The Shinobi World revered the strong; that was its law.
But among the laws of the Shinobi World, there was no rule about revering traitors. Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Yue's ancestor, had been a fine example. Within the Uchiha Clan, perhaps many clan members had agreed with Uchiha Madara's actions, but no one would openly admit to admiring him. It was even less likely that anyone would help a traitor's family. Uchiha Yue's father, Uchiha Nara, had suffered endless humiliation within the Uchiha Clan because of this.
Thus, after Uchiha Yue betrayed Konoha, no one had expected him to still possess such tremendous prestige within the Uchiha Clan. That was why Uchiha Fugaku had been so shocked to see the Uchiha Clan's elite shinobi all kneeling before Uchiha Yue. After all, Uchiha Yue was a rogue shinobi of Konoha. By the rules of the Shinobi World, no matter how great his reputation was, he should never have received such treatment from the Uchiha Clan's elites!
Yet there was one person who remained calm as the Uchiha Clan's elite shinobi knelt on one knee before Uchiha Yue: the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi. At that moment, Mei Terumi was the only one who saw through the truth. In her view, those elite Uchiha shinobi were not kneeling because of Uchiha Yue's prestige within the clan. They were doing it to survive!
Only in this way could the Uchiha Clan's elite shinobi stay alive before Uchiha Yue!
"Looks like Uchiha Yue's slaughter of the Hyuga Clan's elite shinobi force has already made the Uchiha Clan tremble!"
"How laughable. Konoha's two great noble clans have both submitted before Uchiha Yue. The Hyuga Clan had no choice—their elite shinobi had all died miserably at Uchiha Yue's hands, so even if they did not wish to submit,