"I."
Upon suddenly hearing Uchiha Yue's question, Uchiha Fugaku fell silent, unable to answer for a long while.
In contrast, Uchiha Yue understood Uchiha Fugaku's attitude. If he were in Uchiha Fugaku's position and faced the same question, he would surely hesitate as well. Moreover, if Uchiha Yue were still the Uchiha Yue of old—the one truly prepared to retire into seclusion—then Uchiha Fugaku would not have hesitated in answering.
At this moment, seeing Uchiha Yue looking so much like Uchiha Madara, especially in that attire, Uchiha Fugaku naturally had to hesitate. As clever as he was, Uchiha Fugaku had already seen that Uchiha Yue's future path would be almost exactly the same as Uchiha Madara's. Thus, after hesitating for a long while, Uchiha Fugaku deeply sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Yue. You know why I'm refusing you."
"I understand."
Uchiha Yue smiled after hearing Uchiha Fugaku's answer.
After smiling, Uchiha Yue slowly said to Uchiha Fugaku, "Fugaku, I don't know whether you'll regret your choice in the future. But if I achieve victory in this battle as I always have, then you will definitely regret it. Because after victory, I'll have the chance to save the Uchiha Clan—and even your family—in the future. Unfortunately, you failed to seize that opportunity. Unfortunately, you gave up on supporting me."
With that, Uchiha Yue turned to look into the distance. Leaving behind a few words, he vanished from before Uchiha Fugaku.
"Farewell, Fugaku."
"The next time we meet, we'll be enemies!"
"Enemies?"
The moment Uchiha Yue finished speaking, he disappeared from before him. It was impossible for Uchiha Fugaku not to feel regret. However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. Once Uchiha Yue vanished, there was no chance for Uchiha Fugaku to make amends. Perhaps, in the future, Uchiha