchiha knew nothing of Fugaku Uchiha's thoughts.

He and Fugaku Uchiha could be said to dislike each other on sight, so he had no interest in guessing what Fugaku Uchiha was thinking.

At the abandoned training grounds, Genkawa Uchiha devoted himself to mastering new ninjutsu.

It had to be said that with his current abilities, he learned ninjutsu at a speed far beyond that of ordinary people.

An ordinary C-rank ninjutsu could generally be mastered after practicing it two or three times.

He could not claim mastery, but using it normally was not a problem.

What remained was merely the slow work of becoming proficient, then gradually adding his own understanding to the ninjutsu and forming his own style.

That was only a matter of time, and Genkawa Uchiha was extremely confident about it.

Several days passed like that. He had already mastered nearly half the ninjutsu on the scrolls Orochimaru had left behind. The rest were B-rank and A-rank ninjutsu that required more time to familiarize himself with and master.

Over those days, the clan compound had been exceptionally lively.

It was not only the ordinary clan members causing a fuss; some of those who had awakened their eyes were also making trouble.

The reason was nothing more than their unwillingness to relocate the clan compound.

After all, this compound had belonged to the Uchiha Clan since Konoha's founding. After so many years, the village leadership now wanted the Uchiha Clan to move away, so naturally people were dissatisfied.

Yet some of the clan members who had awakened their eyes chose to remain silent.

Those people thought more deeply.

The village's losses during the Nine-Tails Incident, and the fact that the Nine-Tails had been controlled by the Sharingan—if those matters were truly investigated, it would not be unfair to place the blame on the Uchiha Clan.

It was only because no concrete evidence had been found. Otherwise, the outcome would not merely have been the entire clan relocating.

For all anyone knew, the whole Uchiha Clan would have suffered a strike from the village.

That outcome would have been even more unacceptable.

Thus, a strange phenomenon emerged.

The ninja class within the clan resented the village. Naturally, they resented the village for not giving the Uchiha a chance to explain themselves, but more than that, they hated the person who had 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 relocation was a resolution passed by the Jonin Meeting, representing the shared will of Konoha's entire ninja class.

No matter how arrogant or crazed the Uchiha might be, facing the hostility of nearly every ninja in the village, they could not remain calm.

Finally, the first person who had packed their belongings and left the Uchiha Clan Compound appeared.

That result was like hot oil being instantly cooled, making those clan members who had still been making a fuss suddenly recognize reality.

The village was not joking about this.

Thus, more people could only resign themselves to their fate.

Meanwhile, Genkawa Uchiha seemed completely unaware of it all and continued doing what he had been doing.

One morning, Genkawa Uchiha got himself ready and headed out as usual, only to have his path blocked by two Anbu.

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

Genkawa Uchiha acted as if he had not heard them. He directly bumped aside the shoulder of one Anbu and walked onward.

After taking only a few steps, he stopped, turned around, and stared at the two Anbu.

"Go back and tell the Hokage that I don't care whether anyone else moves or not. As for me, I'm not moving."

It was impossible to know what expression lay beneath that person's mask, but seeing Genkawa Uchiha's attitude, his voice sank.

"This is the Hokage's order."

Genkawa Uchiha nodded.

"Mm-hmm, I know. So? I'm not a ninja. Why should I listen to him?"