[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to-":3,"chapter-uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Uchiha in Konoha, Starting Off by Standing Up to Konoha!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2322298,4543,"Chapter 101: The Uchiha Extreme? The Extreme One Is Hiruzen Sarutobi!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>Looking at Tsunade before him, Jiraiya stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never imagined that, in Tsunade and Orochimaru’s eyes, he looked like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched the oil-stained forehead protector, thinking of Tsunade’s words, yet ended up with nothing but a sigh—he couldn’t utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to explain his thoughts, but deep down he knew Tsunade wouldn’t listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Searching for a savior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that, in this lifetime, no one besides himself believed in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a helpless sigh—he understood his ideas had utterly failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still wanted to make one final plea: “Tsunade, don’t Itachi care about the village?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps the old man and the others have their flaws, but if Itachi truly hand the village over to the Uchiha, given their extreme nature, aren’t Itachi afraid it will be dragged into war?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade, sipping tea, grew even more disdainful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave Jiraiya one final look, then spoke calmly: “I see no extremism in the Uchiha—I only see extremism in the village’s high command, who are desperately smearing and pressuring the Uchiha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During my grandfather’s reign, though the Uchiha had grievances, both sides still communicated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since the old man took power, tension between the village and the Uchiha began.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did the Uchiha contribute little during the war? So many Uchiha died—why was there no positive recognition within the village? Why weren’t even their names placed on the Memorial Stone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And forget the distant past—just consider the Third Shinobi War.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi forced the entire Uchiha clan to face a single ninja village—and not just any village, but the Hidden Mist, the one with the greatest countermeasures against the Sharingan. Dare Itachi say this aligns with the Will of Fire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Nine-Tails attack had nothing to do with the Uchiha—yet because the one controlling the Nine-Tails had Sharingan eyes, Itachi directly blamed it all on the Uchiha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are the Uchiha the Hyuga? They don’t have the Caged Bird Seal, and many of their Sharingan have been lost—has the village any proof the Uchiha were responsible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I recall that night of the Nine-Tails attack, the Uchiha received orders from the old man to strictly forbid them from aiding Minato Namikaze—and the Uchiha, despite their frustration, obeyed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After Minato Namikaze rose to power, the Uchiha’s situation improved—so why would the Uchiha turn against him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are Itachi suggesting they were so afraid of living well that they wanted the old man who persecuted them to return to power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do the Uchiha have mental issues?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the old man returned to power, the Uchiha moved out of their clan grounds without protest, endured surveillance by the Anbu and Root, and tolerated the constant disappearances of Uchiha members in the village—yet they still endured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much more are Itachi asking them to endure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, under pressure from the village’s high command, the Uchiha have been forced to produce a single Uchiha Jin—and now Itachi tell me the Uchiha are extreme?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All I see is the Uchiha restraining themselves—even as the village targets them, they still choose restraint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do Itachi really think it would be hard for the Uchiha to launch a military rebellion right now, given their current situation? Do Itachi think the old man and his allies could actually stop the Uchiha’s rebellion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if the Uchiha wanted to seize power now, they’re still choosing restraint—using methods that cause the least harm to the village’s living strength, all so that even if they succeed, the village remains intact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi say the Uchiha are extreme—then where exactly is their extremism?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade’s tone was full of irritation, and her gaze at Jiraiya was as if she were looking at an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she not seen the Uchiha’s restraint and calmness in their actions, she never would have joined them—even in her drunken state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a Senju, and by nature, she harbored instinctive disdain for the Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she chose the Uchiha—how can Itachi call them radical?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi really think the other ninja clans of the village are fools?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Uchiha were truly extreme, even under Hiruzen Sarutobi’s brutal suppression, they would never have chosen to rally behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other clans saw the Uchiha’s restraint—and after enduring Hiruzen Sarutobi’s oppression, they ultimately chose to join the Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s words, in Tsunade’s eyes, were nothing but a damned prejudice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade now looked down on Jiraiya even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after hearing Tsunade’s words, his mind suddenly roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was like that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Uchiha hadn’t been restraining themselves all along, given the current state of Konoha’s high command, they truly couldn’t withstand a Uchiha rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he had nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya said nothing, and helplessly chose to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade didn’t bother seeing Jiraiya off—she simply watched him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After draining her teacup, she couldn’t help but sigh: “No wonder that little Uchiha likes tea—this is truly better than alcohol!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tsunade felt an indescribable sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially as she watched the village’s high command grow increasingly desolate, she felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She increasingly felt that the current Uchiha were what her two grandfathers had envisioned for Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell were the current Konoha high command anyway?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Tsunade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Shizune stepped out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes held a hint of discomfort; though she had never been close to her uncle Kato Dan—he had died when she was very young—now that she’d overheard Tsunade and Jiraiya’s conversation and learned he had died by conspiracy, her heart felt as if a heavy stone had settled upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It choked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade glanced at Shizune once—and instantly understood what she wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After long contemplation, she spoke directly: “What I just said was true—Dan’s death was indeed connected to me, and to his status as a genius.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under the old man’s rule, Konoha could accept genius ninja—but those geniuses had to serve him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, they had to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shouldn’t have told Shizune these things—but since she had now joined the Uchiha, there was no longer any need to hide them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Uchiha faction could easily protect Shizune now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shizune sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t articulate her feelings—it was simply too complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded, and asked no further questions.\u003C\u002Fp>",1079,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c7dd2ce6dadadd4bedbdebc713fa11edeec7372ba165f310f1d9160ede225eca","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-102","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-100",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]