Chapter 70: Naruto Uzumaki? Too Shallow a Foundation!

In Konoha, on the commercial street.

After bidding farewell to Naruto Uzumaki and the others, Uchiha Jin led Sasuke toward home.

Night fell, with cool breezes blowing in gusts.

Uchiha Jin frowned slightly, thinking silently.

Naruto Uzumaki's team members were all decent people.

Although not as upright and righteous as in the original story, overall he was still considered quite good.

Compared to the rotten-to-the-core Konoha elders, Minato's team appeared far more innocent.

Especially Minato Namikaze.

Although rising from a commoner to this point meant he couldn't be as innocent as portrayed in the original drama,

still,

the sunny and cheerful Minato Namikaze truly was like a little sun.

No wonder.

In the original story, the Uchiha clan would unconditionally support him to become the Fourth Hokage.

Even Uchiha Jin, despite only meeting him for the first time, found it hard to feel any ill will toward him.

"Should I support Minato Namikaze?"

"If I do, once he takes power, I just need to help him survive the Nine-Tails incident, and then I can lie flat and be a salted fish?"

"No, I can't."

"Minato Namikaze is excellent in every way, but the problem is his foundation is far too weak."

"Even if I help him survive the Nine-Tails incident, he still won't be able to truly control Konoha."

"..."

Uchiha Jin shook his head and let out a bitter smile.

He, who only wanted to lie flat and be a salted fish, truly did not want to exhaust himself.

Nara Kazuma's plan was too troublesome!

If he could slack off, he truly did not want to make things so tiring.

Wouldn't it be great to just lie flat, slack off, quietly grow stronger, and then directly suppress the entire ninja world?

But, alas!

Minato Namikaze was merely a pawn; even if he truly became Hokage, he was destined to remain under Hiruzen Sarutobi's command.

He was just a puppet.

As a commoner, he had no foundation.

Even if he was a genius himself, even if a group of people were willing to follow him.

It wasn't enough!

More accurately, it was far from enough.

Without a ninja clan backing him, how could he fight Hiruzen Sarutobi?

That would be a joke!

How did Hiruzen Sarutobi secure his position as Hokage back then?

First, he was born into the Sarutobi clan, with every ninja in the entire clan offering unconditional support.

The Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans also sided with Hiruzen Sarutobi to gain power.

Asuma Sarutobi and Uchiha Kagami.

Their support for Hiruzen Sarutobi, while not as strong as those three clans, still counted as half-hearted backing since they were all disciples of the Second Hokage.

Furthermore, Asuma Sarutobi even managed to rally the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Even under these circumstances, Hiruzen Sarutobi still didn't secure his position firmly.

Instead, he only solidified his rule by winning the Second Great Ninja War through his command and incidentally wiping out the Senju clan.

What about Minato Namikaze?

First, he was a commoner, lacking any innate support from a ninja clan.

His master, Jiraiya, was a wanderer; although he had many supporters in Konoha, aside from his reputation, he had no real subordinates.

Overall, he could offer no support!

Although he was friends with people like Nara Shikaku, that was merely a good personal relationship.

On the surface, they would naturally respect this Hokage, but once Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi clashed, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio would side with Hiruzen Sarutobi without hesitation.

It had nothing to do with right or wrong; it was for the sake of their families.

Minato Namikaze's foundation was too thin, while Hiruzen Sarutobi's power was too great.

Even if their personal relationships with Minato Namikaze were excellent, when faced with the survival of their clans, they would side with Hiruzen Sarutobi even if they were extremely reluctant.

Throughout the entire original story,

until his death, the only power truly belonging to Minato Namikaze was the Hokage Guard Squad.

Merely four people!

He couldn't even take control of the Anbu Black Ops directly under the Hokage.

"Forget it, why think about this?"

"With Kazuma and Uchiha Shisui here, the original plan is already quite good."

"Let's just go home and sleep."

Shaking his head helplessly, Uchiha Jin didn't want to think too much.

However,

in his heart, he felt a slight regret.

The members of Minato's team were good people, but unfortunately, they were targeted by the old man Madara.

To awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan for Obito, Nohara Rin was most likely doomed to die.

Kakashi would most likely follow the same old path, and Minato Namikaze would probably still be unable to avoid death.

But, forget it.

It has little to do with me!

He was confined by Hiruzen Sarutobi and cannot even leave the Hidden Leaf Village gates now.

Worrying too much is useless; just lie flat and rot.

"Master, do Itachi hate the Uchiha?" Itachi suddenly spoke.

Uchiha Jin paused for a moment: "Why do Itachi ask?"

Itachi held nothing back.

He immediately recounted what Ayame had said once again.

Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched.

So that is how it is.

Ayame has sold me out!

He helplessly shook his head and said casually.

"If there was never any love, what is there to hate?"

"To me, the Uchiha clan is just a group of strangers."

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"Actually, to be honest."

"I didn't want to deal with the Uchiha at all, but through various coincidences, I ended up entangled with them."

"Of course, mainly because your father paid too much."

"Itachi can understand it as me being bought by your father with money."

Yes.

Regarding Fugaku's reckless spending, Uchiha Jin truly could not withstand it.

Money can make the ghost push the mill; the ancients did not deceive me!

"Uh, is that so?" Uchiha Itachi looked extremely awkward.

Clearly.

He never expected the truth of the matter to be like this.

Throwing money at every disagreement?

As the son of the clan head, he truly had no concept of money.

Uchiha Jin shook his head.

"Why think so much? Anyway, I will teach Itachi well. Just remember to come to my house tomorrow."

Seeing that the two had already reached the clan grounds, and not worrying that Itachi, the clan head's son, would get lost, he immediately waved his hand and prepared to go home to sleep.