The entire courtyard was dead silent.
Everyone was absorbed in Uchiha Jin's speculation, and everyone's faces turned extremely grim, with many even having their Sharingan activated.
If it weren't for the fact that almost everyone who could enter this small courtyard was considered an Uchiha elite, perhaps a large number of people would have been angry enough to awaken their Sharingan.
Especially—the Moderate Faction and the Radical Faction!
They were among the most provoked, as Uchiha Jin's speculation almost answered the questions they had always been unable to understand.
It was one thing for the Village to be wary of the Radical Faction, but why were these people, who clearly had the Village's best interests at heart, still treated differently by the Village?
"How could this be?"
"Although it's a bit incredible, with Lord Jin's speculation as a premise, all the things that couldn't be understood before now make perfect sense."
"I never thought that while we wanted to integrate into the Village, the Village was eyeing the Uchiha's thousand years of accumulation!"
"We must not let them succeed, I swear!"
"..."
Everyone present spoke up.
Everyone appeared indignant, especially the Moderate Faction, because betrayal causes the greatest harm to people.
Although the Uchiha were somewhat foolishly extreme, they weren't truly brainless. While Uchiha Jin's speculation had no evidence, considering the Village's current predicament and its strong targeting of the Uchiha... the possibility was indeed very high!
In fact, let alone the Moderate Faction, even the members of the Radical Faction were uncontrollably angry. They had never expected that the Village's targeting of the Uchiha had so many hidden schemes behind it.
Uchiha Setsuna, in particular, had a somber look in his eyes; he hadn't realized that the Root cause of Uchiha Jin joining the Radical Faction was here.
Creak.
As everyone pondered, Uchiha Tano and Uchiha Hatchodai, each leading their trusted subordinates, walked in.
"Everyone, this old man will join too!"
Uchiha Amano came to the front and respectfully bowed to Uchiha Jin: "Just now, outside the door, I inadvertently overheard Lord Jin's speculation. Combining it with the historical experiences of the Village and the Uchiha, I believe Lord Jin's speculation is very likely to be true."
"For the Uchiha's continued existence, this old man must also become radical!"
Uchiha Hatchodai also bowed solemnly.
He looked at Uchiha Jin with extremely complex emotions. This Uchiha junior, whom he had previously considered too radical and looked down upon, had completely shocked him with his recent judgment.
So.
After a helpless sigh, he couldn't help but ask, "I am also willing to join the Radical Faction, but I am indeed curious, was it only after sensing this point that Lord Jin finally chose to join the Radical Faction?"
Hearing this question, everyone else was also very interested.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uchiha Jin showed no surprise at the two newly joined Moderate Faction elders.
His sensory abilities were not weak; he had actually sensed these people coming long ago, but he chose to deliberately let them hear these things.
Hearing Uchiha Hatchodai's question, Uchiha Jin pondered for a moment, but then shook his head directly.
"No, you are wrong!"
"Actually, I saw through the Village's schemes long ago, but because of the Uchiha's nature, I didn't think I had the ability to change the Uchiha. At first, I only thought about protecting myself."
"The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack was one of my attempts!"
"I tried to persuade Fugaku, the clan head, not to be concerned about Danzo and Root's obstruction. If Fugaku had listened to me and gone to support Minato Namikaze, then it would prove that the Uchiha were still worth saving."
"But, unfortunately."
"Fugaku refused, and the clan members didn't support it either."
"At this point, I completely despaired!"
"I believed the Uchiha were too foolish to change. Compared to the Uchiha, who were destined for extinction, all I thought about then was how to save myself."
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I had already prepared a retreat for my family as early as the Third Great Ninja War."
"The Land of Snow!"
"My original plan was to wait until the Village moved to exterminate the Uchiha, then find a way to get my parents out of Konoha amidst the chaos, and then use the path I had prepared in advance to go to the Land of Snow."
"But, hehe!"
"That day, when I finished my training, it was already late at night. I personally saw Root abduct my parents outside the door, and it was that very night that I was so stimulated that I directly awakened my Mangekyo."
"However, I was too stimulated at the time, which caused me to pass out directly, and when I woke up, it was already the next day."
"I know how strict Root's surveillance is. Going to rescue them alone would not only fail to save my parents, but would also put myself in danger."
"But Fugaku's personality meant he couldn't help him."
"So I chose the Radical Faction, and immediately started causing trouble, because I knew Danzo's personality very well. Once he determined that I was a threatening Uchiha, he would absolutely not easily kill my parents."
"On the contrary!"
"He would firmly hold my parents in his hands, using them as a trump card to plot against me in the future."
"The higher my status, the safer my parents would be!"
Uchiha Jin recounted slowly.
He hadn't intended to hide it from everyone, because he would eventually have to rescue his parents. It was better to reveal this matter himself than to have Danzo expose it later.
So.
He didn't deny having selfish motives!
Almost instantly.
As Uchiha Jin spoke, everyone gasped.
No one had expected the truth to be like this!
Uchiha Jin's parents were abducted by Root, and he witnessed it with his own eyes, which led to him awakening his Mangekyo.
"So that's how it is!"
Uchiha Hatchodai's face was bitter: "I should thank Danzo; if not for his actions, our Uchiha would truly be beyond saving."
The others nodded in agreement.
However, everyone's expressions were not good, because Uchiha Jin's actions were practically treating his clan members as outsiders.
They wanted to call Uchiha selfish, but the words just wouldn't come out.
No choice!
Just thinking about their past actions now made them want to hit themselves!
Even if Uchiha Jin had stepped forward back then, everyone probably wouldn't have believed him.
So, alas!
Besides a sigh, everyone just felt lucky.
Indeed, as Uchiha Hatchodai said, if not for Danzo's stroke of genius, Uchiha Jin might have defected long ago.
Uchiha Amano was somewhat puzzled: "I can understand Lord Jin's choice. The Uchiha are too straightforward. When Clan Head Madara chose to leave Konoha back then, didn't none of us follow him?"
"On the contrary, what I'm curious about now is, Lord Jin prepared a retreat during the Third Great Ninja War; did he sense something was wrong even back then?"
That's right!
As Uchiha Amano spoke, everyone's interest was immediately piqued.