Close and Distant Relations

"A shield, huh?"

The moment Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Uchiha Fugaku, standing before him, felt as though the temperature in the entire room had suddenly dropped. A chill ran down his spine. Clearly, Uchiha Fugaku had never expected Uchiha Yue's way of handling matters to resemble Orochimaru's—both were the sort to stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

However, since Uchiha Yue was acting for the sake of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku naturally had no objections. At that moment, he was even secretly relieved that Uchiha Yue had no ambition to vie for the position of clan head. Evidently, Uchiha Fugaku had already sensed how terrifying Uchiha Yue was. If Uchiha Yue became his rival for the clan head's position, even Uchiha Fugaku had no confidence that he could defeat him.

After quietly repeating Uchiha Yue's earlier words, Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a while before replying, "Yue-kun, since you've already made your decision, I'll begin gathering the Uchiha Clan's elite tomorrow. We'll form an elite unit and send it to the front where Minato Namikaze is stationed. But, Yue-kun, there is one guarantee I need from you: the Uchiha Clan's elite unit must be commanded by someone from the Uchiha Clan."

"Otherwise..."

"I understand, Fugaku-kun."

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, how could Uchiha Yue not understand what he meant? He said to Fugaku, "The Uchiha Clan's elite unit will naturally be managed by members of the Uchiha Clan. As for Minato Namikaze, he is merely the commander at the front. He does not have the authority to command our clan's elite unit. Of course, I will make this clear to Minato Namikaze as well, so that he doesn't cause trouble for our clansmen at the front."

With that, Uchiha Yue took a deep breath and continued, "All right, Fugaku-kun. You