Uchiha Jin was telling the truth.
He had no interest in glorifying himself, nor did he bother to raise the banner of 'justice' in private. Regardless of what others thought, he would only act according to his own ideas.
The reason was simple!
Before becoming Hokage, he had to play the humble role, but if he continued to act like a subservient grandson now that he was Hokage, wouldn't his position be for nothing?
Of course.
When facing higher-level old schemers, he still had to keep playing the part.
He would only truly show his fangs when his blade was sharpened enough to stab the opponent to death in one blow.
"Lord Jin, I understand you!"
"Being selfish is perfectly normal. Everyone is actually selfish; in fact, I have a selfish side too."
"I don't blame you for what happened back then, Lord Jin. Setting aside that you had no obligation to help me, Uchiha Madara was a legendary figure. Back then, Lord Jin, you had just graduated from the Ninja Academy—what power did you have to stop something of that scale?"
"Furthermore, the fact that Lord Jin is saying this now essentially proves that you care deeply about this matter. At the very least, it's a small knot in your heart; otherwise, a normal person would have forgotten it long ago, wouldn't they?"
"You have to realize that back then, you and I weren't even friends."
"Just because I once took the initiative to try and get close to you, wanting to be your friend, Lord Jin has remembered this so deeply..."
"From that perspective, Lord Jin is truly very gentle."
Rin Nohara sat kneeling on the tatami, her eyes shining brightly.
Hmm... unexpectedly gentle!
Even Uchiha Jin was momentarily stunned upon hearing these words, his mind even going blank for a second.
Is that so?
Was that what he was thinking back then?
He wanted to coldly state that Rin Nohara was overthinking things, that he was essentially a cold and ruthless superior, and that his past self was just a minor character trying to survive, with no right to consider too much.
However, Rin Nohara's words forced him to analyze his own heart.
Was he really a cold person?
No!
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person. It was only after transmigrating to this hellish world that he gradually became crazed, cold, and cunning in order to survive... for a moment.
He vaguely understood now why even the blackened Obito didn't dare to truly face Rin Nohara.
To be honest, even facing Rin Nohara himself, his heart couldn't help but stir slightly at this moment.
Even though it was only a trace, it was enough to startle him!
After all... there were quite a lot of beauties in the original work. Especially in Uchiha Jin's generation, there were Kurenai Yuhi, Yūgao Uzuki, Anko Mitarashi, Shizune... and even beauties older than Uchiha Jin, like Uchiha Mikoto, Uzumaki Kushina, Tsunade, and so on.
But, in essence.
Not a single one had actually moved Uchiha Jin's heart until now!
On one hand, Uchiha Jin had no intention of wasting time on nonsense like love like an ordinary transmigrator while struggling for survival; but more importantly, there seemed to be an invisible dimensional wall between him and these many beauties.
Take the great beauty Tsunade, for example, a favorite of many transmigrator predecessors.
Yet Uchiha Jin's heart felt no ripples for her. On the contrary, during their first meeting two years ago, his first impression was only: what benefits can this woman bring me?
What could he gain by using Tsunade?
As for Tsunade's own beauty, Uchiha Jin chose to ignore it directly.
Even now, to him, Tsunade was merely a decent tool—nothing more!
Even Uchiha Yue, who had followed him for two years, was only seen as a decent maid; he felt no romantic feelings for her at all.
If before it was because of life-and-death crises that Uchiha Jin had no time to think about these things,
The fact that two full years had passed and he still hadn't thought about finding a wife spoke volumes!
Although he seemed to have lived in this world for many years, in essence, he had never truly integrated into it. He still viewed everything in the Ninja World from an 'outsider's' perspective.
But, at this moment.
Facing Rin Nohara, especially her words and her sincere, gentle tone, his long-sealed heart was truly pried open.
"Is that so? Think whatever you want."
"The Old Konoha scenic area opens tomorrow. You should go there as well to reminisce about the past."
"By the way, your master's wife Kushina and Kakashi will also be there. Take this time to have a good talk with those close to you."
"Oh, one more thing."
"Don't return to the Pure Land for the time being, to avoid being summoned by Obito's side via Edo Tensei."
"It's late, go rest."
"There will be plenty of time in the future. We can talk about anything else later."
Uchiha Jin's mind was a bit cluttered.
So after a brief deliberation, he decided to end the conversation.
And to this,
Rin Nohara didn't think much of it, nor did she notice the change in Uchiha Jin's state of mind. She nodded, bid Uchiha Jin farewell, and headed straight to her guest room.
Although she was currently a dead person and didn't need rest,
She knew Uchiha Jin was a living person, especially now that he was the Hokage of the entire Konoha, so she naturally wouldn't disturb his rest.
Uchiha Jin quietly watched Rin Nohara's back. Only after she had completely left his sight did he pick up his teacup and drain the tea inside.
Immediately after.
His brain began to work frantically, and his eyes flickered as he thought incessantly.
At this moment, he was pondering whether or not to resurrect Rin Nohara.
To be honest—he was confident!
After all, Rin Nohara was only a Chunin when she died. Even though she had been dead for a long time, as long as he planned properly, resurrecting her wouldn't be difficult.
Putting aside that Konoha was researching Hashirama cells and he had that pagoda in his sea of consciousness, even if those two didn't show much progress for now, he was confident he could use Nagato to achieve this goal.
Yes!
Regarding the so-called Akatsuki Organization, Uchiha Jin actually already had a complete plan to deal with them.
Especially—Nagato!
Despite his blustering claims of being a 'God', he was essentially just someone with power but lacking the wisdom to match it. Uchiha Jin had already calculated how to use the Akatsuki Organization to achieve his goals on the future chessboard.
A direct confrontation? Defeating Nagato?
Unnecessary!
Facing someone of that level, if he still had to act personally, it would only prove that his nine years of compulsory education in his previous life were all for nothing.
However, the question was,
Did he want to resurrect Rin Nohara?
Uchiha Jin's heart instantly fell into a state of hesitation.