The next morning, early.
Groups of Uchiha set off from the clan grounds. Everyone brought their families and all their belongings, heading all the way to the most prosperous area of the village, and directly towards the original Uchiha ancestral land.
On the streets, the villagers were horrified!
Because ever since the end of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, the Uchiha had been identified as the culprits, it was just that no evidence could be found for the time being.
But, even so.
The Uchiha were driven out of the prosperous area of the village and could only huddle in a corner at the edge of the village. From that day on, except for the members of the Police Force, they basically never saw the Uchiha.
Unexpectedly.
Now the Uchiha are back?
"What's going on?"
"Why did the village do this? I don't want to live too close to the Uchiha!"
"This morning, the bulletin board in front of the Hokage Building said that after a period of investigation, the village believes that the possibility of the Uchiha causing the Nine-Tails Rebellion is very small. In addition, the Uchiha have been behaving well recently, so the village decided to return the Uchiha's ancestral land to them."
"The village is confused!"
"Even without the Nine-Tails Rebellion, I don't want to live next to the Uchiha!"
"We finally managed to drive away the damned Uchiha, but I didn't expect them to come back like this."
"..."
On the streets, discussions were rampant.
All the villagers' faces looked very bad, and the ordinary ninjas were actually about the same.
Only the members of the various ninja clans and the civilian ninjas with a certain status had incomparably complex expressions in their eyes.
Clearly.
They, who knew some of the inside story, were very clear. Don't look at how grand the village's announcement sounded; in reality, in the power struggle between the Uchiha and the village's higher-ups, this time the Uchiha had suppressed the village.
Helplessly, the village gave in!
Among the crowd, an Anbu with a full head of white hair was on full alert, watching the Uchiha to prevent any conflicts from occurring between the Uchiha and the villagers.
But, just at this time.
An energetic, watermelon-headed Might Guy ran over: "Kakashi, are you enjoying the show too?"
"But today is indeed a day worth celebrating. It proves that the Uchiha are still everyone's partners. On such a happy day, do you want to have a youthful competition?"
The white-haired Anbu had a black line on his forehead.
Looking at this hot-blooded, youthful idiot in front of him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Is this something worth celebrating?
He, who knew the truth, only felt a headache. The new leader of the Uchiha was obviously not someone to be trifled with!
Now that they had moved to the central area of the village, it was conceivable that there would be more trouble in the future.
However...
He couldn't be bothered to talk about this with Might Guy, and just said very coldly: "I am an Anbu now, on a mission. You can't talk to me casually."
"This, alright then." Might Guy scratched his head: "I'll wait for you to get off work."
Kakashi: "..."
The corners of his mouth twitched, thinking to himself that it was really not necessary.
He was already busy enough every day and really wasn't in the mood to compete with him in anything.
In a teahouse on the street, by the window on the second floor.
The contemporary Ino-Shika-Cho sat here drinking tea and chatting. Yamanaka Inoichi looked at the figures of the Uchiha and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
"Troubled times!"
In response to this.
Nara Shikaku's expression remained unchanged, just staring blankly at the Uchiha, his eyes full of complexity.
Akimichi Choza couldn't be bothered to think so much. He didn't even bother to drink the tea on the table, just eating snacks one mouthful after another.
"Choza, stop eating!"
Yamanaka Inoichi said helplessly.
His mood was already not very good, and hearing the sound of Akimichi Choza eating snacks made him even more upset.
In response to this.
Akimichi Choza shrugged: "What else is there to do besides eating?"
"Forget it, I can't get through to you." Yamanaka Inoichi's face was full of helplessness: "Shikaku, what do you think?"
Nara Shikaku pondered for a moment before putting down his teacup helplessly: "This is a matter between the Uchiha and the village's higher-ups. It has nothing to do with our Ino-Shika-Cho. In short, I don't want to get involved in this mess."
Hearing this, Yamanaka Inoichi was a little hard to understand.
He took a deep look at Nara Shikaku: "You didn't say that before."
"The situation has changed." Nara Shikaku's tone was calm: "My attitude naturally has to change too!"
Yamanaka Inoichi was a little surprised: "That Uchiha Jin, is he really that powerful?"
Nara Shikaku nodded.
Especially thinking of the brief confrontation with Uchiha Jin last time, it made his scalp tingle even now.
Immediately after.
He had no intention of hiding it and briefly recounted the confrontation last time.
"Roughly, that's it!"
"It was clearly a pursuit of accountability against Uchiha Jin, but the other party not only handled it with ease but could even drag our Ino-Shika-Cho in and sow discord between us and the Hokage."
"The other party's thinking is unrestrained, and his reaction speed is even more terrifying. He can instantly find your weakness and counterattack."
"More importantly, the other party's strength is strong enough!"
"He dared to kill Danzo in the Hokage's office, not giving Sarutobi Hiruzen any face, and could even achieve a state of fighting without breaking in the end."
"Facing such an intelligent and powerful Uchiha, I really don't want to go against this guy. I even suggest that your two clans don't get involved in this matter."
"If it were Fugaku, I would definitely support the Hokage's higher-ups!"
"Because even a fool knows that the Konoha higher-ups will definitely win."
"Now, it's different!"
"The current Uchiha is under Jin's power. With the Konoha higher-ups' perverse actions these years, how many ninja clans will fully support them?"
"The outcome is still unknown!"
Nara Shikaku's tone was faint. Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza also fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
Because hearing Nara Shikaku say it, the two of them also sensed the terror of Uchiha Jin!
After a long time.
Yamanaka Inoichi spoke: "If the Uchiha win, will they make a move against Ino-Shika-Cho?"
"This is also what I'm more worried about." Akimichi Choza also became serious: "Ino-Shika-Cho is a Hokage faction. I'm afraid that after the Uchiha take power, they will liquidate our three clans."
In response to this.
Nara Shikaku's eyes flickered.
After pondering for a long time, he spoke solemnly.
"I can't guarantee for other Uchiha, but if the one who takes power is Uchiha Jin, I believe he will not liquidate us."
"That is a very rational Uchiha. As long as he is not a madman, then we can talk about everything."
"And haven't you noticed? The Uchiha's fighting style has changed now!"
"The Uchiha under Uchiha Jin's leadership will now only make a move against the four Sarutobi clans, Anbu, and Root. Not a single action has been taken against other ninja clans. This in itself is enough to explain many problems."
"So, let's wait."
"The current situation is still unclear. Ino-Shika-Cho doesn't need to be too anxious. We just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight for now!"
Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza nodded after thinking for a moment.
Indeed!
Nara Shikaku's words had spoken to their hearts.
In the end, the two decided to listen to Shikaku
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