Uchiha Fugaku was silent!
He truly hadn't expected the elders of the clan to be so well-informed.
It had been no more than five hours since they learned of the matter, and yet the clan elders already knew.
No need to guess.
He knew it must be someone from the front lines, using the Ninja Cat Clan to relay information to the clan.
After a moment of thought, he spoke slowly.
"I understand your concerns."
"However, we are currently in a state of war, and all Konoha Ninja Clans are under the command of the Konoha Higher-Ups."
"I cannot make such arrangements without the Hokage's approval."
"But, don't rush."
"I have already reported this matter to the Konoha Higher-Ups through a special channel."
"Regarding Jin-kun's arrangements, I imagine we will receive accurate news within two days at the latest."
"And during this time, Jin-kun's safety will have to be entrusted to all of you!"
Yes.
Even though Uchiha Jin had awakened his Mangekyo,
He still hadn't thought of truly clashing with the Konoha Higher-Ups.
He sought to keep the clan stable as much as possible, and as for changing the Uchiha's reputation in Konoha, he placed his hopes on the next Hokage.
To put it bluntly,
He was a man of limited ability, inherently unsuited to be a clan head.
It was only when Uchiha Madara left Konoha that the Uchiha clan, in order to maintain peaceful coexistence with the village, pushed his lineage into the position of clan head.
What they valued was the weakness of this lineage!
Great ambition with little wisdom, outwardly fierce but inwardly timid, jealous of others but lacking authority.
Too many factions and unclear divisions, generals proud and orders inconsistent.
These words were used to evaluate Yuan Shao, but they were quite fitting for Uchiha Fugaku as well.
And indeed, it was true.
Hearing Fugaku's words, everyone felt quite displeased.
This was a Mangekyo Sharingan!
Its importance to the entire Uchiha clan was self-evident.
How could you simply hand over something of such strategic importance to the village to handle?
The Konoha Higher-Ups were an opposing faction!
It was fine to respect the village's leadership in some minor matters, but for something like a strategic nuclear weapon... alas!
Everyone exchanged glances, letting out a helpless sigh.
They, too, were powerless!
If it were within the clan, the elders would have the right to speak.
But they couldn't!
They were just a few Jonin; how could they not obey the clan head's decision?
"Yes, we will protect Uchiha Jin!"
Several Jonin nodded and then withdrew.
Uchiha Fugaku: "..."
He could, of course, see that these clan members had complaints about him.
He even knew himself that the village would surely make some moves once it learned about the Mangekyo Sharingan.
But he was also helpless.
The village was already targeting the Uchiha, and now, during wartime, if he were to take the lead in defying the village's decisions, the rift between the Uchiha and the village would deepen further.
Therefore,
He preferred to take a bit of a risk.
It must be said, his considerations also had their merits.
But, unfortunately,
He had no clear understanding of the overall situation.
Even if he respected the Konoha Higher-Ups this time and adopted an obedient stance, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not be grateful in the slightest; instead, he would become even more aggressive.
Conversely, if he didn't listen,
Because there were indeed special circumstances, and Konoha had not yet completed its true plans against the Uchiha,
Therefore,
Konoha would say nothing, at most cursing a few times behind his back.
And then, nothing!
In fact, because of this matter, they might become even more wary, but they would be even more hesitant to act.
Instead, Fugaku's actions were a direct sign of weakness, which would make Sarutobi Hiruzen disregard him even more.
Fearing power but not cherishing virtue, it was nothing less!
This was also the fundamental reason why Uchiha Jin, after transmigrating, chose to lay low and simply couldn't be bothered with Fugaku.
Getting close to this guy would lead to being screwed over by him sooner or later.
And, this time,
It was just unavoidable... Konoha, Hokage Building.
In the Hokage Office at this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the letter in his hand, his face clouded with uncertainty.
His eyes were filled with killing intent.
Because his greatest fear had now come to pass.
Uchiha!
Ever since the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, why had the Hokage lineage been so intolerant of the Uchiha?
This was the reason.
The Uchiha's Sharingan was simply too unreasonable.
No matter how weak they were before awakening it, once activated, their power would immediately skyrocket.
Secondly,
The Uchiha's minds also had issues!
Being arrogant and looking down on others, these things didn't matter so much.
The key issue was that the Uchiha were emotionally unstable.
Even if they appeared innocent and kind now, once provoked, their personalities would change drastically.
For other Ninja Clans, that wouldn't matter.
Even if your personality changed drastically, it wouldn't cause too much damage.
The Uchiha, however, were different.
After their personalities changed drastically, their strength would suddenly increase by a large margin.
Uchiha Obito was a prime example.
Before awakening, he was the dead last in his class, but simply by witnessing Nohara Rin's death, his entire personality changed drastically, and his strength skyrocketed countless times.
Relying on the bug-like Kamui, even Namikaze Minato, who was known as the Yellow Flash, couldn't handle this guy, Obito.
Facing such an unstable Ninja Clan, the Senju Hashirama brothers didn't seem to care much.
The two brothers,
Either their strength was sufficient, or their methods were clever enough.
In short, they didn't pay much attention to the mere Uchiha.