[{"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-95":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},2322292,4543,"Chapter 95: Hashirama Defects, Uchiha Jin Receives Her!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-95",95,"\u003Cp>The leader, Nara, spoke up voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the mention of “Hashirama,” the other patrol members instinctively lowered their guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They may never have seen Hashirama, but they knew the name—she was one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the rumors spread by Uchiha Jin, they were well aware of the village’s high council’s persecution of the Senju clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Defect to Uchiha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go report it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama crossed her arms, her tone utterly flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, every member of the patrol froze, their minds going blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama defecting to Uchiha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could believe it; they instinctively thought it was a joke, for Hashirama’s status was far from ordinary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, none dared to neglect it; one of them immediately headed toward the clan grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two patrol members respectfully escorted Hashirama into the grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama was ushered into Jin’s courtyard and directly seated in the reception chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi’re Uchiha Jin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, please sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Hashirama before him, Uchiha Jin’s expression remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hashirama sat across from him, Jin poured her a cup of tea, then added with genuine curiosity: “I never expected Itachi’d choose to defect to Uchiha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the truth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the Fifth Hokage from the original timeline—and someone who held no affection for Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand years of hatred between Senju and Uchiha couldn’t be erased by merely founding a village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone says Tobirama Senju held resentment toward Uchiha, but that’s incorrect—it was the entire Senju clan that looked down on Uchiha, with only Hashirama Senju truly regarding them as friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama was no exception!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She merely refrained from openly targeting Uchiha, unlike the Konoha F4, because they all lived in the same village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s precisely why Uchiha Jin was curious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He assumed Hashirama would at most remain neutral, with a slim chance of becoming Fifth Hokage, and virtually zero chance of joining Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning she wanted to join Uchiha, his first thought was disbelief, his second: this woman had lost her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama’s expression remained calm; even as she looked at Uchiha Jin, her gaze carried a faint discomfort, yet she still took the tea he offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch, not even alcohol?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My apologies—I don’t drink. It clouds my judgment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin shook his head—he spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, he never liked alcohol; in this life, with the pressure so immense and his nerves constantly taut, he feared that if he drank even one sip, Root would kill him before he could sober up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, it’s the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Uchiha’s situation seems promising, it’s merely leveled with Konoha’s high council—only if this operation succeeds fully can they truly suppress the village leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely suppressing them—there’s still a long way to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi won’t drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then your life must be dreadfully dull. Even the Nara clan occasionally drinks to unwind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All Itachi do is plot and scheme—what joy is left in life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But whatever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s none of my business. As for why I chose to defect to Uchiha—just assume I got kicked in the head by a donkey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama drained the tea in one gulp, her mind clearing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I defected to Uchiha? Why did I just do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly sobered, she stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she despised Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha leaders, she never should’ve chosen to join Uchiha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a drunken mistake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it was done, all she could do was sigh—she had no idea what else to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she really tell Uchiha Jin she’d drunk a little, thought of the village’s darkness, and stormed over in a fit of rage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, on the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Hashirama didn’t reveal the truth, Uchiha Jin sensed her discomfort—and with the strong scent of alcohol clinging to her, he guessed it almost perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, he spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your words, Lady Hashirama, sound like a well-fed man complaining about a starving one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I didn’t scheme, Uchiha would’ve been wiped out long ago—and I’d be lucky to be nothing more than a missing-nin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under such immense pressure for survival, how could I afford to care about ‘joy’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand your situation roughly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uchiha allows free entry and exit—we never force anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Itachi regret your decision, Itachi’re free to leave at any time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uchiha Jin remained utterly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Hashirama’s mood, he immediately offered her this assurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Hashirama, as a medical ninja and the last Senju, could bring immense value to Uchiha, he didn’t truly care much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Uchiha Jin’s plans, she had never been part of the equation—so her departure meant nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had full confidence in himself—he could achieve all his goals through righteous means alone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hashirama froze, utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she appeared self-destructive daily, she knew herself well—even without bearing the Senju surname, the name “Hashirama” in Konoha remained irreplaceable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya wouldn’t have gone mad trying to bring her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at Uchiha Jin’s calm face, she felt a flicker of irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, so generous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t Itachi afraid I’ll become the Fifth Hokage? That would wreck your plans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I simply nod, every chaotic civilian ninja, every villager—even the Daimyo—will unquestionably accept my authority.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even among the clans Itachi’ve courted, I could win over a portion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t Itachi afraid of any of that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama was deeply confident—she truly believed she could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, on one condition:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must not purge Hiruzen and the other clans—otherwise, every clan would turn against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, during the Senju clan’s downfall, those clans played shameful roles; though they hated Hiruzen Sarutobi too, they feared her more as Fifth Hokage seeking vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she abandoned purging Konoha’s leadership, she would unquestionably ascend to the Fifth Hokage position.\u003C\u002Fp>",986,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","56996f3cff1647e546823c7708a2d3795a91a9042ad1ccdb5415e20ec40c1cc3","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-96","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-94",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]