[{"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-37":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},2322234,4543,"Chapter 37: Uchiha Jin: Everything for the Hidden Leaf!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin is very straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he already controls the entire Uchiha clan, why still has no interest in seizing the clan leader’s authority?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed he take the post of Police Department head, Uchiha Jin flatly refused without hesitation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s still the same thing: rights and responsibilities must be equal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Uchiha Jin doesn’t accept these positions, he’s just an ordinary Chunin, and none of these messes fall on him—any problems? Go find Fugaku, the scapegoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Fugaku can solve them? What’s that to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does Fugaku even want to take the blame?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Fugaku’s face was dark with rage, his whole body trembling with fury, yet after a moment he still swallowed his anger and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Itachi, that troublesome child at home, and given Uchiha Jin’s ruthlessness, even just to leave his family a way out, he dared not openly break with Uchiha Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’s gotten used to it over the years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He endured the Hidden Leaf’s high command before; he can endure Uchiha Jin too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Fugaku’s expression calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he stood like a lifeless statue, motionless, even when meeting Hiruzen Sarutobi’s strange gaze, he merely coughed and pretended not to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind went blank; he was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itachi’re playing me like this, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a bitter laugh, teeth clenched: “Then if that’s how it is, Fugaku—tell me, how do Itachi propose to solve this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Me?” Fugaku looked bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to solve it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m just a figurehead with no authority—how the hell am I supposed to know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively glanced at Uchiha Jin, since this man was the real power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin rolled his eyes: “Fugaku, why are Itachi looking at me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hokage told Itachi to solve it—since Itachi’re the Police Department head, it’s your duty, no excuses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku coughed: “Uh—I’ll try?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi rolled his eyes: “Itachi’ll try? What the hell does that even mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does anyone in the Uchiha even listen to Itachi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Uchiha Jin could play games, Hiruzen had no time for it—he slammed his fist on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uchiha Jin, Itachi’ve gone too far!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop playing dumb—since Itachi chose to fight me within the rules, then Itachi must obey the village’s rules!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The village’s clans aren’t blind—the village has kept its promise. If Itachi now break it, I hope Itachi’re ready to face the consequences!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi’s face was cold and cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he’d already torn the mask off Uchiha Jin, and Fugaku was useless, he no longer bothered hiding his true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were any other matter, he’d never say this—he’d gladly let Uchiha Jin break the promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Police Department? Absolutely not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the foundation of the Uchiha’s hostility toward the village. Having been Hokage for decades, he knew better than anyone: ordinary villagers are the most forgetful, easiest to manipulate, and most easily bought with honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, though delayed, the Police Department still has legitimacy—villagers have no real grounds to blame them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Uchiha get more time, their bad reputation will fade, at best earning the label “useless,” but once they fail to solve anything, villagers will likely turn their resentment toward me, the Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else can be negotiated—except the Police Department. Even if I have to force it, it must return to its former state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this version of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Fugaku froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Hiruzen Sarutobi become like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this still the kind, gentle old man I remembered—only a little indecisive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Fugaku’s bewildered expression, Uchiha Jin’s face remained unchanged, but his tone turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the Hokage is speaking this way, I’ll agree to reopen the Police Department?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I break the promise?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the breach?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin is very straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Hiruzen Sarutobi tried playing bureaucratic games—so Uchiha Jin was happy to play along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Hiruzen has dropped the Hokage’s mask and speaks as a clan leader, Uchiha Jin has shed his Chunin disguise and stepped fully into his role as Uchiha patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed the table: “Uchiha Jin, don’t push too far!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I promised Itachi the Uchiha ancestral lands in exchange for peace and stability in the village.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, Itachi never made that clear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi exchanged for the Uchiha to return to work, for the Police Department to reopen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those were your exact words!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi’s eyes darkened; he took a deep drag of his cigarette: “Quibbling over words is meaningless—no one will believe Itachi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiruzen Sarutobi, Itachi’re wrong again,” Uchiha Jin shook his head. “It can be believed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Given past complaints about the Police Department, we’ve decided to reform completely—henceforth, all actions will follow the principles: laws must exist, laws must be followed, enforcement must be strict, violations must be punished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To prevent wrongful convictions and increase the happiness of Hidden Leaf villagers, the Uchiha will henceforth rely solely on evidence and strictly follow procedure in every case!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of this… is for the Hidden Leaf!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Uchiha Jin’s face radiated righteous conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi really think only the Hidden Leaf elite can wield the Will of Fire? For someone who’s endured nine years of compulsory education, I’m no worse than Itachi at this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi was instantly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Uchiha Jin in shock, his mind completely frozen—even as he frantically tried to think, he couldn’t find a single counterargument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fugaku was gaping in disbelief, his mind completely overloaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itachi can even do this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he led the Uchiha, he’d never imagined such tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now understood Hiruzen Sarutobi far better!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin was right: Hiruzen Sarutobi had always been a hypocrite, putting on a facade for outsiders, while he himself had been foolish enough to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Uchiha Jin’s rise, under his leadership, the Uchiha might truly have become dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath: “Uchiha Jin, what exactly do Itachi want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, to contribute to the Hidden Leaf!” Uchiha Jin didn’t hesitate: “Where the Hidden Leaf flies, the fire burns eternally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hokage, don’t get too moved—it’s all for the Hidden Leaf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodbye!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","499c8189fca48a562e82c0e82bcbfc1447f5a0df11290ac7d8dd7f47567402de","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-38","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-36",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]