Chapter 106

In the afternoon, at two o'clock.

In the Uchiha compound, within the small courtyard of the Uchiha Jin family.

He and Itachi had just finished eating and were sitting in the small courtyard to aid digestion.

"Master!"

"Recently, regarding the affairs of the Police Force, Father has mentioned a few things at home."

"But, I cannot understand!"

"Even if the village does not allocate funds to the Police Force, they should not transfer their grievances onto the heads of civilians, should they?"

"I cannot understand. Why?"

"Since I can think of this, Master, Itachi certainly could not have failed to think of it."

"So, why do this?"

Itachi frowned slightly between his brows.

It was clear that his contemplation of this matter had already continued for several days.

To be honest.

Having interacted with Jin so much, he knew that his master was, at his core, a kind person.

Otherwise.

He would have long since listed "687" Uchiha Jin on his enemy list.

So during this time, he tried not to dwell on the suffering of the civilians, hoping instead to figure out why his master would commit such acts.

But, unfortunately.

There was no answer!

He was still just a child, and once he found someone to confide in, he could not keep such thoughts bottled up for long.

So today, he finally asked.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin's face remained calm.

He had long anticipated this scene.

Itachi, after all.

Was essentially a kind child, and of course could not accept his behavior.

In fact, these past few days, he had also been thinking.

If Itachi couldn't hold back and asked, how would he explain this to him?

After pondering for a long time, he finally decided.

To tell the truth!

Lies cannot last.

Sooner or later, the day would come when they were exposed, and when that day arrived, it would be the day their master and disciple turned against each other.

So it was better to simply tell the truth directly.

Now.

Seeing that Itachi finally couldn't hold back and asked, he felt a weight lift from his heart.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke softly.

"I will tell Itachi the answer to this question later."

"For now, think about this: why did the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, entrust the Police Force to us, the Uchiha?"

"Itachi must know, he hated the Uchiha to the core."

"Back when the Hidden Leaf Village had not yet been established, Hashirama and Tobirama had three younger brothers, all of whom died at the hands of our Uchiha clan."

"Even after the Hidden Leaf was founded, Tobirama Senju continued to refer to us as the evil Uchiha!"

"Later, when Madara Uchiha left, his wariness of the Uchiha rose to an almost unbearable level."

"Under such circumstances, he still gave the Police Force to the Uchiha."

"Tell me, why?"

Uchiha Jin spoke softly.

Considering that people in this ninja world did not value education or inheritance regarding history.

So.

He first briefly explained to Itachi the feud between the Uchiha and Senju clans, especially the reason for Tobirama Senju's hatred of the Uchiha, before posing his question again.

Itachi looked utterly confused.

So, that was how it was?

The first two Hokage actually had three younger brothers.

And they died at the hands of the Uchiha; in that case, Tobirama Senju's hatred of the Uchiha made sense.

But, why?

If he hated the Uchiha so much, why entrust the Police Force, a department with real power, to them?

After pondering for a long time, he still shook his head.

"I don't know," Itachi said directly. "Please, Master, enlighten me."

Uchiha Jin nodded.

He hadn't expected Itachi to answer correctly; he only hoped that by phrasing it this way, Itachi would gain a deeper understanding of the deeply hidden grudges and entanglements within the village.

Thus ensuring that in the future, he would not be easily deceived.

That was enough!

Thinking this, he spoke directly.

"First of all, the Senju owe the Uchiha!"

"Although Hashirama and his brothers had three younger brothers who died at the hands of the Uchiha."

"But, at the same time."

"Madara Uchiha's younger brother, Izuna Uchiha, also died at the hands of the Senju clan."

"The thousand-year-long slaughter and feud between the two clans is essentially a messy account."

"There is nothing more to say about that."

"Tell me, regarding the Senju clan who killed his own brother, would Madara, then the Uchiha clan head, not hate Hashirama and Tobirama?"

"I can say for certain, he hated them to the core!"

"But Madara was still convinced by Hashirama and eventually founded the Hidden Leaf with him."

"The 'Wood' of the Senju clan and the 'Leaf' of the Uchiha clan; this is actually the origin of the Hidden Leaf Village."

"But Itachi know Madara's character; when the Hidden Leaf held the election for the First Hokage, naturally no ninja clan was willing to let Madara win."

"So Hashirama promised at the time that the Second Hokage would be from the Uchiha..."

"But, unfortunately."

"Even after Hashirama's death, the Second Hokage was still Tobirama Senju."

"The Senju clan broke their promise, which is why they gave the Police Force to the Uchiha."

"Actually, we Uchiha are very stupid."

"Itachi must know that the authority of the Police Force was actually ridiculously vast; if operated well, even the Hokage would find it hard to oppose."

"After all, the Police Force held legislative power, the power of interrogation and arrest, and subsequent judicial power."

"Think about it."

"The laws of the Hidden Leaf, the Police Force had the right to amend."

"To say Itachi are guilty and Itachi are guilty; what a great power is that?"

"This is also why the Uchiha accepted it back then; otherwise, how could the Senju clan's broken promise have been so easily overlooked?"

"However, the Uchiha were too stupid."

"They simply failed to see the immense power contained within the Police Force, and let it become what it is now, the lowest of the Hidden Leaf's seven major departments."

"The original duties of the Police Force were almost completely divided among the Anbu, the Interrogation and Torture Department, and the Administrative Department."

"This cannot be blamed on the Senju clan; after all, the power was given to Itachi Uchiha. It is simply that Itachi Uchiha do not know how to wield it."

"But, the second point."

"And the more important one: the Police Force was also a trap dug for the Uchiha."

"Although the Police Force's authority was absurdly vast, it was also the department closest to the common people."

"The common people are ignorant and possess a very severe herd mentality."

"Because they have little access to information from the upper echelons, they easily follow the crowd."

"The Uchiha, however, are an arrogant clan."

"The Uchiha disdain explanation, so they often do good deeds with bad intentions."

"Add to this the rumors spread by the Hidden Leaf's leadership, and this leads to the Uchiha's reputation worsening."

"This is the complex web of grudges and emotions between the Hidden Leaf's leadership, the Police Force, the Uchiha, and the Senju clan."

"First, understand these matters, and then I will answer your question."

"This is also a lesson I wish to teach Itachi: do not look at the surface of things; analyze their essence and view problems with a dialectical mindset."

"In this world, everything is very complex."

"If Itachi do not thoroughly understand the causes and consequences, Itachi will easily arrive at an answer completely opposite to the truth."

"..."