Deterrence

"Minato, do we really need to stand on ceremony with each other?"

Smiling as he replied to Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Yue directly activated his Purple Eye to examine the intelligence recorded on the scroll in Minato's hand. He quickly guessed what Minato wanted his help with. The intelligence scroll in Minato's possession documented the latest movements of Sunagakure's ninja.

According to the intelligence, Sunagakure's advance force had already reached the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.

Therefore, Uchiha Yue guessed that the favor Minato wanted to ask of him was most likely related to the advance force Sunagakure had dispatched.

Sure enough, just as Uchiha Yue had expected, the matter Minato wanted his help with was precisely related to that Sunagakure advance force. Then, Uchiha Yue heard Minato, who was frowning before him, say, "Yue, I've just received intelligence that Sunagakure has sent a ninja force to reinforce the guards at the Land of Wind's border. However, if I'm not mistaken, that Sunagakure force isn't here to reinforce the border guards. They're the advance force sent to wage war against our village."

"So..."

Minato paused slightly, then lifted his head and shifted his gaze toward the camp where the Uchiha Clan's elite force was stationed. He continued, "So, I'd like to ask you for a favor, Yue. I want you to lead your Uchiha Clan elite force and go crush the spirit of Sunagakure's advance force first. Yue, you know that Sunagakure's internal situation isn't looking good right now. If we wait for Sunagakure's forces to assemble and let them take the initiative to attack, our village will have a hard time gaining an advantage. Right now is the perfect time to blunt the edge of Sunagakure's ninja. I'm afraid this important task can only