Chapter 73: Fugaku Was Completely Stunned, His Mind Went Blank

"Uh, I'm fine."

"I'm very sorry, Mother and Father, I didn't see Itachi."

"It's just that the teacher taught me a lot today, and I was thinking about what he taught me."

Uchiha Itachi quickly spoke up.

Especially seeing his mother's worried face, a warm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but laugh and press her hand to her forehead: "Itachi, Itachi really scared me to death. As long as Itachi're fine, that's what matters!"

"Yes, I'm fine." Uchiha Itachi said: "Mother, I'm sorry. I won't do it again."

The mother and son chatted about daily matters with smiles, and Itachi remained gentle throughout.

As a mother, Mikoto didn't care about other things, so she certainly wouldn't ask too many questions.

As long as her own son was fine, she was very satisfied.

Fugaku, however, was different.

After the mother and son finished talking, he stood up with a serious expression.

"Itachi, come to the study with me."

"Yes, Father!"

At his father's request, Itachi's tone became serious.

Afterwards.

The two arrived at the study one after the other. Mikoto knew the father and son needed to discuss serious matters, so she sensibly brewed a pot of tea for them and then tactfully chose to leave.

The study was very quiet.

Fugaku didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"I am very curious."

"Although Jin is a strong member of the clan and has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan,"

"in just half a day, how much could he possibly teach Itachi?"

"To the point where Itachi were so focused that Itachi ignored everything around Itachi, to be honest, I am truly very curious."

"Itachi, would Itachi mind telling me?"

Uchiha Fugaku looked very curious.

Yes.

He is indeed somewhat hard to understand; after all, Itachi, as his own son, received the most elite instruction within the clan.

Having Uchiha Jin serve as his son's teacher, he had never actually expected Jin to truly teach his son anything.

The reason is also very simple.

Uchiha Jin is indeed formidable, but that is solely due to the Mangekyo Sharingan.

As for awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, it boils down entirely to luck; he does not believe Uchiha Jin possesses any method to achieve it.

Aside from the Mangekyo, what else does Uchiha Jin have?

He lost both parents young and was a dead last at the Ninja Academy; what could he possibly teach his son?

To put it bluntly.

Having Itachi take Uchiha Jin as a master was merely to build a relationship and forge a bond between the two.

With Uchiha Jin as a teacher, Itachi's path forward would be smoother.

Beyond that, nothing!

He did not even believe Jin could help him.

After all, something like the Mangekyo Sharingan consumes ocular power.

And ocular power cannot be replenished; every bit consumed is lost forever.

This dictates that Uchiha Jin's Mangekyo must never be used unless absolutely necessary.

Much like the nuclear bomb of his past life, it is a strategic asset.

Therefore.

Seeing his own son so focused that he even ignored himself and Mikoto, he naturally became interested.

Itachi received the most elite education within the clan; what exactly did Uchiha Jin teach to make Itachi so focused?

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Uchiha Itachi was unaware of his father's inner thoughts.

He pondered for a moment.

He felt that Jin's words were likely just basic principles, and he supposed there was nothing to hide.

He supposed any normal adult should understand them.

With this thought, he hesitated no longer.

He recounted his entire conversation with Jin from today in minute detail, then spoke with a helpless expression.

"That is how the matter stands."

"With only half a day, the teacher naturally had no time to train me."

"I simply saw the teacher interacting well with others in the village, and no one rejected him because of the Uchiha, so I couldn't help but tentatively ask him about the questions I couldn't resolve on the battlefield."

"Actually, at first I did not believe the teacher could truly answer me."

"But, who would have thought."

"I was too naive. The things the teacher guided me on were things I had never considered before."

"The world of adults is simply too complex; there are too many factors to consider."

"Before, I thought Father was somewhat weak; now I realize I was too naive."

"Every faction within the clan, even every individual, has different thoughts."

"For Father to make everyone obey on major issues must have been quite difficult."

"So, I must apologize to Itachi."

"Before, I was naive as a son; from now on, I will strive to improve myself so I can better assist Father."

Itachi spoke with deep emotion.

When discussing his gains from today, he could not help but sigh repeatedly.

He lamented how naive he had been in the past.

Uchiha Fugaku: "..."

Question marks filled his forehead, and his entire mind went blank.

He was stunned!

He had never heard of Uchiha Jin's theories before?

Is war really like this?

I didn't know that!

The issues Jin and Itachi considered were things Fugaku had never considered in his entire life.

The Uchiha thought process is simple: if Itachi say fight, then we fight; there is no need to consider anything else.

War is just war!

However.

After hearing Itachi's explanation, he pondered carefully and realized it actually made sense.

Especially regarding the Hidden Sand Village incident.

With Jin's analysis, it seemed that whether they succeeded or failed, the other party still profited.

Damn it!

Is this still war?

Population, land, resources, shifting contradictions...

Many questions he previously couldn't resolve suddenly made sense with this analysis; he felt he actually understood the answer.

Just like the Uchiha and the village.

Previously, he thought the Uchiha were too arrogant, even rebellious, which is why they never fit in with the village.

But using Jin's line of reasoning, he seemed to understand something.

But...

If pressed to explain it specifically, it felt as though a layer of fog had descended, leaving things hazy and unclear.

However, he knew.

Jin certainly knew!

Although Itachi's praise made him feel a bit embarrassed, he still couldn't help but speak up.

"Itachi, your teacher is right."

"Remember to study hard under your teacher in the future. Of course, if Itachi have time, Itachi might as well ask about the relationship between our Uchiha clan and the village."

"See what your teacher says, and when Itachi return, remember to tell Father. Got it?"

Yes.

Since he couldn't figure it out himself, he might as well go find someone who could.

After all, they were all Uchiha; family, essentially!

Now he was actually quite relieved that he had the foresight to have Itachi take on such an excellent teacher.

As for ninjutsu, whether he taught it or not didn't matter much.

But wisdom was the thing the Uchiha lacked most.

So.

On one hand, let Itachi study diligently under Jin, and in the process, ask about the relationship between the Uchiha and the village.

In that case.

When dealing with matters concerning the village and the Uchiha in the future, having Jin's perspective as a reference would allow him to handle things with ease.

By the way, there's also this.

Isn't Jin still holding the position of Chief of the Police Force?

This is directly tied to the village. Previously, he thought it was enough for Jin to just hold the title, but now it seems better to fully hand over the position to him and see how he handles the relationship between the Uchiha and the village.

Hmm, that's good!

I'll go talk to Jin tomorrow. As Chief of the Police Force, not showing up to work every day would have a bad impact!