Genkawa Uchiha was taken aback at first, then his expression turned strange.
"Do you even hear yourself? You want a child that young to go to war? Have you lost your mind?"
His voice was not loud, but every word seemed dripping with mockery.
Fugaku Uchiha seemed to have expected this reaction. His expression remained unchanged, and his tone was steady.
"You know his talent. With ordinary training alone, it will be difficult for him to make real progress. As an Uchiha, only by experiencing the brutality of the battlefield can he better master his power."
"Experience the brutality of the battlefield?"
Genkawa Uchiha looked as though he had heard a particularly amusing joke.
"I originally thought you were merely forced by the village's pressure to act somewhat indecisively in daily life, but that you were still concerned about the Uchiha Clan to some extent. But now, it seems..."
He paused and looked Fugaku Uchiha in the eyes.
"You're just a complete fucking idiot."
Fugaku Uchiha's face immediately darkened.
Being cursed at so directly by Genkawa Uchiha, and in front of his own son no less, was something he found somewhat difficult to accept.
As a man, he naturally had his pride. Especially as the head of a clan, he could not remain unmoved by such words.
But the young man before him was more than merely the clan's most outstanding junior. He also possessed the Mangekyō. That fact alone meant Fugaku Uchiha could only endure this insult.
His brows furrowed tightly, and the lines around his mouth deepened as he clenched his teeth.
"I'm doing this for Itachi's sake."
He lowered his voice, his anger obvious. "As my son, he must shoulder the responsibilities of the young clan head. This is my responsibility, and it is his as well."