Chapter 76: Uchiha Reputation Stinks? Then Give an Example!

Konoha, the commercial district.

A simple two-story building served as the home of Teuchi and his daughter.

As commoners, even with a restaurant, their life remained somewhat tight.

Uchiha Jin, bringing a large pile of gifts, went directly to their door with Itachi.

"Uncle Teuchi, Ayame!"

"Today is truly a bother for Itachi, even causing Itachi to delay opening the shop."

Jin said with a smile.

Itachi, following behind him, bowed and greeted Teuchi and his daughter upon seeing them.

It must be said.

Although the Uchiha were arrogant, they were a noble family of Konoha, and Itachi's upbringing was truly exceptional.

Teuchi Ichiraku smiled.

Regarding Jin's words, he merely shook his head with a smile and said cheerfully, "It's no bother at all. Why bring so many things?"

"Go wash your hands quickly; I'm almost ready, and we can start the meal."

"And, young Itachi, is it?"

"We welcome your visit. Go wash your hands quickly."

"We are about to start the meal."

Uchiha Jin shrugged.

However.

Since he had visited often enough, he naturally felt no awkwardness.

He went to the small courtyard to wash his hands, and Itachi naturally followed him.

When the two returned after washing their hands, Teuchi had already set the dishes on the table and raised his glass upon seeing them return.

"Young Jin, congratulations on becoming a ninja."

"Thank Itachi, Uncle."

Just as the two clinked glasses, Ayame also raised hers: "And me!"

"Yes, right." Uchiha Jin said with a smile: "Thank Itachi too, Ayame. Itachi worked hard today."

Seeing Ayame still wearing her apron, he naturally understood that she had worked hard to help celebrate for him today.

Ayame wore a proud expression.

But after a moment, she spoke helplessly.

"Really, why must there be war?"

"I had originally invited Big Brother Minato and his three disciples."

"But, unfortunately."

"I asked around earlier; it seems they've gone on another mission."

Itachi's brow twitched.

Hearing the word 'war' immediately caught his attention.

However, since Ayame was just a commoner, he naturally had no intention of interjecting.

Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered.

Minato's team had only returned and rested for a day before being rushed out again?

If that's the case, the front-line war must be in a stalemate!

But, never mind.

It had nothing to do with him anyway, so he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

"By the way, Jin-kun," Ayame suddenly spoke up, "aren't Itachi a ninja too?"

"Why is it that everyone else has gone to the front, while Itachi can still be so leisurely in the village?"

Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched.

But he still smiled and said, "Because my strength is sufficient, I have now become an Uchiha Elder."

"According to the village and clan regulations, clan elders automatically withdraw from the ninja ranks and are henceforth exempt from village conscription."

There was no need to hide this fact.

Upon hearing this, Ayame and Teuchi looked at Uchiha Jin in utter shock.

"Itachi... an Elder?" Ayame asked, stunned.

Teuchi didn't speak, but sighed with emotion, "An Uchiha Elder!"

Uchiha Jin shrugged.

"Actually, not only am I an Elder, I also hold the position of Chief of the Police Force."

Hearing this, Teuchi and Ayame were even more shocked.

Indeed.

To them, the Chief of the Police Force counted as high-level village leadership.

"This is great news!"

"I've been dissatisfied with the Police Force for a long time. Now that Itachi, Jin-kun, are in charge, Itachi must thoroughly clean it up."

"That bunch of Uchiha are far too arrogant."

Ayame spoke up angrily.

Obviously.

As a Konoha villager, she basically held no goodwill toward the Uchiha.

On the other hand, Teuchi Ichiraku's tone turned serious.

"Ayame, don't be foolish."

"Jin and Itachi are also Uchiha; how can Itachi condemn them without knowing the facts?"

Ayame looked slightly embarrassed.

Realizing her mistake, she naturally understood that what she had just said was inappropriate.

"Um, sorry!" Ayame quickly apologized, "Jin-kun, Itachi-kun, I wasn't talking about Itachi two."

"Itachi two are very good, and Obito-kun is quite nice too."

"But most of the Uchiha are still not good!"

"I don't know how strong Itachi are now, Jin-kun, but since Itachi can become the Chief of the Police Force, Itachi can't continue to be so leisurely."

"Itachi must clean it up thoroughly!"

Uchiha Jin had a black line running down his face.

Regarding this request, he truly didn't know what to say.

After all, to put it bluntly, he was merely a figurehead at best and had never intended to actually go to work.

Besides, isn't lying flat and doing nothing much better?

Moreover, the Uchiha's reputation is rotten; changing that is very difficult!

At the very least.

Before the Third Hokage steps down, before killing Hiruzen Sarutobi and framing Danzo, solving this problem is almost impossible.

But...

Such words cannot be spoken directly, after all, Teuchi and his daughter are just commoners.

For such a complex issue, he did not want to drag the two of them into the vortex.

If he didn't answer, it would be somewhat impolite.

After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Jin spoke softly.

"Ayame, let me ask Itachi a question..."

"Itachi think the Uchiha are very bad, but can Itachi think about what specific wrongdoings they have committed?"

"Be specific, just say whatever comes to mind."

"If there is truly a problem, I will go back and handle it immediately!"

His tone was serious.

If Ayame could truly say something, he would indeed have the qualification to handle it.

However, unfortunately.

As Uchiha Jin spoke, Ayame fell directly into silence.

Even though she tried her best to think, in the end, she simply could not come up with a single incident.

Almost, in an instant.

She sensed something was wrong.

Indeed!

Since the Uchiha were so detestable, she felt an innate, inexplicable fear whenever she saw the Police Force in her daily life.

But after thinking it over carefully, she could not find a single concrete example.

This, what is happening?

Ayame fell into confusion.

Teuchi, for his part, was the same.

He too was thinking constantly, trying to find just one example.

But, it was no use!

Even though he exerted all his strength, he still could not find it.

He simply felt the Uchiha were detestable, but when it came to saying exactly what the Uchiha had done wrong, he could find no actual examples.

Teuchi and his daughter remained silent.

In fact, let alone them.

Even young Itachi was pondering this question.

However.

Though he could not figure it out either, he keenly sensed that there was a major problem here.

At this thought, he could not help but speak.

"Master, what exactly is going on?"

Itachi wore a look of confusion.

He truly could not understand, so naturally he could only look at the Uchiha Jin beside him.

Uchiha Jin's expression was calm.

After a long while, 5.6 spoke softly at last.

"The Uchiha!"

"Itachi can say they are proud, arrogant, foolish, and stubborn; Itachi can even say they are conceited!"

"To be honest, I also do not get along with the Uchiha; they are just a bunch of self-righteous fools."

"But, at the same time."

"The Uchiha have their own pride; they may look down on commoners, but they would never bully commoners."

"Bullying a group of weaklings would be a disgrace to the Uchiha!"