Chapter 87

This was just a story.

But what about within the Uchiha clan?

It applies just the same!

Just like the Nine-Tails captured by Hashirama Senju, whether you have the heart to rebel doesn't matter at all.

What matters is that you have the ability, and you are quite disobedient.

So that was it!

He had been trying to change the Uchiha's dire situation in Konoha for several years, but it hadn't changed at all.

Now, hearing Uchiha Jin's words, he finally understood the root cause.

But, at the same time.

Having completely understood the root cause, he realized that his past efforts were actually all in vain.

Thinking of this, there was a hint of despair in his eyes.

"Is it really impossible to change?"

"No, that's not right!"

"I can still ask Lord Hokage; he must have a way."

"When this mission ends, if I tell Lord Hokage about this, he will definitely help find a way."

"He is the Hokage, how could he not have a way?"

Shisui muttered to himself.

Yes.

Even though Uchiha Jin said so much, he still had an innate, deep trust in Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Uchiha Jin couldn't help but frown.

Although he didn't speak ill of Hiruzen Sarutobi, every sentence was inseparable from the Hokage's high-level officials.

Why was Shisui still like this?

No, absolutely not!

These words must never reach Hiruzen Sarutobi, otherwise, he would definitely find a way to kill him next.

He had been impulsive.

He shouldn't have said so much to Shisui!

What to do?

His brain worked at high speed, and after a moment, he suddenly asked.

"By the way, Shisui."

"How do you view Sakumo Hatake's suicide?"

"I want to hear your opinion."

Shisui was blank.

He was having a headache about the family, why bring up Sakumo Hatake?

However.

Through this conversation, he also understood that this younger brother, whom he could only silently take care of in his heart, was definitely much more insightful than himself.

So he didn't refute, but instead pondered silently.

After a moment.

He took a deep breath and spoke his true thoughts.

"Sakumo Hatake was a great ninja."

"Although the villagers slandered him, it doesn't stop me from recognizing him."

"It's just a pity."

"He clearly had a bright future, but ended up committing suicide."

Uchiha Jin nodded.

Shisui's words were not unexpected.

Even though Sakumo Hatake had already committed suicide, he still had many supporters in Konoha.

Didn't you see?

Even after Sakumo Hatake died, didn't Hiruzen Sarutobi have Minato Namikaze—the future Fourth Hokage in his heart, the orthodox Hokage faction—become Kakashi Hatake's teacher?

Why?

On one hand, to soothe the people's hearts.

It was to tell Sakumo Hatake's supporters that he wouldn't secretly deal with Kakashi, but instead would directly incorporate Kakashi into the Hokage faction.

But, more importantly.

It was also to use this matter to pull all of Sakumo Hatake's supporters into his own hands.

Thinking about it for a moment, Uchiha Jin continued.

"I have a question."

"The mission Sakumo Hatake was performing back then was an S-rank mission, right?"

"According to normal circumstances, missions from B-rank have confidentiality levels, and A-rank missions are known only to the high-level officials."

"How could an S-rank mission, the highest level of confidentiality, suddenly become known to everyone in Konoha?"

"What about the confidentiality level? Was it eaten by a dog?"

"Who exactly leaked it, and why hasn't it been investigated to this day?"

"More accurately, was there even an investigation?"

"Did the matter just end once Sakumo Hatake died?"

Shisui was dumbfounded!

Yeah.

How did that highest-level mission become known to everyone?

And it happened within a day; even if it was leaked by accident, it couldn't have spread that fast, right?

And also.

Just as Uchiha Jin said, how could there not even be an investigation into such a high-level leak in the village?

Vaguely.

Shisui smelled the scent of a conspiracy.

Because of these various abnormalities, he understood that the Konoha high-level officials must know the real reason for this leak.

But, they didn't investigate.

That in itself was enough to explain everything!

This caused his trust in the Konoha high-level officials, or even his trust in the "Will of Fire," to quietly tear open a crack.

Thinking of how Uchiha Jin suddenly brought this up when he mentioned wanting to find the Hokage, he vaguely understood what Jin wanted to express.

Taking a deep breath and wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he shook his head and said.

"Jin-kun, just say it directly."

"Although I trust Lord Hokage, I also have my own ability to think."

"What exactly do you want to express? Just say it."

Hearing this.

Uchiha Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

Good.

Although Shisui had joined the Hokage faction, he was essentially still doing it for the Uchiha.

It was just that his philosophy wasn't supported in the clan, and it just so happened that Hiruzen Sarutobi extended an olive branch.

To put it bluntly.

He had no choice!

In this regard, he was different from Itachi.

That filial son Itachi had been led astray by Fugaku from a young age.

Once brainwashed by the "Will of Fire," he committed a great act of righteousness by destroying his own kin for the sake of the village.

His situation was a typical case of an unstable foundation. ===== CHAPTER 88 =====