They've Made Their Move

"This."

The moment Uchiha Yue arrived, the smile on Uchiha Fugaku's face abruptly froze. Clearly, Uchiha Fugaku feared that Uchiha Yue had truly lost his temper and intended to teach the four Uchiha Clan elites he had brought a harsh lesson. He worried that all four of them might be crippled at Uchiha Yue's hands, which was why his smile had stiffened.

Still, it was not as though Uchiha Fugaku was overthinking things or worrying unnecessarily that Uchiha Yue might strike too heavily. In Uchiha Fugaku's impression, Uchiha Yue had always been ruthless. Back when Uchiha Yue had been preparing to leave Konoha for the sake of his mother, Uzumaki Minako, he could clearly have spared the Anbu under Tsunade and simply left Konoha. Yet because of his anger, Uchiha Yue had ultimately killed that Anbu operative.

From then on, Uchiha Fugaku had formed a deep impression of Uchiha Yue's ruthless methods.

Now that Uchiha Fugaku had finally gathered four true elites of the Uchiha Clan before Uchiha Yue, how could he not be concerned for their safety?

However, unlike Uchiha Fugaku, the four Uchiha Clan elites standing before Uchiha Yue did not seem afraid in the slightest. In fact, Uchiha Yue could already tell that among the four, Uchiha Dust—the one Uchiha Fugaku had introduced first—was their leader.

Clearly, Uchiha Dust was the strongest among the four Uchiha elites, with Uchiha Tiger second. As for Uchiha Abandon, he was likely the weakest of the three. Uchiha Vine was a support specialist, so there was no need to assess her combat strength; it was enough to record her combat response capabilities and logistical abilities.

Immediately afterward...

Amid Uchiha Fugaku's awkward smile, Uchiha Yue began sparring with the four Uchiha Clan elites.

Yet before the fight truly began, Uchiha Fugaku was