[{"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-13":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},2322210,4543,"Chapter 13: Another Clan Meeting—Uchiha Jin Tears Off the Mask!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>Another clan meeting, again another clan meeting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin’s lips twitched; he couldn’t help slapping his own forehead, utterly speechless at Fugaku as clan head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any normal person knows: small matters get big meetings, big matters get small meetings—or no meeting at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because ordinary people lack the ability to resolve issues; instead, they’re easily swayed by rumors, led by the nose, and increase the risk of espionage exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, ordinary clan members only need to execute orders; when actually strategizing, fewer people are better—just ensure attendees have prestige, can command mid- and lower-rank members, and possess the ability to solve problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku calls meetings for everything and nothing, solves nothing, lacks the decisiveness a clan head should have, and doesn’t even know how to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a clan, this is pure stagnation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Fugaku is such a waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s definitely about the missing clan members and the village rumors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t even handle something this small? Can’t Itachi use your brains?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Constantly calling meetings—Itachi’ve got a mental defect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Shunaku frowned deeply and burst into curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t thought much of the constant clan meetings before, but after interacting with Uchiha Jin, he increasingly saw them as inefficient—wasting time with absolutely no benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the few operations since Uchiha Jin joined the radical faction, none involved any meetings—just a few men were given orders and acted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretive, efficient, flawless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the results were impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d spent his entire life attending clan meetings, yet never achieved a single thing through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough with the complaints!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re bored anyway. Fugaku’s still clan head. As long as it doesn’t touch core principles, giving him some face won’t hurt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tiehuo, go pick five radical faction elite jōnin to lend weight. Everyone else, strictly maintain patrol duties—visible and hidden sentries must closely monitor the compound. Don’t give Root any opening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Shunaku, let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin rose and walked straight out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shunaku naturally followed close behind, setting an example to affirm Jin’s position as leader of the radical faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin and Shunaku led the way, followed by Tiehuo and several nameless elite jōnin, arriving at the Nanha Shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their arrival, everyone present frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike last time, many lower-rank Uchiha now looked at the radicals with complex, thoughtful expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>recent events within the clan seemed to prove Uchiha Jin right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Uchiha are stubborn and single-minded, but not truly foolish. With contrast, they could sense something was off—yet due to longstanding trust in their faction elders, they hadn’t yet moved to join the radicals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Jin! Elder Shunaku!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did your radical faction send so few people? Why aren’t other Uchiha attending the meeting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this against protocol?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku sat at the head, his face radiating authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Itachi didn’t know his character, Itachi might actually be fooled on first meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his appearance genuinely carried the bearing of a clan head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sadly, he was all show—Fugaku was the classic case of looks over substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking their seats, Uchiha Jin straightened his robe, then smiled slowly: “Others must guard the compound from invasion, so they can’t attend the meeting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly mocking him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could speak, Shisui interrupted: “Jin-kun, Itachi should trust the clan head and the Hokage. Your radical faction’s actions are excessive—they clearly show Itachi don’t trust the clan head or the Hokage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This behavior is wrong. I hope the radical faction will remove its defenses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin didn’t even lift his eyelids, replying coldly: “I don’t trust the clan head or Hiruzen Sarutobi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi—” Shisui froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku was still clan head, and Hiruzen was Hokage—how could he be so disrespectful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such blunt honesty left him speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no matter what Itachi think inside, some surface respect is expected, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin didn’t care. He spoke again, coldly: “Lately, many in the clan compound have died—all of them Uchiha with three tomoe, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I reminded everyone at the last meeting. Yet Itachi fools actually gamble your subordinates’ lives on Fugaku and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s character?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi’re impressive. I admire Itachi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fugaku’s indecisiveness isn’t new. During war, the Uchiha earned victories, yet even the dead can’t enter the village’s memorial stone—do the villagers even know the Uchiha fought and died for the village?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Nine-Tails attack, the loss of our ancestral grounds, the Anbu surveillance...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each and every incident—Itachi truly have no brains!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good advice won’t save those who court death. If Itachi want to die, I won’t stop Itachi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But likewise,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“the radical faction rejects Fugaku as clan head—I, Uchiha Jin, am openly declaring it. I must protect the lives of radical faction members.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So stop wasting time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s get to the point—I have things to do after this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin was brutally direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last meeting, he still called Fugaku “clan head”—back then, his position was unstable. But now, with Uchiha members disappearing one after another while the radical faction suffered no losses, his competence was proven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His authority was established—he no longer needed to care about Fugaku!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The facts confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Uchiha Jin was now extremely disrespectful, the entire Nanha Shrine fell silent. No Uchiha spoke to stop him—not even the elders of the moderate and neutral factions remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every recent event had proven Fugaku unfit as clan head. Even if they couldn’t accept Uchiha Jin’s radicalism, they didn’t owe him any loyalty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this incompetent clan head, they’d long grown tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the silent Nanha Shrine, his face twisted with unpredictable fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glinted with murderous intent, especially when fixed on Uchiha Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was furious beyond reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed he’d bowed low outside the clan, endured humiliation, and inside, done everything possible to soothe everyone’s grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it all to balance the village and the clan? Wasn’t it all to ensure the Uchiha survived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal was clear: integrate into Konoha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But damn it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>why couldn’t these bastards understand?\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6ea6d406d9ba99ca770951a2c0e925ebfcc0c194c06f4fd6f57d3ae69b22bcf2","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-14","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-12",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]