[{"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-42":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},2322239,4543,"Chapter 42: The Village in Chaos, All Clans Fall Silent!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>Hiruzen Sarutobi was certainly not foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, Danzo was still too green—did he really think Uchiha Jin was a soft target?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he gave Danzo these men, it was hard to say how many would survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Danzo truly failed, it didn’t matter—at least it would drain some of Uchiha Jin’s ocular power, which was a major advantage for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for provoking the Uchiha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared nothing more than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had he chosen to bide his time now? Because as Hokage, his authority was insufficient, he had no legitimate reason to directly target the Uchiha, and no other clans would support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the Uchiha rebelled, those clans would have no choice but to act!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’m at ease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade and Mizukami En exchanged a glance, then both nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed there was nothing more to discuss, they naturally left immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Leaf Village was in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conspiracy theories filled the air; countless people whispered among themselves, especially when glancing toward the Hokage Tower, each instinctively showing a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one paid close enough attention, they’d notice the street before the Hokage Tower was utterly silent—no pedestrians at all today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those who had to pass by would rather take a long detour than walk past the Hokage Tower’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shimura-san, how could this happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, I always found it strange—B-rank missions are top secret, yet S-rank intelligence leaked out so suddenly, spreading through the entire village in a single day, and even the Hokage’s inner circle remained silent…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suppose Shimura’s suicide was to protect Kakashi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—if he hadn’t killed himself, Kakashi wouldn’t have survived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the streets, gossip buzzed everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Kakashi, as an ANBU member wearing his mask, crouched in the shadows nearby, deaf to the murmurs around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an ANBU of the Hidden Leaf, how could he not have guessed after all these years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he was utterly numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after the deaths of Obito, Rin, and the Fourth Hokage and his wife—he was little more than a walking corpse, merely going through the motions of life each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revenge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s meaningless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he avenged him, would his father come back to life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was exactly like the name Shimura had given him—a scarecrow planted in a field; he was nothing but a hollow shell, a living corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kakashi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kakashi sank into memory, a spiky head appeared above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi’s face darkened: “Guy, stop it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m on a mission—I can’t talk to Itachi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might Guy ignored him completely, pulling him into a tight hug: “Is it true what everyone’s saying? Was your father really…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guy, shut up!” Kakashi’s eyes turned icy: “Don’t speak nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This has nothing to do with Itachi. Pretend Itachi never heard those words. Go do your own job.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get involved in this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi’s tone was chillingly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might Guy was one of the very few friends he truly recognized—no exceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kurenai and Asuma were merely colleagues, nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want Might Guy to be endangered—he knew exactly how deep the waters here ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might Guy: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Kakashi’s grim expression, his heart sank instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might be simple, but he wasn’t stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Kakashi saying this much, how could he not understand the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a helpless sigh, he could only nod heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried a thread of resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he understood, what could he do? Shimura had been dead for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even confronting the Hokage—what good would it do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill the Hokage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want the Hidden Leaf to fall into chaos—it was his home, after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Kakashi exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slumped back into his usual lazy posture: “Guy, go home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Might Guy nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi watched Might Guy leave, then stared at the increasingly chaotic village, letting out a helpless sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a struggle between the Uchiha and the Hidden Leaf’s high command—what could a nobody like him do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a Jonin elite, in today’s Hidden Leaf, he was truly just a nobody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, on the second floor of a teahouse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio sat drinking tea—they had heard the whispers below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Uchiha are ruthless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shikamaru Nara shook his head, then his tone turned serious: “Kakashi, should we get involved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get involved?\" Nara Shikaku, his lip twitching, asked: \"And then what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi is a bastard, if we remove him, who do Itachi plan to put in as the Fifth Hokage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the current state of the Hidden Leaf, who even has the qualification to be the Fifth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Danzo? Or the Uchiha?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shikamaru Nara fell silent instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Leaf was too weak now—only Hiruzen Sarutobi could suppress the Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we actually removed Hiruzen Sarutobi, who could possibly control the Uchiha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Minato Namikaze sacrificed himself, why did everyone grit their teeth and choose Hiruzen Sarutobi? Precisely to have him hold back the Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, my head hurts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hidden Leaf is in a generational void—there isn’t even one person capable of holding the line.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly ruthless—he wiped out so many of the Hidden Leaf’s strongest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shikamaru Nara sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nara Shikaku let out a bitter smile—but what good would complaining do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if furious, they had to swallow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, it wasn’t just the Ino-Shika-Cho—other clans hadn’t intervened either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fears were all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t care who took power—but the Uchiha absolutely could not. Because the Uchiha were the founding clan of the Hidden Leaf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All talk about their extreme temperament was nonsense—the real reason was simply this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Uchiha were too strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Uchiha ever seized power, with their strength and control over the Hidden Leaf, the village would become nothing but a Uchiha vassal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Senju and Uzumaki clans fell, why didn’t any of these clans lift a finger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same logic applies—these great ninja clans are simply too powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all wish for these great ninja clans to vanish, otherwise none of these bloodline families can rise to prominence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this is not unique to the Hidden Leaf Village—other ninja villages do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although no formal agreement was reached, every village’s actions are nearly identical: while promoting civilian ninjas, they intensify efforts to weaken the great ninja clans within their own villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>compared to the troubled Yamato Kinoichi and Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choji has kept eating and has no interest whatsoever in these matters.\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1297efb62da91a4190214560e7fae9baee6db515f21e0a2b0a9f2fdb31e1e263","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-43","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-41",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]