Konoha: We, the Uchiha, are ready to give up!

"Of course, just in case."

"If we want to carry out this decapitation operation, it would be best to find a time when King Jin is not in the village."

"Only in this way can we completely eliminate the sequence of doubts."

"Because for the village's higher-ups, it is Jin-jun who they fear the most."

"No one, including myself, cares about the village leadership!"

Nara Koji spoke slowly. "837"

As he spoke, both Jin and Kazama became serious.

Obviously.

They were quite convinced by Nara Koji's words, after all, Uchiha Jin had been too prominent during this period.

“This is not easy,” Nara Kazama said helplessly. “Unless a major crisis occurs, the village will not allow Jin-kun to leave the village.”

“If they choose to leave the village on their own, it would seem too deliberate.”

Nara Koji nodded.

He also expressed his complete agreement with his nephew's words.

Uchiha Jin frowned and remained silent.

After a moment of contemplation, he smiled and said.

"There's no need to rush. The war won't end so quickly, we have plenty of time to plan."

"The most important question now is, if I can't take action, who should?"

"We need to plan this carefully and make sure we don't leave any clues."

"Otherwise, if someone notices, it won't be a good thing for the Uchiha!"

Koji and Kazama nodded, having no objections.

There's nothing we can do about it!

Every plan and scheme carries risk; the wisdom of a sage can only mitigate risk, not eliminate it entirely.

Such a simple and crude strategy actually minimizes the probability of problems.

Reality isn't a movie or TV show; it can't be made to look fancy.

The more complex the plan, the more likely it is to run into problems.

of course.

Since everyone still has enough time, the big gift that Nara Koji is giving now is, in reality, just an outline of the operation. It's something like a pledge of allegiance, meant to help the Ino-Shika-Cho trio integrate into the Uchiha clan.

We can discuss the specific plans later.

As for today.

The most important thing is to plan a living area for the pig, deer, and butterflies and help them settle down.

And these.

Fugaku, Shiki Aburame, and the others went to do their work, while Uchiha Jin was in charge of the reception and confirmed that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio was harmless to the Uchiha.

Now that we've taken care of these things, the rest is just casual conversation.

Two hours later.

Fugaku and the others came to find them, saying that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's residence was now completely stable.

Uchiha Jin also expressed his opinion on the spot.

Pig, Deer, and Butterfly can be trusted completely, and can be considered as one of our own from now on.

Then, everyone was happy.

Fugaku and the others went to handle the aftermath, while Koji and Kazama went to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's new residence to comfort and persuade the new clan members.

Yes.

Although they have arrived at the Uchiha clan, most of them are still completely confused even now.

They know nothing.

The reason they haven't caused any trouble is simply because they received orders from the higher-ups within their clan.

and so.

If they want to settle down completely and live a good life in the Uchiha clan, that's something that Koji and Nara need to do.

Uchiha Jin had some free time.

Sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, he crossed his legs and held a purple clay teapot. While relaxing, he couldn't help but think about the impact of the events that had happened in the village that day on the future situation of the Uchiha clan.

"Yeah, not bad."

Overall, the situation is excellent!

"The Uchiha clan is growing stronger, while the Hokage's side is showing signs of decline."

"It seems we can lie low for a while until the war is completely over."

"For the time being, it's best to leave it as it is."

"The Uchiha clan has been eating too much lately, so it's best to stop for now and slowly digest the power they have."

"..."

Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered.

After he had completely figured it out, he stopped thinking about it and relaxed completely, lying on the rocking chair with his eyes closed to rest.

It's just a pity.

Just as he was in a daze, half asleep and half awake, someone came to his courtyard again.

He was very unhappy.

They had to come at this exact moment, of all times.

Didn't you see you just finished your work?

but.

He opened his eyes and, seeing it was Minato Namikaze, spoke in surprise.

"Brother Minato?"

"You're a rare guest! What brings you here today?"

Yes.

Since his return, Minato Namikaze has basically stayed indoors, except when trying to win over his confidants.

He understood the reason, of course.

It's all because of Rin Nohara.

and so.

Now that he had actually come to his home in person, and so swaggeringly at that, he was a little confused.

After all, nominally.

He, a direct descendant of the Hokage, was not on the same side as him.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but shake his head.

"You little brat, forget it!"

"Don't overthink it. I'm here on official business."

"The Hokage knows!"

He spoke softly.

He knew what Uchiha Jin was thinking, so he explained it himself before Jin could even ask.

Uchiha Jin quickly got up.

First, she invited Minato Namikaze to sit down, and then personally made him tea before she couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi sent you."

"That's interesting. What could possibly warrant such a personal visit?"

"There's no need for formalities between us, Brother Minato, just get straight to the point."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

Without any hesitation, he immediately explained the matter briefly.

immediately.

His gaze turned serious, and then he spoke, word by word.

"Jin-kun!"

"I know that the Uchiha clan and the village's higher-ups are fighting amongst themselves, and I can understand the specifics of the situation."