The Beginning of the Transmigration

Konoha Year 55.

Uchiha Clan Grounds.

The night had not yet fully faded when quite a few Uchiha clan members had already begun their morning training by the Naka River.

The whistling of kunai through the air, the clashing of shuriken, and the childish yet stubborn shouts of young trainees rang out continuously through the morning mist.

This was the Uchiha Clan.

One of Konoha's strongest noble clans.

And also a gathering place for unlucky people with only half a year left until their extermination.

At the edge of the training ground, a black-haired youth leaned against a wooden post with his arms crossed, calmly watching everything before him.

He looked around fifteen or sixteen, handsome-faced, with black hair hanging down around him. Yet his eyes lacked the immaturity of an ordinary boy.

His name was Uchiha You.

A young jonin of the Uchiha Clan and a member of the Police Force.

At the same time, he was a transmigrator.

Having come to this world more than a decade ago, he had long accepted the fact that he had become an Uchiha.

But what he could never accept was that he had arrived on the eve of the clan's extermination.

Half a year.

At most, half a year remained.

Shisui Uchiha would have one of his eyes stolen by Danzo, then be driven to jump from a cliff to his death.

Itachi Uchiha would slaughter his own parents and clansmen beneath the banner of so-called "village peace."

Fugaku Uchiha would choose to sit still and await death.

And the entire Uchiha Clan would be reduced overnight to a single Sasuke Uchiha, who understood nothing.

At that thought, Uchiha You could not help tugging at the corner of his mouth.

What a hellish start.

Other transmigrators either start with a system, get a Sage Body, become apprentices to the Legendary Sannin, or cling tightly to Naruto's thigh.

Me? I start as an Uchiha with a countdown to clan extermination.

And more absurdly, there are still people in the clan who want to reason with Konoha even when the blade is at their throats.

Reason with them?

Reason with whom?

Danzo Shimura?

Or the Third Hokage, who spoke of the Will of Fire while tacitly allowing Danzo to turn his blade against the Uchiha?

A cold glint flashed through Uchiha You's eyes.

He was not Shisui Uchiha.

Nor was he Itachi Uchiha.

He had no interest in sacrificing his own clan for the so-called greater good of the village.

Since Konoha's higher-ups had already prepared their butcher's knife, he did not mind cutting back with it first.

Just then, an Uchiha clansman hurried over.

"You!"

"Something happened!"

Uchiha You looked up.

The newcomer was Uchiha Chuan, a member of the Police Force. He was usually fairly composed, but now his face was full of anger and humiliation.

Uchiha You said evenly, "Take your time."

Gritting his teeth, Uchiha Chuan said, "Over at the commercial street, a vendor illegally occupied the road and injured an old man. Our Police Force went over to enforce the law, but not only did he refuse to cooperate, he even insulted the Uchiha in public."

"The villagers around him joined in too, saying that our Police Force was abusing its authority to bully people."

Uchiha You's expression did not change.

This was not the first time such a thing had happened recently.

Ever since the Nine-Tails Incident, the Uchiha Clan had been deliberately relocated to the edge of the village by Konoha's higher-ups.

Officially, it was for rebuilding the village. In truth, it was isolation and surveillance.

The Police Force should have been responsible for maintaining Konoha's public order, but under the deliberate guidance of Konoha's higher-ups over the years, the villagers had long regarded it as a tool for the Uchiha to oppress civilians.

If the Uchiha enforced the law strictly, they were abusing their power to bully others.

If the Uchiha did not enforce the law, they were useless parasites.

No matter what they did, the Uchiha were always the ones at fault.

Uchiha You asked, "Did you arrest him?"

Uchiha Chuan's face darkened.

"No."

Uchiha You looked at him.

"Why not?"

After a brief silence, Uchiha Chuan said in a low voice, "He said he was related to the Shimura Clan."

Shimura.

At those two words, the expressions of several nearby Uchiha clansmen changed.

The Shimura Clan was not one of Konoha's strongest ninja clans.

But all of Konoha knew there was someone standing behind the Shimura Clan.

Danzo Shimura.

The leader of Root.

The Hokage's advisor.

An old bastard who hid in the darkness yet could make many people shut their mouths.

Uchiha Chuan clenched his fists, his voice suppressed.

"You, if this gets out of hand, Danzo will definitely use it as an excuse."

"The captain and the others mean for us to endure it for now, then report it to the clan head once we return."

Endure it.

Again, endure it.

Uchiha You suddenly smiled.

The smile was faint, yet it inexplicably made Uchiha Chuan's heart tighten.

"Chuan, do you know what I hate hearing most?"

Uchiha Chuan froze.

Uchiha You slowly straightened up.

"Endure it."

"After the Nine-Tails Incident, the village suspected us, so we endured it."

"When the clan grounds were moved to the outskirts, we endured it."

"When the Anbu watched the clan grounds every day, we endured it."

"When the villagers insulted the Police Force, we still endured it."

"And then?"

"Did they back off?"

Uchiha Chuan fell silent.

Uchiha You continued, "No."

"The more we endure, the more they think the Uchiha are easy to bully."

"The more we retreat, the more they think the Uchiha are guilty."

"Today, a relative of the Shimura Clan can shit on the Police Force's head. Tomorrow, Root will dare put a blade to an Uchiha clansman's throat."

"Do you believe that?"

Uchiha Chuan opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Uchiha You was already walking out.

"Lead the way."

Uchiha Chuan's expression changed. "You, you're going there personally?"

Uchiha You did not look back.

"Otherwise?"

"Let them keep insulting us?"

"Or let the Police Force keep standing there and acting like cowards?"

Uchiha Chuan shuddered inwardly and hurriedly followed.

Konoha Commercial Street.

It was the busiest time of the morning.

The shops on both sides of the street were opening one after another, and villagers passed through in an endless stream.

Yet the middle of the street was packed with people.

Several Uchiha Police Force members stood amid the crowd, their expressions ugly.

Before them, a fat middle-aged man sat on the ground, slapping his thigh and howling.

"Everyone, come look!"

"The Uchiha Police Force is bullying people!"

"I only set up a stall here, and they want to overturn it and arrest me!"

"Is there any justice left? Is there no one under Lord Hokage to handle this?"

His stall sprawled across the middle of the street, taking up more than half the road.

Beside it, an old man clutched his arm, his face pale. He had clearly just been knocked down and injured.

Yet few of the watching villagers cared about the old man.

Most of their attention was fixed on the Uchiha Police Force members.

"The Uchiha again."

"The Police Force has been getting more and more excessive lately."

"He only set up a stall. Do they have to be so fierce?"

"Exactly. Everyone knows the Uchiha Clan uses the Police Force's authority to bully ordinary people every day."

"Shh, keep it down. They have the Sharingan. Be careful they remember your face."

As soon as those words were spoken, several muffled laughs rose from the crowd.

The faces of the Uchiha Police Force members turned ashen.

One of them could not help stepping forward.

"You illegally occupied the road, obstructed traffic, and injured a villager. We are merely taking you back to the Police Force for investigation in accordance with the law!"

The fat vendor immediately wailed even louder.

"Did everyone hear that?"

"They want to arrest me!"

"Just because I'm an ordinary person, just because I'm not an Uchiha, they want to arrest me!"

"Is there still any justice in Konoha?"

One young Uchiha was so furious that his eyes reddened.

"Bastard, you were clearly the one who attacked him first!"

But the fat vendor remained utterly fearless, sneering. "Try touching me."

"Let me tell you, my cousin-in-law's cousin is from the Shimura Clan!"