[{"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-67":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},2322264,4543,"Chapter 67: A Brutal Reprimand, Then Uchiha Jin Walks Away!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin looked utterly formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Itachi really think Itachi could force me to back down just because of the Legendary Sannin’s reputation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itachi’re dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Tsunade came here, I wouldn’t give her an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like I said earlier, the Uchiha owe nothing to Konoha—on the contrary, Konoha owes the Uchiha dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s current words might move Fugaku, that fool, but they mean nothing to me, Uchiha Jin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t argue? Then don’t talk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m talking about compensation and an apology, and Itachi throw me the damn Fire Will? I say Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rise was illegitimate and his hands are dirty—what the hell does the Fire Will have to do with that? And now Itachi threaten to fight me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Itachi say—don’t bring up the past!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On what grounds do Itachi refuse to talk? Do Itachi think I owe Itachi my respect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Itachi’ve chosen to act like a thug toward me, don’t blame Uchiha Jin for abandoning honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, I don’t have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan; I also fear the Asura chakra inside Naruto Uzumaki—I’m afraid killing him might awaken the Sage of Six Paths hiding in the shadows; and I’m afraid Konoha’s losses would be too great to hold the Land of Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing Konoha is easy, but the ninja world’s balance is already set—I must consider my clan’s future survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone, without the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, without Konoha’s protection, the Uchiha can barely withstand outside threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi think I want to talk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d have already controlled the Nine-Tails and blasted Konoha with a barrage of Tailed Beast Balls long ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“U-chi-ha Jin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do Itachi have any Fire Will at all? How dare Itachi make such threats?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi’re asking for death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya’s rage erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, his eyes flickered with murderous intent—he was truly enraged by Uchiha Jin’s audacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, Konoha was the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was allowed to damage it—even Tsunade in the original timeline nearly provoked Jiraiya’s killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Uchiha Jin before him, he had lost his earlier gentleness—he was now truly ready to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin’s face was filled with mockery; arms crossed, his lips curled in disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, angry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What right do Itachi, Jiraiya, have to be angry? Who the hell do Itachi think Itachi are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do Itachi really think I, Uchiha Jin, fear Itachi, one of the Legendary Sannin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi came here yourself to talk peace, yet Itachi can’t deliver compensation for Uchiha losses, a public apology, or the execution of Danzo—Itachi turn around and lecture me about the damn Fire Will, demanding I, the Uchiha, abandon everything for the village?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Itachi want to talk Fire Will, then let’s talk about the legitimacy of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rise to power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then Itachi say it’s been too long, Itachi don’t want to discuss it anymore, and now Itachi suggest we settle it with a fight because we’re all ninja?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Is the Uchiha easy to bully?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I kill the Sarutobi clan and murder your grandstudent Naruto Uzumaki—will Itachi, for the sake of the Fire Will and the greater good, forgive the Uchiha then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me tell Itachi, Jiraiya—I despise people like Itachi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When others bully the Uchiha, we’re expected to be magnanimous and forgive them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But when the Uchiha prepare to strike first—especially after Itachi’ve chosen to act first—Itachi can’t bear it when we retaliate defensively.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft, what a joke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hypocrite, get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Itachi truly push the Uchiha to the brink, I’ll go find Naruto Uzumaki right now and blast Konoha with a barrage of Tailed Beast Balls using the Nine-Tails!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget—I have the Mangekyo Sharingan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that mysterious man during the Nine-Tails Attack could control the Nine-Tails, so can I, Uchiha Jin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi really think your anger, Jiraiya, should make me afraid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he laid everything bare—he played open strategy and feared no one knowing his intentions; he simply used the harshest words to make Jiraiya understand he was not to be trifled with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Uchiha Jin, angrier than himself, he was genuinely startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he truly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder his master had summoned him back—this Uchiha Jin’s ferocity had placed the village right atop a powder keg; any spark could ignite civil war!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help asking: “How do Itachi know Naruto Uzumaki is the Nine-Tails jinchuriki?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiraiya, Itachi’re an idiot!” Uchiha Jin sneered. “Itachi should be asking who in the village doesn’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The village leadership openly says Naruto Uzumaki is a fox demon—even the commoners know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides the Nine-Tails, does Konoha have any other fox demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I truly can’t stand Itachi—a man who can’t even protect his own student, who doesn’t care if his grandstudent dies, and still dares to lecture me about the damn Fire Will?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How ridiculous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yue, show him out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin rose gracefully and walked straight toward the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was furious at Jiraiya—this typical idealist was even worse than Hashirama’s brand of idealism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set his dreams too high and never grounded himself in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a man only deserves to sit at the same table as Naruto Uzumaki—I shouldn’t have wasted my time meeting Jiraiya today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasted two hours and achieved nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking to this waste of space, Jiraiya, is less useful than going to play with Hiruzen Sarutobi—at least every time I meet Hiruzen, I extract plenty of benefits from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about Jiraiya?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A penniless beggar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he has is the damn Fire Will—nothing else. He’s not even worthy of my time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d rather go back and nurture my ocular power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>during my last battle with Danzo, I spent 10% of my ocular power. Though prolonged use of my Sharingan has accelerated my recovery rate several times over, this time the drain was excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Uchiha Jin’s estimate, he’d need at least a month and a half to fully restore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>watching Uchiha Jin leave, Jiraiya stood frozen, mouth open but unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>under Uchiha Yue’s smiling farewell, he could only leave Uchiha Jin’s courtyard helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he prepared to leave the Uchiha compound, he was stunned to see many members of the Ino-Shika-Cho clan—shopping for food on the streets, as if they lived there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, he even saw Kakashi and Might Guy?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya rubbed his eyes, muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Illusion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it must be an illusion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could Ino-Shika-Cho and Kakashi be here—in the Uchiha compound?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1100,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c727aa5a1e215788490fb4730d9acfd5f44ce818c5485cfaf386e387eab6badd","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-68","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-66",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]