The Choice

"A cage. Caged Bird?"

Suddenly hearing Hizashi Hyuga's murmur, a glint flashed in Uchiha Yue's eyes, and he immediately clenched his fists tightly.

Clearly, when Uchiha Yue heard the phrase "Caged Bird," he immediately realized that the ambush he and Minato Namikaze had been caught in wasn't an ambush by the ninjas of Kumogakure and Minato Namikaze, but rather a Hyuga Hiashi Iwagakure. Upon learning that Hyuga Hiashi was the mastermind behind Hyuga Hiashi all, countless thoughts flashed through Uchiha Yue's mind, and he immediately deduced the open scheme Hyuga Hiashi had devised!

"Hyuga Hiashi, so you were planning to target me all along?"

Seeing through Hyuga Hiashi's scheme, Uchiha Yue gasped, his eyes filled with a grave look. He silently analyzed, "Hyuga Hiashi, so you were already plotting against me when you were seeking support! You saw through my intention to stop you from taking power and planned to use your Hyuga Clan as bait. Moreover, you had already planted the Caged Bird Technique on your Hyuga Clan. When we tried to the Hyuga Clan your elders, you used the Caged Bird Technique to kill them!"

"No, your plan is not just that!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Hyuga Hiashi, you've already colluded with the ninjas of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, haven't you!"

Thinking this to himself, Uchiha Yue used his Purple Eye to observe the enemy ninjas ahead, and then thought to himself, "By using the Byakugan as a price, colluding with the ninjas of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, I can not only eliminate your enemies within the Hyuga Clan, but also remove your potential threats to Konoha! I never imagined that I would become so important to you, Hyuga Hiashi!"

"Your insidious plan was truly brilliant!"

"Didn't you ever consider that your own brother, Hizashi Hyuga, would also be killed?"

Or perhaps...

At this moment, Uchiha Yue's gaze shifted to Hizashi Hyuga beside him, and he sighed deeply.

"Or perhaps, you're even willing to eliminate your own brother?"

Undoubtedly, it was because Hizashi Hyuga accompanied Uchiha Yue and the others to the rescue that Uchiha Yue lowered his guard. After all, in Uchiha Yue's view, no matter how ruthless Hyuga Hiashi was, he would never harm his own younger brother. However, Uchiha Yue still Hyuga Hiashi; his ruthlessness was such that he could disregard even the life and death of his own brother.

Just like Hyuga Hizashi Hyuga next to Uchiha Yue, he might very well die at the hands of enemy ninjas along with them.

However, after Uchiha Yue deduced Hyuga Hiashi's scheme, his mood calmed down somewhat. Now, Uchiha Yue finally knew who was behind it all. This allowed him to follow Uchiha Yue 'Hyuga Hiashi line of thought and find a way to resolve the current crisis. Soon, while focusing on finding a solution, Uchiha Yue came up with several methods to resolve the immediate crisis and allow Uchiha Yue, Minato Namikaze, and the others to break through successfully.

But...

No matter which method Uchiha Yue came up with, the result was one that Uchiha Yue did not want to see.

The first way to break through is for Uchiha Yue to abandon his comrades, namely Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Currently, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki are sensing the intense danger, so they all have the idea of helping Uchiha Yue escape. If Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki disregard their own lives and do everything in their power to help Uchiha Yue break through, there is a greater than 60% chance that Uchiha Yue will be able to escape from the enemy ninjas.

However, Uchiha Yue's methods were not as ruthless Hyuga Hiashi's; he would never abandon his comrades unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and others all had deep bonds with Uchiha Yue.

Asking Uchiha Yue to give up the lives of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki in front of enemy ninjas was something Uchiha Yue felt he simply couldn't do!

The second way to break through is for Uchiha Yue to take a gamble: break the seal on Monster Ido devour its power. If Uchiha Yue can successfully devour Monster Ido's power, he will gain control over his five senses. At that point, no matter how many enemy ninjas there are, as long as Uchiha Yue seals the five senses of those in front of him, Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and the others can easily carry him out of the encirclement.

But is it really that simple to devour the Monster Ido's spiritual energy?

Currently, Monster Ido has devoured the spiritual energy of countless people, and its power even surpasses that of Uchiha Yue. Moreover, regardless of whether Uchiha Yue can devour Monster Ido 'Monster Ido power, the side effects of doing so are unacceptable to him. After all, Monster Ido's power contains too much mixed spiritual energy; even if Uchiha Yue could completely devour it, he would likely be unable to further enhance his own Monster Ido energy for the next few decades.

The third way to break through was the method that Uchiha Yue least wanted to choose.

That is, at the cost of Uchiha Yue's Sharingan, using the Uchiha Clan's forbidden technique Izanagi to reverse the enemy ninja's advantage.

There is no doubt that Izanagi of the Uchiha Clan possesses the power to completely change the course of a battle.

However, asking Uchiha Yue to give up the light of the Sharingan and use Izanagi at the cost of the Sharingan was simply unacceptable to Uchiha Yue.

Of course, in Uchiha Yue's mind, he could also sacrifice Kushina Uzumaki, allowing her to unleash the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox Kushina Uzumaki lead the others to break through. However, when Uchiha Yue's gaze fell upon Kushina Uzumaki, he secretly shook his head. Because Kushina Uzumaki was currently severely injured, controlling the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox would be extremely difficult. In fact, if Kushina Uzumaki were to be controlled by the Nine-Tailed Fox, the danger for Uchiha Yue and the others would be even greater.

So, after devising countless ways to break through the encirclement, Uchiha Yue fell silent.

At this moment, Uchiha Yue needs to make a choice: which method to use to eliminate the enemy ninjas in front of him!

"Could it be...?"

"Are we really going to use Izanagi?"

After a few seconds of contemplation, Uchiha Yue realized the enemy ninjas were about to attack again. He bit his lower lip, forcing himself to make a decision. However, just as Uchiha Yue was about to voice his thoughts, Minato Namikaze suddenly took a deep breath and looked at Uchiha Yue, saying:

"Moon Lord, I have a way to break through!"