“The village belongs to everyone, and who serves as Hokage is naturally decided by everyone!”
Seeing Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane completely overpowered by Uchiha Jin, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly stepped in.
“And Jin-kun, your words are too extreme. The village is a big family for everyone, and there’s no hierarchy, just different roles…”
Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn’t let Uchiha Jin steer the conversation towards the topic of hierarchy. If the Uchiha clan were to establish themselves as the daimyo of Konoha, what would that make him, the Third Hokage?
A servant?
Damn!
If the situation didn’t constrain him, Hiruzen Sarutobi would love to show Uchiha Jin the terror of his ‘Reaper Death Seal’ as the ‘Strongest Hokage’!
“Right!”
Supported by Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane managed to catch her breath and added unwillingly.
“Don’t forget that Uchiha Madara betrayed Konoha. Have you all forgotten the losses from that war?”
“Shut up!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado inwardly cursed, but the next moment they felt Uchiha Jin’s powerful aura explode again.
“Uchiha Madara is Uchiha Madara! Uchiha is Uchiha!”
“When Uchiha Madara left the village, not a single member of the Uchiha clan followed him. Using him to slander my clan, Koharu Utatane, you’ve got a lot of nerve!”
“Who knows what you’re really thinking!”
Koharu Utatane, being repeatedly accused, something she hadn’t experienced in over a decade, couldn’t help but start arguing irrationally.
She didn’t realize that such unreasonable and elder-abusing behavior might work on others, but it was counterproductive with Uchiha Jin.
“Alright then!”
Uchiha Jin couldn’t help but laugh angrily, his eyes gleaming with a wild and intense aura that spread around.
“Uchiha Jin, you… what are you trying to do…”
Koharu Utatane felt a chill, barely maintaining her tough exterior as she accused.
“What am I trying to do?”
Uchiha Jin first shot Koharu Utatane a cold glance, then slowly looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and the other Konoha ninja present.
“Of course, I want to prove the innocence of the Uchiha clan!”
Saying this, Uchiha Jin dragged Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui forward, then flashed a cruel smile at Koharu Utatane.
“The Uchiha are clear of any wrongdoing and not afraid of any rumors. We are all ninjas here, and there are many ways to investigate memories!”
“Use whatever methods you have, today you will search the memories of my clan elder and clan leader. If I, Uchiha Jin, even frown, I am not a Konoha ninja!”
“Not just searching memories, even if you strip them naked and search them thoroughly, my clan elder and clan leader will cooperate to the end!”
Uchiha Fugaku: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Uchiha Shisui: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
“I always felt someone was out to get me, turns out it’s you, traitor!”
Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui exchanged glances filled with terror and shock, wondering if they were being set up by Jin.
“Uchiha Jin, what exactly do you want!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt this could be an opportunity to turn the tide of public opinion. Despite Danzo’s death, his head crushed, Hiruzen knew things wouldn’t be as simple as Uchiha Jin made them out to be.
“Nothing much!”
Uchiha Jin sneered, ignoring the two resentful glares beside him, and instead scanned Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
“Since the Uchiha clan is righteous and the village belongs to everyone, let’s search everyone’s memories to weed out the troublemakers!”
“This… this is impossible!”
Koharu Utatane immediately jumped out to the object, and Homura Mitokado added.
“Our memories contain the village’s core secrets…”
“Nonsense!”
Before Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane could continue, Uchiha Jin impatiently interrupted.
“Everyone here is part of Konoha’s core. Do you think any of us could be traitors?”
It’s you!
Although Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane didn’t speak, their expressive eyes said it all.
Uchiha Jin pretended not to notice and continued addressing the assembled ninja clans.
“If we are all scheming and hiding things from each other, what’s the point of this village existing? If we can’t trust each other, we might as well dissolve Konoha!”
“Let’s clear up all misunderstandings now, that’s the true Will of Fire!”
“What!”
Uchiha Jin looked again at Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.
“The Uchiha clan has nothing to hide, do the Mitokado and Utatane clans have any shady secrets?”
“You always talk about the Will of Fire, surely you don’t have a bad opinion of Konoha’s founding clan, the Uchiha!”
Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane remained silent, knowing any response would fall into Uchiha Jin’s trap, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi to find a solution.
Uchiha Jin smirked and turned to the closest ninja clan leader.
Hiashi Hyuga!
“What about the Hyuga clan?”
“I consider you the most embodying the Will of Fire. Surely you don’t blame Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha for the death of a branch family leader and the head family leader’s brother!”
Uchiha Jin’s tone suddenly turned pitying, then disdainful.
“After all, the branch family… the head family’s slaves… if they die, they die, what’s there to resent!”
“I quite like branding my donkey, and your caged bird seal looks nice. Maybe I’ll brand my donkey too!”
“You…”
Hiashi Hyuga gritted his teeth, killing intent surging, not solely directed at Uchiha Jin…
Uchiha Jin glanced at the silver-haired ANBU nearby.
“Kakashi, you should search too. I’m curious if you think your father, White Fang, deserved to die. After all, a ninja who doesn’t complete his mission doesn’t deserve to live, and you might betray the village because of your father. Hope you cooperate!”
“Don’t worry, I didn’t mean you!”
Before Kakashi could react, Uchiha Jin turned back to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
“My Police Force doesn’t have time to clean up after the Hokage Guard Platoon. You know what you’ve done!”
Uchiha Jin scanned the crowd again, and no one dared meet his gaze. No one wanted to clash with someone as unrestrained as him, especially given his terrifying Mangekyo Sharingan!
Tch!
Uchiha Jin laughed disdainfully, and then his crazed roar echoed.
“A bunch of sycophants, unworthy of standing with the Uchiha clan. Until a new Fifth Hokage is elected, the Uchiha clan and the Police Force no longer recognize any acting Hokage, and will only follow Konoha’s laws!”
“Henceforth, we listen to orders, not decrees!”
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