Chapter 123

The Uchiha clan is one of the most famous ninja clans in the world of Naruto. You could even say it's the most renowned of all, because the members of the Uchiha clan are truly extraordinary. They come in all types, and each one seems to be overpowered.

Especially Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Sasuke—the four great madmen of the Uchiha. They are incredibly famous.

Uchiha Madara was the mastermind behind masterminds, one of the future super big bosses, and one of the few individuals at the Six Paths level. 

He's known as Lord Madara. Although he spent most of his life in deception and his life ended in a tragedy, it doesn't diminish his personal charisma in the slightest.

Uchiha Obito is another overpowered character. His life was even more tragic than Madara's, also spending most of his life deceived. But he's also one of the masterminds and a future Six Paths level ninja.

As for Uchiha Itachi, there's no need for much introduction; he's practically a cheat code himself.

Regarding Uchiha Sasuke, he could be called the cheat among cheats—a Six Paths level ninja at seventeen and one of the strongest in the ninja world at eighteen.

Besides these four, there are other well-known Uchiha clan members who are equally impressive. 

For example, Uchiha Shisui and his Kotoamatsukami; 

Uchiha Fugaku, the father of Itachi and Sasuke; 

Uchiha Izuna, the old rival of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama; and one of Tobirama's subordinates, Uchiha Kagami. 

Not to mention the techniques like Izanagi and Izanami. In any case, this ninja clan is quite remarkable.

However, at this time, the situation of this clan in Konoha wasn't very good.

Senju Tobirama had no goodwill toward the Uchiha clan; his brother died at the hands of the Uchiha, and his elder brother also died because of Uchiha Madara.

Now that he's the Hokage, it was extremely unlikely the Uchiha would have a good time.

Take the Konoha Police Force, for example. It sounds prestigious and indeed holds real power and significant authority, but it also comes with great responsibilities and easily offends village folks. 

Since the Uchiha took charge of Konoha's security, their reputation in the village has worsened.

Yes, it only worsened. The Uchiha clan's reputation in Konoha has never been particularly good. 

They're too arrogant as a clan, always with cold expressions, looking down on everyone.

 Balancing law and emotion was challenging, and the Uchiha are cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Because of their law enforcement duties, they appear somewhat unfeeling in daily life.

As a result, the Uchiha clan completely lost the people's support. Moreover, being excluded from Konoha's upper echelons and having almost no friendly ninja clans in the village, they lost both public support and the possibility of producing a Hokage.

 Not only that, but the combination of the Konoha Police Force and the Uchiha clan makes their future increasingly difficult.

Yet the Uchiha are too powerful, possessing strength that was hard to ignore. 

This power can't be utilized by the Hokage, and with Uchiha Madara's manipulations behind the scenes, the village's leadership gradually became wary of them.

Especially since the future leaders of Konoha were Senju Tobirama's subordinates, all influenced by his thinking. Various factors led to the Uchiha clan's tragic ending: being forced into extinction.

Mochizuki Hui felt quite regretful about this outcome. After all, if the Uchiha clan were utilized properly, they could be the sharpest blade, capable of piercing the heart of every enemy!

Therefore, Mochizuki Hui wanted to try changing the Uchiha clan's future destiny.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Come in."

In the Hokage's office, Senju Tobirama looked at the entering Mochizuki Hui and spoke: "Hui? You handled the situation with the Land of Whirlpools well. But it's rare for you to come here on your own initiative. Is there something you need?"

Hui nodded, getting straight to the point. "Tobirama-sensei, I came across something that left me feeling a little puzzled."

Without revealing his thoughts outright, he explained the scene he had witnessed earlier with the Uchiha in the streets, describing the tension he sensed and the concerns it raised. 

"Tobirama-sensei, I agree that the Uchiha are well-suited for the police due to their Sharingan, but… is it the best fit for them, considering their personalities?"

Tobirama paused, studying Hui with a long, assessing look, before replying in a rather indirect way.

"The Uchiha are a unique clan," he said at last. "They possess a profound depth of emotion. Their capacity to love is unlike that of any other clan. But when a Uchiha loses someone they hold dear, that love can turn to hatred, just as intense."

His voice hardened. "It's an unstable clan, one inherently drawn to extremes. They are proud to a fault, rarely accepting others' goodwill, and even less likely to admit fault. There have been rare exceptions—my former subordinate, Kagami Uchiha, for instance, was among the few able to look beyond his clan's dogma. But people like him are scarce—perhaps one or two in a generation at most."

Tobirama's gaze grew distant, a chill permeating his words. "So I would say that the Uchiha, as a whole, are not a clan filled with individuals with goodwill. In fact, they're closer to a clan born with an inherent inclination toward evil."

He fell silent, awaiting Hui's reaction.

Hui took in the words of Tobirama with a quiet sigh. 

It was clear that Tobirama's prejudice against the Uchiha ran deep. Hui understood that Tobirama, having witnessed Madara's power, feared the possibility of another such figure rising from the Uchiha ranks.

 Only his elder brother, Hashirama, could contain Madara's strength, and Hashirama's ability to suppress him came from his unique Wood Release, a power that died with him.

The Uchiha, however, were different. They held numerous Sharingan within their ranks, each with the potential to evolve into a Mangekyou Sharingan. And with each Mangekyou, there lay the chance of producing another Uchiha Izuna—or worse, another Madara. Without Hashirama's Wood Release to balance such power, Tobirama's only recourse was vigilance.

For Tobirama, the mere hint of instability was enough to justify ruthless measures.

The man had even developed forbidden techniques to face his former rival, Izuna Uchiha, ultimately coming out on top only because of a brief moment of carelessness. 

Even now, Tobirama lacked confidence in his ability to take down Madara. The best he could hope for was a stalemate.

Thus, Tobirama's policy toward the Uchiha was uncompromising: at the first sign of unrest, eliminate them without hesitation.

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