[{"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-66":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},2322263,4543,"Chapter 66: Jiraiya: Endure It? Uchiha Jin: I Endure a Fuck!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Jiraiya fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not unaware of the village’s darkness—that was precisely why he chose to leave the village outright and wander the world in search of a savior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know the details of Danzō’s actions, but he knew Danzō was capable of anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he did not lose composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did he consider confronting Hiruzen Sarutobi, nor did he ever intend to truly eliminate Danzō, the Shadow of Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had the strength and resolve for such a thing, he would never have left the village in disappointment, placing his last hope in a future savior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a helpless sigh, Jiraiya spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jin, take a step back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I guarantee Danzō won’t act recklessly again—for the village’s sake, the Uchiha must endure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Konoha is currently in a transitional phase; hostile ninja villages still threaten us. Though war appears over, Konoha and the Hidden Cloud still face off at the border—no peace treaty has been signed yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know the Uchiha have been wronged, but for the village’s sake, Itachi must still step back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s tone was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was sincere, holding some regret, but mostly unwavering resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously, holy shit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itachi can't handle the village's elite, so Itachi think the Uchiha are easy to bully?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t truly angry—after all, he’d long known what kind of man Jiraiya was. Was it even worth getting angry under these circumstances?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin picked up his teacup and pointed with his left finger toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good riddance. Don’t see me out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we’ve reached this point, what’s the point of continuing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya felt humiliated and slammed his fist on the table: “Uchiha Jin, is there truly no room for negotiation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out!” Uchiha Jin, without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi really think your status as one of the Legendary Sannin means anything to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi think Itachi’re Kizaru from next door, possessing some godlike Devil Fruit power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For me, the Uchiha, to step back? I’ll step on your fucking head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya refused to yield, speaking directly: “Even for the village’s sake, I will stop Itachi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Irrelevant. I don’t care.” Uchiha Jin’s tone was grave: “I’ll say this one last time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Uchiha are prepared for total annihilation. I’ve already issued our final order to the clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If war breaks out with the village, our first move is to exterminate the Sarutobi clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the Uchiha still survive after killing the Sarutobi, our second target is the Transmigration, Mizukado, and Shimura clans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we still live after eliminating them, then we turn to ordinary civilians!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Until—we are all dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fujiwara and I, the two Uchiha with Mangekyo Sharingan, will vanish into the shadows and hunt Konoha ninja relentlessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless Konoha vows never to leave the village for missions again, we kill one the moment they step out, two if they leave together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe Konoha can survive until then—because if the Uchiha destroy themselves to inflict such damage on Konoha, Konoha will almost certainly collapse under attacks from other ninja villages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The core point is this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the Uchiha cease to exist, then Konoha has no reason to exist!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Itachi, Jiraiya, choose to act, the entire Uchiha clan will answer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Itachi want to play, go ahead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin was brutally direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Jiraiya no face whatsoever—he issued a final ultimatum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiraiya was utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see in Uchiha Jin’s eyes that this man was not joking—he had truly prepared to die with his entire clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man would not yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if it came to that, the village would be reduced to ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Jiraiya was instantly trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After long silence, he spoke again: “For the village’s sake, can the Uchiha not take even one step back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I return the same words to Itachi,” Uchiha Jin sneered: “For Konoha’s peace...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi should tell Hiruzen Sarutobi to step back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all for Konoha’s sake—why can’t the village take one step back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya was instantly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never considered this before—always, it was other clans and ninja who were asked to yield for the village’s sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how to respond!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Jiraiya completely stunned, Uchiha Jin spoke again: “Itachi’re far inferior to Hiruzen Sarutobi. The village’s current situation is beyond your ability to change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take my advice—go find your savior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A man without conviction like Itachi is destined to fail at resolving the village’s crisis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, don’t forget!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Hashirama Senju persuaded the Uchiha to join Konoha, he offered the position of Hokage as leverage—otherwise, we would never have come to Konoha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the village broke that promise, the Uchiha endured it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Tobirama Senju rose to power, he promised an Anbu Council vote—whichever candidate won the people’s support would become Hokage...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Uchiha endured it again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But when Tobirama Senju died, he outright discarded the Anbu Council vote—this double standard toward the Uchiha...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We endured it again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So listen to me, Jiraiya.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage because Tobirama Senju appointed him, because Kushina Uzumaki placed him on the throne—not because of Tobirama’s Anbu Council voting system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this alone, Hiruzen Sarutobi’s own hands are not clean!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the Second Hokage’s Shadow Guard, his duty was to die for the Hokage—yet when the Hokage died, he shamelessly took the Third Hokage’s seat for himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are Itachi trying to fool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin was merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already broken ties with the village's elite—Jiraiya's loyalty was inevitably bound to Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, what’s left to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s face darkened. After a long pause, he spoke coldly: “I don’t wish to dwell on past matters. I...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why shouldn’t we talk?” Uchiha Jin cut in immediately: “I insist on talking—and loudly, so the entire village hears!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiraiya was seething.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya heard this and felt deeply frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t Itachi just let me finish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he snapped: “Enough talk—let’s fight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re both ninja. Let’s settle this with a brawl.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're all ninja—let's settle this with a fight first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin refused to engage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin did not meet the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely glanced at Jiraiya with cold indifference and said dismissively, “I have no time to fight someone who can’t even make his own decisions—it means nothing to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I win, I gain nothing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So if Itachi dare oppose me, consider it the Hidden Leaf declaring war on the Uchiha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then the entire Uchiha clan will immediately turn and slaughter the Sarutobi clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ce36416a1f611d7afa142a3de6018d757cb58916184b2ef8e1c70c3210c5434a","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-67","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-65",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]