Close and Distant Relations

"A shield?"

The moment Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha Yue, who was standing in front of him, felt as if the temperature in the entire room had dropped instantly, and he felt a chill run down his spine. Clearly, Uchiha Fugaku had never imagined that Uchiha Yue's current way of doing things was approaching Orochimaru's, both of them being the kind of people who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

However, since Uchiha Yue was acting in the best interests of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku naturally had no objections. In fact, Uchiha Fugaku was secretly relieved that Uchiha Yue didn't harbor any ambition to become the Uchiha Clan leader. Clearly, Uchiha Fugaku had already sensed how formidable Uchiha Yue, so if Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha Yue to become his contender for clan leader, even Uchiha Fugaku wasn't Uchiha Yue he could defeat him.

After muttering and repeating Uchiha Yue's previous words, Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a moment before replying, "Tsuki-kun, since you've decided on these matters, I will begin gathering the elite of my Uchiha Clan tomorrow to form an elite force and send it to the front lines where Minato Namikaze is. However, Uchiha Yue -kun, there's one thing I need your assurance about: the elite force of my Uchiha Clan must be commanded by members of my Uchiha Clan."

Otherwise...

"Understood, Mr. Fugaku."

Upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Uchiha Yue understood his meaning perfectly. She then said to Uchiha Fugaku, "The elite troops of my Uchiha Clan are naturally managed by members of my Uchiha Clan. As for Minato Namikaze, he is merely a frontline Uchiha Fugaku and has no authority to command our Uchiha Clan's elite troops. Of course, I also need to clarify this with Minato Namikaze to prevent Minato Namikaze from causing trouble for our Uchiha Clan members while on the front lines."

With that, Uchiha Yue took a deep breath and said, "Alright, Fugaku- kun, you must be very busy, so I won't bother you any longer. However, there's one more thing you mustn't forget, and that's about sending me an elite force. After resting in Konoha, I'm preparing to lead them to Kirigakure, so you should prepare in advance."

"Yes, Tsuki-kun, I understand."

When Uchiha Yue arrived, Uchiha Fugaku nodded heavily, indicating that he understood what Uchiha Yue meant. Then, Uchiha Fugaku began to think in his mind about what kind of elite troops he should send to assist Uchiha Yue, so that Uchiha Yue could lead the elite troops of the Uchiha Clan to cause some trouble within the territory of Kirigakure.

While Uchiha Fugaku was pondering these matters, Uchiha Yue, led by a servant, had already left Uchiha Fugaku's residence. However, when Uchiha Yue returned home and locked herself in her room to rest, Uchiha Yue and couldn't help but sneer inwardly, mocking Uchiha Fugaku's Uchiha Fugaku.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yue thought to himself, "Uchiha Fugaku, do you really think I'm using Minato- kun as a shield for the Uchiha Clan? You're so naive! If we're really talking about closeness, Minato- kun and I are much closer than I am to you, Fugaku- kun!"

"Actually, my real reason for asking you to help Minato- kun was..."

"I'm using you to help me create another escape route in Konoha!"

As Uchiha Yue thought to himself, the relationship between himself and Uchiha Yue Minato Namikaze, as well as Uchiha Fugaku, inevitably came to mind.

However, one thing is certain: Uchiha Yue's relationship with Minato Namikaze is far better than his relationship with Uchiha Fugaku. This is because, in Uchiha Yue's view, no matter how much help Uchiha Fugaku, it's all due to their cooperation. If a conflict of interest were to arise between Uchiha Yue and Uchiha Yue Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha Fugaku undoubtedly be the first to abandon Uchiha Yue. This is the most realistic aspect of their Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku always prioritized his own interests. For example, when he and Uchiha Fugaku teamed up to plot for the Uchiha Clan Shimura Danzō headship, Fugaku secretly conspired with Danzo to Shimura Danzō many Uchiha Clan members. Therefore, from that moment on, Uchiha Yue distrusted Uchiha Fugaku. He didn't believe that Uchiha Fugaku could set aside personal interests and genuinely help his friends.

Conversely, Minato Namikaze was not that kind of person.

Although Minato Namikaze sometimes sacrifices his own interests for the benefit of Konoha, he is always sincere to his friends. As long as Minato Namikaze Uchiha Yue doesn't do anything to betray him, Minato Namikaze will never abandon him as a friend. In fact, Minato Namikaze is even willing Uchiha Fugaku risk his life to help Uchiha Yue, something Minato Namikaze Uchiha Yue would never do.

In this way, Uchiha Yue was genuinely helping Minato Namikaze, hoping that Minato Namikaze would gradually become stronger, strong enough to secure a future for himself. On the other hand, Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha Yue being secretly weakened by Tsuki. Furthermore, Uchiha Yue was expanding his influence within the Uchiha Clan, gradually replacing Uchiha Fugaku as clan head. This was something even the shrewd and Uchiha Fugaku might not have noticed.

Because, in front of Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, there were simply too many shadows of self-interest!

Then, after considering his interpersonal relationships, specifically his closeness and distance with others, Uchiha Yue to think about the preparations he needed to make in Konoha. First, before heading to Kirigakure, Uchiha Yue needed to see his master Tsunade, and ask Tsunade to help heal the injuries to his internal meridians. Otherwise, in this state where he couldn't use his chakra, even Uchiha Yue wasn't confident he could achieve anything in the Land of Water if he led a team to Kirigakure.

Secondly, Uchiha Yue should take advantage of his time in Konoha to thoroughly investigate the situation within the Konoha. After all, Uchiha Yue's current "roots" are still in Konoha. If he wants his "roots" to be stable, he needs to manage all his relationships in Konoha and understand the Konoha's internal affairs and the direction of its higher-ups.

Finally, Uchiha Yue knew he had to adjust his condition to its peak before heading to the Land of Water to unleash his furious revenge.

And so, Uchiha Yue silently pondered everything he was about to do in Konoha, and planned some important things for himself.

While Uchiha Yue was silently contemplating, time was passing by in the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, a full day had passed since Uchiha Yue returned to Konoha, and on the second day, Uchiha Yue prepared to set off for the home of his master Tsunade!