The Uchiha Family's Useless CP!

"I, Uchiha Jin, pay up!"

The words, laced with a hint of unbridled recklessness and a touch of arrogance, sounded jarringly harsh in the already desolate meeting hall.

Indeed!

Upon confirming that the intruder was none other than Uchiha Jin, the two old rivals, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna, saw their faces darken in unison, their bodies trembling with a rhythmic intensity.

Hoo... hoo...

Don't get angry, don't get angry. It's truly not worth getting worked up over this hotheaded brat...

After a few deep breaths, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna quickly calmed their nerves, then stared with wary eyes at the uninvited guest, Uchiha Jin.

Yes!

That was all they could do. Was it really possible to actually come to blows with a guy like Uchiha Jin?

Besides, it wasn't as if they hadn't fought before. For the Uchiha Clan Head and the Great Elder, both of whom possessed Kage-level strength, they had absolute confidence in defeating any Uchiha elite jonin, even one with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

But this guy Jin played dirty...

Sometimes, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna even doubted whether Jin was a true Uchiha at all.

In a clan where the strong were respected and even those who lost would admit defeat, this guy was a stubborn, unyielding rogue who refused to be beaten—and more importantly, he was the type of rogue who would actually risk his life to take you down with him.

How were they supposed to deal with that?

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna only wanted to defeat their opponent; they didn't actually want to kill Uchiha Jin on the spot, did they?

If Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna truly lost their minds and did such a thing, the Hokage's advisor, known as the "Darkness of the Ninja World," would likely laugh himself to death.

But if they didn't go for the kill...

Facing an Uchiha elite jonin who only wanted to play for keeps, even powerhouses like Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna felt a bit overwhelmed.

Hmm...

It would be even less worth it to expose my Mangekyo Sharingan, hidden for so many years, just for a hotheaded brat like this...

Especially for Uchiha Fugaku, who belonged to the Moderate Faction—a group Uchiha Jin looked down upon—the indescribable sense of frustration was doubled. In such moments, he could only comfort himself with that belief.

Of course!

The most important reason why neither Uchiha Fugaku nor Uchiha Setsuna wanted to resort to lethal force was Uchiha Jin's unique ability to teach.

It wasn't just the Uchiha cubs at the training grounds; over the past year or two, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna had clearly sensed that the overall strength of the Uchiha Clan had seen a significant boost under Uchiha Jin's subtle influence.

Regarding this.

While feeling gratified, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna couldn't help but feel a sense of indescribable relief.

Yes!

Even though Konoha Village had been established for decades, truly powerful ninjutsu instruction was still only found within family legacies, or more precisely, within household traditions.

Although the so-called Ninja Academy existed, it was nothing more than a facade for families with real heritage; only the master-disciple traditions stemming from elite jonin squads held any real value.

But all of this was irrelevant to the Uchiha Clan. With their excellent family traditions and the collective knowledge of the clan suited for their specific cultivation, the Uchiha Clan—a clan that produced geniuses in every generation—could look down on most other clans in Konoha. They had no need for the Ninja Academy or master-disciple traditions.

However, if their opponent was the most powerful force in the ninja world—Konoha Village—then the Uchiha Clan's current accumulation was clearly far from enough.

And the appearance of Uchiha Jin had changed all of that.

Not only was he willing to teach every Uchiha without reservation, but he was also born with extraordinary, unconventional ideas, always managing to summarize the most suitable training methods for the Uchiha Clan.

Building upon the already comprehensive family and clan traditions, he had added a new, systematic layer of instruction.

An innovative path that used physical fitness as a foundation, the Sharingan as the core, and developed ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu in a balanced way!

This way of thinking, so completely different from the average ninja, was something Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna could never have imagined. How could something that seemed so simple have gone untaught for hundreds of years within the clan?

By strengthening physical fitness to increase chakra reserves, utilizing the Sharingan's basic copying ability to gain high-speed training bonuses for taijutsu and ninjutsu, and supplementing that with the Sharingan's natural, powerful genjutsu, they could master all sorts of formidable techniques.

He even had various methods to goad the Uchiha into training with their lives on the line.

Tsk, tsk...

Thinking of future enemies encountering Uchiha elites who were proficient in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna couldn't help but feel pity for them.

Who could have imagined...

Things that only a few genius Uchiha could achieve in the past were now, under Uchiha Jin's promotion, gradually becoming generalized and accessible to everyone.

But after thinking it over carefully, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna felt at ease.

That's right!

Perhaps it wasn't that no one had realized it in the past; it was just that those who did weren't necessarily willing to pass it on, and those who were willing might not have realized it. At the very least, that was the case for Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna.

After all, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu were just things you used by glaring with your Sharingan, firing off a Great Fireball Technique, and then whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—the enemy was wiped out.

Uchiha Setsuna thought of that orphan, Body Flicker Shisui, while Uchiha Fugaku thought of his own brilliant Uchiha genius, Itachi.

Did this stuff really need to be taught?

But one thing was certain: Uchiha Jin's existence was a powerful asset for their future political visions, whether for the "Moderate Faction" led by Uchiha Fugaku or the "Radical Faction" led by Uchiha Setsuna.

It was precisely because of this consideration that they had broken the rules to promote Uchiha Jin as the youngest clan elder, even going so far as to work together to pressure the Hokage and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It's just that...

That guy Uchiha Jin is truly detestable no matter how you look at him; he doesn't have a shred of respect for the Uchiha Clan Head (Great Elder)!

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna exchanged a glance, both of their eyes filled with the exact same sense of helplessness. However, realizing their respective positions, they quickly let out a tacit "hmph" at each other before turning their heads away, refusing to pay the other any more mind.

Uchiha Jin was also speechless at this moment. Having been ignored for quite a while, he had naturally seen the very subtle interaction between Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna with perfect clarity.

What is up with this intense shipping vibe!