[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat":3,"chapter-naruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat-naruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Naruto: I'm an Uchiha, So I'm Lying Flat!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1946445,2676,"Chapter 39","naruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Had he started from the ground up, tackling small tasks and gradually uncovering the true nature of the world and power, he might well have become a revolutionary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew only the surface of many things, and with Hiruzen Sarutobi's persuasion, he was completely led astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he grasped this, Uchiha Jin's mind cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I wish to say remains what I said before,\" Uchiha Jin said in a low, somber tone, \"Nine-Tails, Itachi are too powerful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Itachi are too strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this statement again, Uchiha Shisui's face showed a hint of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha, or Hatake Sakumo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three events shared a common point, which was what Uchiha Jin had expressed at the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all too strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Uchiha, how strong was Hatake Sakumo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Head of the Anbu Black Ops, captain of the Jonin squad, and head of the Interrogation and Torture Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the seven major power departments of the Hidden Leaf Village, Hatake Sakumo alone held three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a few months before his suicide, he was even bestowed the title of \"Hokage's Half-Sleeve\" by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could almost be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Hatake Sakumo committed suicide, he was equivalent to a half-Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Hatake Sakumo's death, the head of the Anbu Black Ops was succeeded by Sarutobi Shinnosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jonin captain became Nara Shikaku, and the head of the Interrogation and Torture Department became Morino Ibiki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for these three, they shared a common characteristic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all members of the Hokage faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morino Ibiki was of commoner origin and only reached this level thanks to Sarutobi Hiruzen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nara Shikaku, needless to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ino-Shika-Cho trio was the traditional Hokage faction; whoever became Hokage, they firmly supported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Shinnosuke was even his own son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't thought of these things before, but now, reminded by Uchiha Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking carefully, he felt a chill run down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this still the kind and benevolent Lord Hokage he remembered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The honorable Hatake Sakumo, the half-Hokage, died so unclearly, while the Hokage faction emerged as the great victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hatake Kakashi joined the Hokage faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire power base of Hatake Sakumo was completely devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This still doesn't make sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did Hatake Sakumo commit suicide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Shisui's face was full of confusion; he found it hard to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his worldview shattered, he immediately found a point of contention and asked frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this cognition was completely different from what he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin, however, wore an expression of deep emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is precisely one point I admire about Hatake Sakumo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was a true ninja, so he could only choose suicide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was worried about the Hidden Leaf Village.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he had not chosen suicide, he would have had to fight the Hokage faction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Hidden Leaf Village fell into internal chaos, would other ninja villages let such a good opportunity pass?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the contrary, as long as he died, all matters could be resolved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hidden Leaf Village would not fall into chaos because of this; even to reduce the impact, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not dare to touch his son, Hatake Kakashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The facts were indeed so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hatake Kakashi became Minato Namikaze's disciple, thereby completely joining the Hokage faction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relying on this point, the Hokage faction completely absorbed Hatake Sakumo's loyalists into their ranks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hatake Sakumo's defeat was also an inevitable event.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baseness is the passport of the base, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can a noble person deal with the base?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more upright one is, the easier one is to deal with!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called victory of the Hokage faction was merely exploiting Hatake Sakumo's unwillingness to let the Hidden Leaf Village suffer because of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the place where I admire Hatake Sakumo, but I will never become him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying these words, Uchiha Jin fell completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had said what needed to be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he said any more, it would only make Uchiha Shisui's heart more chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him think and ponder on his own; he can talk about it after understanding these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished all this, Uchiha Jin lay on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, enjoying the sound of the waves and the golden sunlight above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Shisui looked utterly bewildered, his mind racing with thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body was drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Shisui, whose intelligence was already high and who was not as stubborn as Itachi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did not find it difficult to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more he understood,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the more pessimistic he became about the future of the Uchiha clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept thinking about it, yet could not find an answer for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Shisui's face grew paler, his eyes filled entirely with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Hiruzen Sarutobi, he could no longer trust him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although what Uchiha Jin had said was merely speculation, with no actual evidence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it still would not do!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a crucial matter as saving the clan, he dared not make even the slightest mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait... Uchiha Jin!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That's right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this guy can think of all this, how could he have no solution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he no longer hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately shook Uchiha Jin, who had been enjoying the moment with his eyes closed, right out of his reverie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jin, wake up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Itachi must have a way, so tell me quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I know Itachi have no affection for the clan because of the radicals, we all share the same blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can Itachi bear to watch the clan be destroyed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected Uchiha Shisui to come begging to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to say it today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because with matters like this, one certainly wouldn't dare to say much at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Uchiha Shisui is not Nara Kazama!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With someone like that, one can only guide them slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Uchiha Shisui had already said that, he was still unwilling to say much now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pouring a bit more mud on Hiruzen Sarutobi, that was no big problem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he immediately shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uchiha Shisui, stop shaking me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just a child; where would I have any solution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gap between the Uchiha and the Hokage faction is simply too huge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just think about our Uchiha: proud and arrogant, simple-minded, disdainful of all, arrogant and foolish, acting as if the heavens are number one and the Uchiha are number two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being foolish isn't the problem; the problem is being foolish without knowing it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acting as if relying on Uchiha glory, they could fight the heavens, the earth, and even thin air.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they don't know that the times have changed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were the Warring States period, when families fought on their own, as long as one's strength was great enough, one could crush everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what about now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the Hidden Leaf Village was established, we have entered the era of villages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the Uchiha are incredibly powerful, the others have already united!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Itachi think Itachi just need to take out Hiruzen, but actually, the moment Itachi make a move, Itachi are fighting Hiruzen, Shimura, Nara, Mito, Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, Inuzuka, plus the civilian faction and a whole host of others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Itachi learned from the Hyuga, looking as cowardly as they do, at worst Itachi'd just lose a bit of face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But can the Uchiha do that? No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, forget about fighting the entire Hidden Leaf; even just the Sarutobi clan alone is something the Uchiha cannot oppose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do Itachi still think it's the beginning of the Hidden Leaf's founding, when the Uchiha were a founding family and the Sarutobi were just joining?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiruzen Sarutobi has held the Hokage post for so many years; do Itachi know how many ninja the Sarutobi clan has now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over three thousand, nearly four thousand ninja.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Uchiha struggle to earn money by taking missions, while the Sarutobi clan controls the village's finances, using the village treasury to support their own family every year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The current Uchiha have at most six or seven hundred ninja, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And every time a war breaks out, it's the ninja of the various clans who are consumed; how many Sarutobi clan ninja have Itachi seen on the battlefield?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sarutobi clan's ninja keep expanding, while the Uchiha ninja keep getting consumed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can they compare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rebel against the village and seize the Hokage? Isn't that just nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just lining up the three or four thousand ninja of the Sarutobi clan, even if the Uchiha could fight three to one, what would it matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One spit from each person would drown Itachi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do Itachi understand now why I hide my strength, Uchiha Shisui?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Uchiha clan itself is a bunch of fools, and with Fugaku, this useless clan head, creating numerous factions, the clan can't even achieve basic unity now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would I want to be involved with a power like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hokage faction is no good either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those old silver foxes; if Itachi follow them, Itachi'd probably help them count the money even after they sell Itachi out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might as well just lie low and let things be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I advise Itachi to be more open-minded and worry less about all that useless stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing is hard in this world, as long as Itachi know how to give up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1613,"2026-06-15T05:19:49.393Z","2026-06-15T05:57:24.635Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","315452e16bd00bfd506e4b1d61a8453e2686bf0daab828e5f782e651ef941bf7","naruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat-chapter-40","naruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat-chapter-38",115,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnaruto-i-m-an-uchiha-so-i-m-lying-flat-cover.jpg"]