Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 18 Uchiha Itachi

With the next clan leader already decided, it was naturally difficult to refuse the invitation from the current young clan leader. Moreover, Uchiha Genmoto had been planning to find an opportunity to talk to Uchiha Fugaku, so he readily agreed.

However, since the invitation was in the afternoon, and there was still time in the morning, Uchiha Gen went to Konoha Village to enjoy himself, eating some snacks, strolling around the streets, and soaking in the hot springs.

It was nearly 2 p.m. when they returned to the Uchiha clan's territory. Uchiha Gen came to visit, carrying a box of pastries.

Fugaku Uchiha's house was located in the center of the clan's territory, a location that could be described as being surrounded by stars.

However, the house is not luxurious; it is a two-story wooden villa, just a bit bigger with a larger yard, and not much different from the houses of other Uchiha clan members.

The Uchiha clan is different from the Hyuga clan. Although the clan head has great power and a high status, the overall atmosphere is more democratic.

In fact, the Uchiha clan also has a main family and a branch family. The difference between the two is that although the main family holds power, it does not oppress the branch family much.

Because the main family and branch family of the Uchiha clan are constantly switching.

Those who awaken the Sharingan are promoted to the main family, while those who do not awaken the Sharingan, whether ninjas or commoners, belong to the branch family.

Commoners earned a living through other means and were protected by the Uchiha clan.

Ninjas can work for the police department, but only as ordinary members. However, they are much safer than other ninjas, as they are protected by their families.

Those who awaken the Sharingan are qualified to wield power within the police force and the clan, becoming squad leaders, deputy squad leaders, squad leaders, captains, elders, or clan heads.

If you only have fighting skills but no management skills, you can't become an official; you can only become a high-ranking henchman in the family. However, the pay is very high, and you basically don't have to worry about money.

This is the foundation accumulated over a thousand years by the number one clan in the ninja world; ordinary ninjas have to suffer the hardship of doing missions to earn money.

Ninjas are a high-income, high-spending group, and they cannot be frugal, otherwise they are likely to die.

Jingle Bell……

Uchiha stood at the gate and rang the doorbell. The door was opened quickly.

A woman with long, straight black hair, black eyes, a gentle and soft face, and a calm and gentle temperament appeared.

"lady."

Uchiha Gen greeted him politely with a smile and a slight bow.

"Xuan's here! No need to be so polite, just call me Mikoto-nee."

"Please come in."

Mikoto Uchiha smiled gently, her tone mild, which made people feel good about her.

Uchiha Gen readily agreed, "Mikoto-nee."

Mikoto Uchiha may seem harmless, but Gen Uchiha did not underestimate her.

Mikoto Uchiha is also a ninja, and one who has awakened the Sharingan and is quite powerful.

Furthermore, according to Uchiha Gen, Uchiha Mikoto is the daughter of Uchiha Setsuna.

Uchiha Setsuna was the successor to Uchiha Madara's will. He was quite dissatisfied with the policies of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, in governing the Uchiha clan and always longed to wrest sovereignty back from the Senju clan.

Later, the Second Hokage noticed his instigation of the Uchiha clan to rebel and cause trouble. He was eventually arrested by members of the Anbu sent by the Second Hokage and imprisoned in jail, where he has not yet been released.

Nevertheless, Setsuna Uchiha remains a representative and leader of the hawkish faction within the Uchiha clan, and many hawkish Uchiha members admire him.

As the daughter of Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Mikoto represents the Uchiha hawks.

Mikoto Uchiha's support was indispensable in enabling Fugaku Uchiha to secure his position as the next head of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Gen followed Uchiha Mikoto into the courtyard. After taking off his shoes, he went inside and saw a child coming down the stairs.

"Itachi, we have a guest. Call him Gen-nii."

Uchiha Itachi bowed respectfully and obediently called out, "Brother Xuan."

Uchiha Gen smiled slightly: "Hello."

Alas, who could have imagined that such a polite child would later be so heartless as to slaughter his entire clan?

To be honest, from his current standpoint, he doesn't like Uchiha Itachi because he is also a member of the clan, but there's no need to call for his death against Itachi now.

They are still young, their thinking is not yet formed, and there is still a chance to change them. If they cannot be changed, then the only option is to find an opportunity to kill them.

Fugaku Uchiha was also a lunatic. Why would he take a three- or four-year-old child to the battlefield for no reason?

It would be strange if something went wrong if you went to experience the world's most brutal place without any buffer.

The ninja world is precocious, but this is too much of a case of forcing growth, and the end result is that they grow crooked.

In his view, Itachi Uchiha was too naive, too extreme, and too arrogant.

He thought he saw through everything, that he knew everything, that he could control everything, and that everything he did was right and just.

The Konoha leadership, who were well-versed in human nature, had long seen through his true nature and exploited this very psychology, making him completely fooled without even realizing it.

Without Itachi Uchiha's help, would Konoha really have dared to destroy the Uchiha clan?

Despite their suspicions, the Konoha leadership could not produce concrete evidence to prove that the Uchiha clan controlled the Nine-Tails.

The Sharingan is indeed the hallmark of the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha are indeed the most likely suspects. However, the Uchiha clan has existed for thousands of years. Who can guarantee that there are no lost bloodlines in the ninja world?

Unless there is evidence proving that it was indeed the Uchiha clan of Konoha who did it, this cannot be used as an official excuse.

Without concrete evidence, how could they dare to destroy the number one clan in the ninja world? What would the other clans in Konoha think of that?

If the Konoha leadership can wipe out the Uchiha without evidence today, can they wipe out us without evidence tomorrow?

If the Konoha leadership dares to do this, Konoha will inevitably become disaffected and its disintegration will not be far off.

In feudal society, the extermination of a family's entire clan was not a direct execution. Instead, the family would be arrested, tried, and given concrete evidence and a reasonable pretext before being formally executed.

Any country that dares to kill indiscriminately without a legitimate pretext, or to wipe out entire families, is doomed sooner or later.

Once rules and order collapse, the top will inevitably suffer the most severe backlash sooner or later!

Without Itachi Uchiha's help, Konoha could only destroy the Uchiha by waiting for them to officially seize power. But what kind of people are the Uchiha?

They claimed they wanted to seize power, but they dragged it out for several years, fearing both the immediate threat and the long shot. Their plans were vague and made it seem like a child's game.

On one hand, the Uchiha clan's secrecy plan was well-executed, as all the Konoha high-ranking officials knew about it; on the other hand, most of the Konoha ninja and villagers didn't know.

In Uchiha Gen's view, the Uchiha clan was more like a bunch of talkers, all talk and no action, but not really interested in seizing power.

More than anything, they wanted to use the threat of seizing power to force the Konoha leadership to make concessions and change the oppressed status quo of the Uchiha clan. Going further, they harbored ambitions to break out of the police department and gain even greater power.

Without the pretext of internal strife, the Uchiha clan could continue to exist even if they were monitored and suppressed, though their lives would be rather miserable.

The situation will gradually improve once the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, the Sixth Hokage Kakashi, and the Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki take office.

Even if Itachi Uchiha hadn't sided with Konoha, but with his own clan, Obito wouldn't have been able to wipe out the Uchiha clan.

The demise of the Uchiha clan was the result of the combined efforts of three parties. With the combined power of these three parties, plus Fugaku Uchiha's surrender and inaction, the Uchiha clan was able to be wiped out silently.

After the massacre of his clan, Itachi Uchiha calmed down and lived a very painful life.

It wasn't until he experienced life and death and was resurrected through Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War that Itachi Uchiha finally understood.

Itachi Uchiha said to Sasuke: It's okay if you don't forgive me. No matter what you become in the future, I will always love you.

The subtext is that even if Sasuke doesn't protect Konoha, she will still destroy it, and she still deeply loves him.

To hell with the Will of Fire, to hell with the village, my brother is the most important!

He disliked, even loathed, Itachi before he was resurrected; after he was resurrected, he still disliked Itachi, but he didn't hate him as much.

This is Uchiha Gen's humble opinion on the Uchiha clan and Uchiha Itachi.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Uchiha Gen remained completely expressionless, smiling and waving goodbye to Uchiha Itachi before following Uchiha Mikoto to the reception room.

Children are the most sensitive, and this is especially true for a child like Itachi Uchiha.

You can't show any malice, otherwise it will be harder to fool them later. Everyone will be wary of someone who harbors ill intentions...

These are just my humble opinions; please don't criticize if you disagree.

(End of this chapter)