The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"To ensure the fairness of this new law, the Konoha Police Department cannot consist only of members from our Uchiha clan!"

In fact, the Konoha Police Department wields considerable power, because aside from the policies issued by the village, it can formulate and modify the laws and regulations it enforces.

However, at the very beginning of the establishment of the Konoha Police Department, when it was not yet the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, a rough set of rules was drawn up for the Konoha Police Department.

That law was created decades ago when Konoha was first established. It is certainly not suitable for today's changing times, but the Uchiha clan has never thought of modifying it and has continued to use that law to this day!

This is one of the reasons for the great conflict between the Konoha Guard and the villagers of Konoha!

"legislation?"

Both Uchiha Setsuna and Uchiha Ya frowned upon hearing this.

They didn't know much about this stuff and just felt it would be a lot of trouble.

"Without strict laws, authority cannot be established! Without rules, nothing can be accomplished!" Uchiha Jin said solemnly, "Only by formulating a suitable set of laws can we gain people's trust when enforcing them!"

"As long as the Konoha Police Department adheres to the sixteen-character principle of 'having laws to follow, enforcing laws strictly, and punishing violations,' even if I, the Uchiha, am ruthless, the villagers of Konoha won't say much."

"After all, the rules have been clearly stated: wrong is wrong, and right is right!"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin continued, "Of course, in addition to that, the responsibilities of the Konoha Police Department also need to be further subdivided. Law enforcement power and judicial power must be separated. Only in this way can fairness and justice be guaranteed to the greatest extent!"

"At the same time, not all members of the Konoha Police Department need to be ninjas. Using ninjas to handle neighborhood disputes is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. Those who enforce the law will be unhappy, and those who are enforced will be timid and dare not speak the truth!"

"Besides the commoners of my Uchiha clan, we can also recruit some ninjas from other clans in the village, or commoner ninjas and ordinary villagers to join the guard department and assign them those thankless tasks."

"In this way, the core power of the Konoha Guard will still be in the hands of my Uchiha clan, but the conflict with the villagers can be shifted elsewhere!"

"Over time, the image of my Uchiha clan among the villagers will naturally begin to change!"

"As long as we retain core power in the Konoha Police Department, this is something we can try," Uchiha Ya said after a moment's thought. "Besides that, what else do we need to do?"

Uchiha Jin said calmly, "The first is to change the villagers' preconceived notions about the Uchiha clan, and the second is naturally to befriend other clans and make allies!"

"The most important thing in making allies is the exchange of benefits, and the Konoha Guard is a good channel for that."

"Including ninjas from other clans in the Konoha Police Department is also a form of exchange of benefits!"

"Of course, the intricacies involved are quite complex, and I won't go into detail here!"

"As long as we improve the relationship between our clan and the villagers, and also build good relations with other clans, the Uchiha will have the foundation to compete for the Hokage title!"

"Although Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other old guys seem to be very popular in Konoha, their actions have actually been seen by other clans. Otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have announced his abdication at this time."

"As long as we Uchiha have the foundation to compete for the Hokage position, and are willing to pay certain benefits, the Uchiha can certainly take the Hokage position!"

Chapter 135 Seizure of Power, Coup!

Uchiha Jin's words stirred the hearts of all the Uchiha in the secret room. This was the first time someone had completely revealed a path to the Hokage position to them. How could they not be excited!

Uchiha Shasuke suppressed the tremor in his heart, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and looked at Uchiha Jin with a question: "Winning people's hearts and making allies, I have no objection to these measures, and I also admit that your methods are indeed unique."

"But I still have a question: what if those old guys like Hiruzen Sarutobi interfere?"

"I believe that Hiruzen Sarutobi and his men will absolutely not stand idly by and watch the Uchiha clan make any changes!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin smiled and said, "First of all, you need to understand one thing: even if we Uchiha don't make any changes, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others will still suppress our Uchiha clan. They have always done this!"

"So whether our Uchiha clan makes any changes or not has absolutely nothing to do with whether Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group want to deal with us!"

All we can do is react to each move as it comes!

"Besides, our Uchiha clan is already in this situation. Even if we fail to change it, how much worse can it get?"

"But one thing is certain: whether it's winning people's hearts or making allies, as long as we achieve initial success, even if we Uchiha don't become Hokage, our situation in the village will be much better than it is now!"

Uchiha Setsuna fell silent upon hearing this. Although he was unwilling, he had nothing to say.

Compared to the future of the entire Uchiha clan, his grudges with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha leadership were merely personal feuds.

Although he was extreme, that was only when he saw no hope.

Now he sees hope for the future of the Uchiha clan in Uchiha Jin, and he cannot drag the entire clan into the abyss because of his personal grudges!

However, while Uchiha Setsuna was speechless, Uchiha Jin had not yet finished speaking!

Uchiha Jin looked at the group of Uchiha below, cleared his throat and said, "Although this path is safe, it is too slow to show results. It will take at least a year, several years, or even more than ten years to see any results!"

"And this is only under the condition that everything goes smoothly. If trouble comes, years of hard work could be wasted, and it is possible to remain stagnant."

"Therefore, I want to lead the family down a more radical path that is based on this one!"

Uchiha Jin's expression was serious. His gaze swept across the faces of the Uchiha clan members below, and he coldly uttered four words: "Seize power, coup!"

The First Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, widened his eyes in disbelief.

The Second Elder, Uchiha Ya, gaped wide-eyed and stood frozen in place.

The Uchiha members in the secret room had almost the same expression.

Uchiha Jin had just explained to them the various drawbacks of a coup, making them give up the idea of ​​a coup, but then he turned around and said he wanted to lead them in a coup. What about all those things Uchiha Jin had just said?

Uchiha Ya snapped out of his daze, abruptly stood up, and looked at Uchiha Jin, saying, "Jin, what are you trying to do! The Uchiha have no chance of a successful coup, you said that yourself!"

"Now you're saying you want to lead us in a coup? Aren't you just leading the Uchiha clan down a path to their deaths?!"

"Second Elder, please calm down," Uchiha Jin said to Uchiha Ya, "I'm talking about seizing power and a coup. The most important thing is seizing power; the coup is secondary!"

"And although it was a coup, I never said that the Uchiha clan would stage a coup to become Hokage!"

Uchiha Ya was taken aback by these words, and frowned, asking, "What exactly do you mean?"

Uchiha Jin calmly said, "I'll say it again: my Uchiha clan currently has neither popular support nor allies, so it's basically impossible for us to become Hokage through a coup!"

"But just because the Uchiha clan doesn't have these things doesn't mean others don't!"

"The Fourth Hokage hasn't been chosen yet!"

Uchiha Ya was taken aback, realizing something but finding it hard to believe.

A glint flashed in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes as he said, "Jin, do you mean to use this election for the Fourth Hokage as an opportunity to support a puppet Hokage of my Uchiha clan?"

"Impossible!" Before Uchiha Jin could answer, Uchiha Ya shook his head and said, "Let's not even talk about the fact that we have only nine days left before nominating a candidate for the Fourth Hokage. There is simply no time for us to build a good relationship with a candidate for the Fourth Hokage."

"Moreover, currently in the village, there are only two people who are qualified and capable of running for the Fourth Hokage: Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze!"

"Minato Namikaze goes without saying. He's not only Hiruzen Sarutobi's grand-disciple, but he was also promoted by Hiruzen Sarutobi himself. He represents Hiruzen Sarutobi's will!"

"Even Orochimaru, who was abandoned by Hiruzen Sarutobi, was his personal disciple!"

"Which of these two candidates can we bribe?"

Uchiha Setsuna frowned upon hearing this and remained silent.

Although Uchiha Jin's idea was good and exciting, Uchiha Ya was right. Under the current circumstances, they did not have a suitable target to support!

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin smiled and said calmly, "What if I told you that both Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru are 'our own people' from the Uchiha clan?"

"?!?!?!"

All the Uchiha in the secret room stared wide-eyed, utterly shocked by the news that Uchiha Jin had revealed!

Uchiha Jin continued, "I've already spoken with Orochimaru. He won't be running for the Fourth Hokage this time, which means the position of Fourth Hokage will undoubtedly belong to Namikaze Minato!"

"And Minato Namikaze has always been one of us!"

Uchiha Ya trembled all over, his gaze burning as he looked intently at Uchiha Jin, asking, "Jin, you're not kidding us, are you? Didn't Minato Namikaze say he was going to take away the power of the Konoha Police Department that we Uchiha people control? How could he possibly be one of us?"

Uchiha Jin explained, "Minato Namikaze's words were pre-arranged with me. The purpose was to lull the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, into a false sense of security and to draw out that old guy, Danzo Shimura!"

"There are many more details to this matter, which I won't explain here!"

"You only need to know one thing: Minato Namikaze is indeed a comrade who stands on the same side as us!"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin looked at the Uchiha below and said, "However, there is one thing I need to make clear to you. After Minato Namikaze successfully took office, he was not a puppet Hokage supported by our Uchiha clan, but the Fourth Hokage who received the support of our Uchiha clan!"

Chapter 136 Trusted Confidant!

Jin Uchiha was well aware of the arrogance of the Uchiha clan, and sometimes arrogance can turn into conceit!

However, this "sometimes" is just commonplace among the Uchiha clan.

If we don't make things clear beforehand, given the Uchiha clan's character, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause!

Fortunately, although the Uchiha clan is arrogant, they become humble when facing those stronger than themselves.

Minato Namikaze's strength goes without saying, and with the assistance of King Uchiha, he was able to suppress this group of Uchiha!

Uchiha Ya quickly understood what Uchiha Jin meant and said, "Jin, are you saying that you and Namikaze Minato are partners?"

Uchiha Jin nodded, then emphasized, "More than just partners, we're like-minded companions!"

Uchiha Setsuna frowned and said, "Jin, it's not that I don't believe you, but the relationship between Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Hiruzen is well-known. If you don't have any substantial evidence, it's hard for us to imagine that Namikaze Minato would be one of us!"

It's no wonder that Uchiha Setsuna was suspicious. During this period, Hiruzen Sarutobi had been grooming and promoting Minato Namikaze as his successor.

Furthermore, since Minato Namikaze had also publicly 'suppressed' the Uchiha clan, it would be difficult for Jin Uchiha's few words alone to dispel everyone's doubts.

"I can vouch for what Jin said!" Fugaku Uchiha, who had been silent until now, stepped forward and said, "First of all, there's Orochimaru. My eldest son, Itachi Uchiha, is currently receiving treatment under Orochimaru's care, which is enough to prove that Orochimaru can be trusted!"

"Secondly, there's Minato Namikaze... Actually, Minato and I are quite close. Mikoto and Minato's fiancée, Kushina Uzumaki, are also best friends. These are things that everyone knows. It's just that we haven't been in much contact lately because of the special circumstances!"

As soon as Fugaku Uchiha finished speaking, everyone in the secret room suddenly realized what was happening.

They then remembered that before this series of events in the village began, the relationship between Fugaku and his wife Uchiha and Minato and his wife Namikaze was indeed very good!

Mikoto Uchiha was one of Kushina Uzumaki's few close friends!

As a result, the entire Uchiha clan developed a certain degree of goodwill towards Minato Namikaze.

However, things have been happening in the village lately. After the news spread that Minato Namikaze wanted to take control of the Konoha Guard, everyone felt that Minato Namikaze had inherited the will of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and thus they also developed hatred for Minato Namikaze!

Only after Fugaku Uchiha reminded them did they suddenly realize that Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha's 'falling out' was indeed somewhat hasty!

Uchiha Jin raised his hand to stop the commotion below and said, "Everyone, whether Namikaze Minato is one of us or not will naturally come to light in time!"

"But I must remind everyone that before Minato Namikaze firmly establishes himself as the Fourth Hokage, regardless of whether he is actually one of us or not, he cannot be considered one of us Uchiha on the surface!"

"You all understand what I mean, right?"

It is precisely because the Uchiha clan is quite special that, apart from a few extreme madmen, there are basically no traitors. Uchiha Jin had already taken those madmen under his control beforehand; otherwise, Uchiha Jin would never have revealed the matter of Namikaze Minato at this time!

But it is precisely because the Uchiha clan is quite special that if things are not explained clearly, no one can guarantee what strange ideas might come to their minds. That is why Uchiha Jin had no choice but to reveal the matter of Namikaze Minato.

"understand!"

Although the Uchiha clan members might lack emotional intelligence, they weren't fools. Since Uchiha Jin had spoken so bluntly, they naturally understood the deeper meaning in his words and nodded in agreement.

"Wait!" Uchiha Setsuna still frowned and said, "Jin, I still don't understand! Even without the support of our Uchiha clan, it was basically a foregone conclusion that Namikaze Minato would become the Fourth Hokage."

"On the contrary, with the support of our Uchiha clan, Minato Namikaze might lose Hiruzen Sarutobi's support and thus lose the position of Fourth Hokage!"

"Under these circumstances, why would Minato Namikaze take such a risk to befriend my Uchiha clan?"

After Uchiha Setsuna finished speaking, all the Uchiha members, including Uchiha Ya, showed expressions of confusion.

With Uchiha Setsuna's reminder, they realized that Minato Namikaze's attempt to befriend the Uchiha was indeed a thankless task.

The Uchiha clan members all looked at Uchiha Jin, waiting for his explanation.

"Elder, your idea is correct, but that's under normal circumstances!" Uchiha Jin smiled and said, "Then I wonder if the Elder has ever thought about this question: Why did Hiruzen Sarutobi abandon his personal disciple Orochimaru and instead support Minato Namikaze, who was a generation younger than him?"

"this......"

Uchiha Setsuna paused upon hearing this, unsure how to respond.

Previously, Uchiha Setsuna believed that both Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze were inheritors of Hiruzen Sarutobi's will, and there was no difference between them to him, so he never thought about this issue.

Uchiha Jin smiled and explained, "Orochimaru rose to power during the Second Shinobi World War and then experienced the Third Shinobi World War, which is over ten years ago!"

"Orochimaru has served as the supreme commander on the front lines many times. Although he is a bit aloof, through his years of cultivation, he has not only amassed followers throughout Konoha, but also has his own trusted inner circle!"

"In terms of ability, qualifications, and seniority, Orochimaru is actually more suitable than Minato Namikaze to become the Fourth Hokage!"

"But have you ever thought about it? If Orochimaru really becomes the Fourth Hokage, he will definitely arrange important positions for his trusted subordinates."

"This is not only to give his subordinates an explanation, but also because he feels more at ease using his own people!"

"But there are only so many positions in each department of Konoha. One person is needed for one position. When Orochimaru's people come up, the people who originally occupied those positions will naturally have to step down!"

"And whose people originally occupied those positions?"

Uchiha Jin's smile widened, but his eyes held a hint of disdain for someone.