"Are you sure that if Uchiha Setsuna is killed now, the Konoha Higher-Ups won't use this as leverage?"
"I can attack the village by 'modifying laws', so why can't the Konoha Higher-Ups use 'investigating Uchiha Setsuna's death' as a basis to specifically target the Uchiha?"
"When you do things, you can't just rely on reckless courage; you need to pay attention to methods and strategies, understand?"
Chapter 128: Fugaku Explodes When He Hears Jin is Going to the Front Lines!
Itachi fell silent.
It was only after Jin's words that he truly understood how perilous the situation the Uchiha faced was.
Don't be fooled by the last few days.
Uchiha Jin's actions had thrown the Konoha Higher-Ups into a frenzy.
But, in reality.
It didn't affect the overall situation!
The village's foundation remained stable; the Uchiha were still far from that.
You have to realize.
This was still during wartime!
Most of the Konoha Higher-Ups' power was not currently in the village!
But even so, even if Jin held the moral high ground.
Then what?
Last night, they were almost annihilated.
If his teacher hadn't dared to risk a mutual destruction, the current situation would be truly hard to say.
What about when the war ends in the future, and all the Konoha Higher-Ups' forces return to the village?
Thinking of this.
Itachi was drenched in sweat.
One must know that it was only after Jin's rise that the Uchiha had their current prosperity.
As the clan leader's son, Itachi knew for a fact.
Before Jin, the Konoha Higher-Ups, with just a Root, could make the Uchiha frantic.
At this moment, he understood.
No wonder.
His teacher and Uchiha Setsuna had a deep-seated hatred, yet he still remained here steadily.
At most, he only had his father, Fugaku, strictly supervise Uchiha Setsuna, and there was no fundamental reason to truly take action.
The Uchiha.
Despite being known as a prestigious Konoha clan, compared to the Konoha Higher-Ups.
Their power was too small!
The Uchiha's situation was already so difficult; if internal strife broke out, the Konoha Higher-Ups would wake up laughing.
Yes.
His teacher could kill Uchiha Setsuna, but he couldn't eliminate all the hardliners, could he?
He didn't even need his teacher's guidance to realize that the moment Elder Setsuna died, the next moment the Konoha Higher-Ups would immediately launch an investigation.
At that time.
As clues were leaked, would the Uchiha hardliners let it go?
The Uchiha already had very little power to deal with the Konoha Higher-Ups.
If they were to turn the power meant for dealing with the Konoha Higher-Ups into their own enemies.
Perhaps the Uchiha could collapse on their own without the Konoha Higher-Ups even needing to act.
After realizing this, Itachi solemnly spoke.
"Teacher, I understand."
"Your idea is correct; I was superficial before."
Jin slowly nodded.
After thinking for a moment, he continued.
"You should also have Shisui's ninja crows, right?"
"In the future, if you encounter problems you can't figure out, just use the ninja crow to contact me; don't just ponder on your own."
"This is what worries your teacher the most."
"You're indeed a genius, but you tend to get stuck in a rut too easily."
"I'm truly afraid that you might accidentally walk into a dead end and not be able to get out."
"I'm not worried about your ninjutsu training, but I am very worried about your way of thinking."
"If something comes up, don't overthink it; just contact your teacher!"
Uchiha Jin didn't waste words.
As he interacted with Itachi, their relationship had become very close.
So, when facing many things, he naturally no longer needed to consider too much.
He could just state it directly!
Hearing these words, Itachi's mouth twitched.
He truly hadn't expected that he would appear this way in his teacher's impression.
However, upon closer thought.
It seemed to be true!
Before he met his teacher, he kept many things to himself, relying entirely on his own understanding.
His father, Fugaku, was unreliable.
Even when he asked Shisui-nii, he was often confused about many things.
Besides understanding and supporting him, Shisui-nii couldn't say much else.
He could only offer a few official, boilerplate phrases, which were all very superficial, akin to skin-deep knowledge.
Thankfully!
He met Jin, a reliable teacher.
No matter what he asked, Jin could usually answer.
And it was all logical and well-reasoned, leaving him unable to refute.
Most importantly.
After his continuous deductions afterward, he could always prove that his teacher was right.
Even... after his continuous questioning, he even strangely discovered that many of his previous understandings were also superficial.
Thinking of this, he naturally nodded.
"Yes, I have Shisui-nii's ninja crow."
"In the future, if there's anything I can't figure out, I'll contact you, Teacher."
Itachi nodded and spoke.
Following that.
After thoroughly resolving Itachi's issues, Itachi went off to train on his own.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Jin.
After pondering for a moment, he went directly to find Fugaku at home.
"Jin-kun?"
"You're a rare visitor; why did you come today?"
"Mikoto, serve tea!"
Fugaku, who was at home handling clan affairs, smiled when he saw Uchiha Jin.
And, on the other side.
Mikoto greeted Jin and then smiled as she went to brew tea.
Uchiha Jin didn't waste words.