Twenty minutes later.
Uchiha Jin led the curious Rin Nohara straight to the large courtyard of his home and handed her over to Uchiha Yue for reception.
Immediately after.
He headed straight for the Hokage Building; after all, there were still matters there that required his attention to wrap up.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uchiha Yue looked at Rin Nohara before her; to be honest, she didn't know how to receive her.
There was no other way!
This was just an Edo Tensei body; she couldn't eat or drink tea, and she was still just a teenage child.
"Um, Sister Yue."
"Are you Lord Jin's wife?"
Rin Nohara had a gentle nature and instantly sensed Uchiha Yue's awkwardness, so she knelt on the tatami and took the initiative to find a topic of conversation.
These words worked quite well!
Upon hearing this question, Uchiha Yue's tense mood instantly relaxed. She shook her head before slowly speaking: "I am not the Clan Leader's wife, just a maid sent by the clan."
"The Clan Leader has not married to this day, and he doesn't even have any women he's intimate with."
Her voice was very soft, but Rin Nohara was full of surprise upon hearing this.
Clearly.
She hadn't expected that after so many years, while she initially thought Uchiha Jin had changed, he turned out to still be the same as before.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask: "Can you tell me about Lord Jin's life over these years?"
"Of course."
Uchiha Yue nodded.
After pondering for a long while, she gave her answer: "In my view, the Clan Leader has lived very hard these past few years."
Subsequently.
She had no intention of hiding anything and gave Rin Nohara a brief introduction to the situation in the Village after the Third Great Ninja War ended, especially the incredibly dire situation between the clan and the Village following the deaths of Minato Namikaze and his wife...
Next, she began to talk about how Uchiha Jin's parents were captured, and Uchiha Jin's subsequent series of maneuvers—how he used the Radical Faction as the core, then subdued other factions within the clan, won over other Ninja Clans in the Village, and finally established New Konoha while completely getting rid of the former high-level officials like Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Hearing these words, Rin Nohara was completely dumbfounded.
Clearly.
She was deeply shocked!
After all, before her death, she was just an ordinary girl. Especially because she was a disciple of Minato Namikaze, she naturally didn't come into contact with the darkness of the Village; Minato Namikaze wouldn't allow the Village's darkness to touch his disciple.
So in Rin Nohara's heart, the Village was always bright, and the Hokage was always selfless.
But Uchiha Yue's words completely shattered her original worldview, leaving her mind momentarily blank.
"No, that's impossible!"
"Hokage-sama is a very kind person. How could he possibly do such things?"
"It must be a misunderstanding, right?"
Rin Nohara spoke quickly, explaining with a trembling voice out of fear.
In response.
Uchiha Yue shook her head, but she didn't argue. She just said calmly: "All the Ninja Clans and Civilians chose the Clan Leader, including your teammate and friend—Kakashi!"
Hearing this, Rin Nohara fell completely silent.
There was no other way!
With so many people willing to believe in Uchiha Jin, it was enough to show that Hiruzen Sarutobi, the 'good Hokage' in her heart, was likely not as wonderful as she had previously imagined.
Otherwise, how could everyone have possibly chosen to overthrow him?
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Seeing Rin Nohara in this state, Uchiha Yue continued speaking.
"In short—the Clan Leader has suffered much!"
"His mind has been so tense these years, how could he have the heart to consider romantic feelings?"
"And it's only recently that I learned the Clan Leader never intended to work for the clan before; instead, he was single-mindedly thinking of defecting with his parents."
"In the Clan Leader's own words, the Uchiha's personality flaws were too great. Plus, he hadn't received the clan's protection growing up, and the Uchiha's situation in the Village was too poor back then; the difficulty of saving it was simply too high."
"So, he had no interest!"
"And it seems that during the time you all were participating in the war, Lord Jin had already taken advantage of the gaps between war missions to find several defection routes outside the Village."
"If Danzo's Root hadn't kidnapped the Clan Leader's parents, the Clan Leader would have defected long ago, and the Uchiha would have completely vanished by now."
"Speaking of which, I should thank Danzo!"
"If Danzo hadn't kidnapped the Clan Leader's parents, I would probably be dead by now."
Uchiha Yue told the story unhurriedly.
After hearing this past history, Rin Nohara didn't know what to say for a moment.
She suddenly thought of Uchiha Jin during their time at the Ninja Academy; he seemingly wasn't willing to contact anyone, whether it was his own clansmen or outsiders from the Village. It was precisely because of this that she felt he was too lonely and wanted to help him integrate into her small circle.
But at this moment, she realized that perhaps she had been overthinking it back then.
Perhaps even back then, Uchiha Jin was already prepared to defect.
So he had no interest in maintaining any bonds and only thought about how to find an escape route for his defection.
It seemed that only at this moment did Uchiha Jin's image in her heart slowly begin to become three-dimensional.
"Yes, indeed!"
"Lord Jin has truly lived a very hard life over these years!"
"..."
Rin Nohara sighed softly.
However.
She soon began to chat with Uchiha Yue, wanting to know as much as possible about Uchiha Jin's life over the years... Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uchiha Jin was unaware of Rin Nohara's thoughts; by this time, he had already arrived directly at the Hokage Office.
Looking at the room full of people, he exchanged a few simple pleasantries with everyone and then sat behind his office desk.
Without any nonsense, he spoke directly.
"Alright, everyone!"
"The following words involve many secrets, so they are absolutely not allowed to spread outside this office."
"No problem, right?"
After speaking.
Uchiha Jin picked up his teacup, leaned back against the chair, and began to leisurely sip his tea.
In response.
Everyone present naturally nodded one after another.
Next.
Seeing that no one had any issues, Uchiha Jin began his narration.
Starting from the content of the Uchiha Stone Tablet, he told how Uchiha Madara discovered it using his Mangekyo Sharingan, how he bit off a piece of Hashirama Senju's flesh to obtain the Power of All Things, thus evolving his Mangekyo into the Rinnegan... and how, feeling his end was near, he placed his Rinnegan on Nagato and designed a plan to make Obito his pawn, before finally closing his eyes in peace.
Subsequently.
He also briefly introduced the Akatsuki Organization and the Tailed Beast Capture Plan that the Akatsuki Organization is currently executing according to Uchiha Madara's scheme through Obito...