Front Line Jōnin Team Meeting.
Kawadera Uchiha sat in the first row, looking at Shimura Danzō and Orochimaru behind the long table ahead.
Mitarashi Wa stood behind Orochimaru, while a masked Anbu stood behind Danzō.
Kawadera Uchiha looked at the Anbu and knew that he was Zhong Uchiha, mentioned in the clan's intelligence reports.
As an Uchiha, he regarded the village as everything and had wholeheartedly pledged himself to Konoha's upper echelon.
The Uchiha Clan produced no shortage of lunatics, and Zhong Uchiha was seriously ill in that regard.
Of course, Kawadera Uchiha was currently standing from the Uchiha Clan's perspective. If he were standing from the village's perspective, he would find Zhong Uchiha's actions perfectly normal.
Shimura Danzō spoke. "I have heard that Clan Head Riqiao Hyuga fell in battle, and the entire village has been shaken.
"Clan Head Riqiao Hyuga was a hero of Konoha, worthy of being remembered by Konoha."
Kawadera Uchiha thought to himself that when No Uchiha died, he had received no such honor.
If Riqiao Hyuga had been any stronger and capable of threatening the upper echelon, he probably would have ended up like No Uchiha after his death.
Fugaku Uchiha had remained on the Front Line. If Fugaku Uchiha had retreated to the clan grounds while Riqiao Hyuga came to the Front Line, rumors would surely have spread through the village, comparing Fugaku Uchiha with Riqiao Hyuga and highlighting the Uchiha Clan's fear and cowardice in battle.
With Fugaku Uchiha remaining on the battlefield, no one could say anything against him.
Kawadera Uchiha suddenly realized that Fugaku Uchiha was quite good at staying alive.
There had been so many dangerous missions on the battlefield lately, yet Fugaku Uchiha had completed them one after another.
Perhaps Orochimaru was worried about public opinion and did