Chapter 58

“Especially the squads on patrol; perhaps their strength is lackluster, but their Byakugan is active twenty-four hours a day.”

“Even if they cannot stop an external enemy, detecting your trail is no problem.”

“Even if Itachi use genjutsu, traces will surely remain, and sooner or later they will trace it back to Itachi.”

“...”

She looked panicked.

Although everyone had discussed this matter before, she had never truly taken it seriously.

After all, she knew better than anyone how strict the Hyuga clan's defenses were.

Perfectly infiltrating them was nothing short of a joke.

As one of the noble clans in the Hidden Leaf Village, second only to the Uchiha, the Hyuga's foundations were beyond what outsiders could imagine.

Who would have thought.

This time, Uchiha Jin brought it up again, and by his demeanor, he was serious.

While this brought her joy, it brought her even more fear.

She had imagined countless times, trying to escape the cage of her family, but it always proved to be a delusion.

But this time was different!

She naturally knew how powerful Uchiha Jin was.

His invincible figure from a few days ago still lingered in her mind; not to mention that the current Uchiha Jin had awakened the Uchiha's ultimate secret technique, the Mangekyo Sharingan!

“Enough, no need for that.” Uchiha Jin, with an air of pride: “Since we are friends, there is no need for more words.”

“Itachi just need to tell me what Itachi know about the Hyuga clan's defense maps, and even the locations of their patrols and hidden sentries.”

“As for the rest, I will handle it myself!”

Yes.

If it were before, he certainly would have had little interest in such a thankless task.

Now, however, it was different!

He knew too many of her secrets; if they were leaked, even if they couldn't kill her, they would cause him no small amount of trouble.

He couldn't very well kill her, could he?

So, forget it.

He would help Hyuga Ayako resolve this matter and make her truly one of his own.

Without sufficient affection, interests are far more stable.

As for winning her over?

Uchiha Jin had not considered it.

The trouble with the Hyuga branch family was too great; unless he could break the Caged Bird Seal, it would be meaningless.

As long as it didn't cause trouble, the rest didn't matter.

“Jin-kun, thank Itachi.” Hyuga Ayako took a deep breath, her eyes full of gratitude: “Whether we succeed or not, I will be grateful to Itachi for the rest of my life.”

She spoke very little.

Even when grateful in her heart, she did not say much.

She simply told Uchiha Jin everything she knew about the Hyuga clan's defensive forces, almost dumping it all out at once.

Uchiha Jin listened very carefully.

He even activated his Sharingan specifically to copy every word she said.

“Jin, can Itachi really do this alone?” Uchiha Shisui hesitated somewhat and couldn't help but speak up: “Otherwise, let's wait until the war ends, and I'll come back to act with Itachi.”

Uchiha Shisui looked slightly awkward.

He had proposed this matter, yet in the end, Jin was the one going to do the work for him.

For an honest man like Uchiha Shisui, this naturally felt uncomfortable.

Uchiha Jin, however, simply shook his head and refused.

“No, we absolutely cannot delay!”

“The sooner this matter is resolved, the better; the longer we drag it out, the more likely unknown troubles will arise.”

“Killing a member of the Hyuga main family is simple; the key is to prevent the Hyuga clan from linking his death to Ayako.”

“Otherwise, for us outsiders, it would be one thing; even if the Hyuga clan suspected, they would not dare to act against the Uchiha or the Nara.”

“But Ayako is different!”

“A mere Hyuga branch family member needs no reason to be dealt with.”

The others fell silent.

Uchiha Jin's reasoning was correct; the facts were exactly so!

The Uchiha, needless to say.

If the Hyuga clan truly dared to cause trouble, with the Uchiha clan's simple minds, they would not bother considering the truth of the matter; they would simply feel Itachi were looking down on them, the Uchiha.

Then, without distinguishing right from wrong, the two clans would fight first.

For the sake of Uchiha honor!

Under such circumstances, whether the matter was true or false was something the Uchiha simply did not care about.

The Nara clan, needless to say.

Even if Nara Kazama and the Nara leadership were not close, for the sake of the Nara clan's reputation, Nara Shikaku would have to stand firmly behind Nara Kazama.

As Hokage, where would Hiruzen Sarutobi stand?

This required no thought!

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio belonged to the Hokage's faction, while the Hyuga clan did not follow the Hokage's orders.

As long as one isn't foolish, they know what to do.

Instead, Hyuga Ayi!

If the Hyuga clan cannot deal with others, can they not deal with a single branch family member like her?

So.

For Ayi's safety, this must be settled before the Third War ends, and before she returns to Konoha.

"Then I'll trouble Itachi, Jin, with this matter!" Uchiha Shisui said with grave seriousness.

Uchiha Jin waved his hand.

Afterwards.

After confirming the matter, the group chatted casually for a while before Uchiha Fugaku arrived to visit.

Seeing Fugaku present, Uchiha Shisui and the others tactfully took their leave.

"Greetings, Clan Head!"

Uchiha Jin was equally perceptive.

After a brief glance at Uchiha Fugaku, he stood and bowed respectfully.

After all.

He had only fallen unconscious from chakra exhaustion, not from any other injury.

Now that he had awakened again, his chakra had long since recovered.

Before the tea table, host and guest took their seats.

Uchiha Jin poured a cup of tea for each of them, then sat quietly to the side, waiting silently for Uchiha Fugaku to continue.

Fugaku's expression was grave.

Looking at the steady Uchiha junior before him, he even felt a sense of disorientation.

He felt he was facing not an Uchiha, but a Nara who had planned before acting.

Yes.

Perhaps his decisiveness was lacking, but his insight remained.

Even though this was his first contact with Uchiha Jin, he could still sense that the person before him was unlike any other Uchiha!

After a moment of contemplation, he finally spoke.

"Perhaps this is somewhat rude."

"But the Mangekyo Sharingan is far too important to our clan."