Chapter 227: The Elder Council is unwilling, wants to send Jin to the war front

Fugaku left.

He carried a bit of a sense of loss, but more of relief.

That the Uchiha could produce a genius like Jin, and one who was the political talent their clan lacked most.

He, as the Clan Head, could finally be a bit more at ease.

As for within the clan?

Without interference from the Konoha higher-ups, he was quite confident.

Even if he couldn't solve it completely, temporary suppression wouldn't be a problem.

After all, he still held the title of Clan Head.

Neither the radical nor the moderate factions dared to be too presumptuous toward him.

And after Fugaku left, Uchiha Jin also washed up and went straight to bed to rest.

And, on the other side.

Jin and Fugaku were asleep, but the atmosphere at the Hokage Building was heavy.

The Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat behind his desk, puffing away on his pipe.

He was thinking!

He didn't actually care about today's minor loss.

It was just three Anbu members!

As for those Root members, he cared even less.

Even without today's incident, he would have had to make a move himself to scheme against Danzo.

After all, he was too strong.

As his own blade, if Danzo were too strong, he, the master, wouldn't be able to hold onto it.

Uchiha Jin's move had actually saved him the trouble.

What he was thinking about now was Uchiha Jin as a person.

Indeed.

From the thief incident onwards, it had all been planned by him from start to finish.

His purpose was to test him.

As for suppressing the Uchiha and causing internal strife, those were actually just side benefits.

The core purpose was one thing: to test Uchiha Jin!

It wasn't even specifically targeted at Uchiha Jin; it was just a standard operating procedure for a Hokage.

The reason was simple.

Since Uchiha Jin had ascended to the position of Police Force Minister,

then whether he liked it or not, he was now a Konoha higher-up.

And Hiruzen Sarutobi knew too little about Uchiha Jin, and the two were destined to deal with each other for a long time, so he had to thoroughly understand Uchiha Jin's true nature.

Otherwise, he would definitely suffer a loss.

Know yourself and know your enemy, right?

As a qualified politician, this was considered a standard method.

But, sigh!

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi himself didn't expect that with such a slight test, he would directly test out a great white shark.

Damn it.

Uchiha Jin's ability made his heart jump.

But, it was still acceptable!

After all, it was the Uchiha; having a strong person pop up was a very normal thing.

But what truly surprised him, and even made him wary...

was his methods!

Aggressive, ruthless, and without scruples.

Even knowing they were Anbu and Root, he still dared to capture and kill them.

That would be fine.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have cared about just an aggressive Uchiha.

But, as it happened,

this guy was also cautious and careful, having considered everything.

He lacked the naivety of a young person, even lacked a sense of shame, not to mention the Will of Fire.

This way of handling things was simply that of an old silver coin.

"Hmm, not bad."

"Although there were some twists and turns, the goal was achieved."

"I have a handle on Uchiha Jin's temperament and methods now."

"Although this personality is a bit troublesome, since I've probed it in advance, it won't cause too much impact."

"At the very least,"

"it's better than being careless and getting scammed without knowing anything, right?"

"It seems that things like testing must be done often in the future, otherwise, it's hard to tell who is human and who is a ghost."

"Heh, interesting!"

"I really didn't expect that a ninja clan like the Uchiha could produce someone like a Nara."

"Next, it's time to designate a targeted plan."

"It's a pity Shikaku is still on the front lines."

Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself.

After thoroughly understanding this point, a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.