Two Paths

After breaking through Sunagakure's third defensive line in the Land of Wind, Uchiha Yue could be said to have exceeded his mission objectives.

Originally, Minato Namikaze had merely hoped that Uchiha Yue would lead the elite Uchiha Clan unit under his command to blunt Sunagakure's momentum. Yet perhaps even Minato Namikaze had never imagined that Uchiha Yue would lead that elite Uchiha Clan unit to break through three consecutive defensive lines established by Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.

Therefore, after the three defensive lines in the Land of Wind had fallen, Uchiha Yue had no intention of continuing the battle.

After all, if Uchiha Yue continued his assault, he might very well lead the elite Uchiha Clan unit to break through all nine defensive lines Sunagakure had established in the Land of Wind. Would that not mean stealing Minato Namikaze's credit and claiming all the merit for repelling Sunagakure for himself?

If the commander of the border front had not been Minato Namikaze, but someone else, Uchiha Yue might have pressed the attack for the sake of merit.

However, Minato Namikaze was Uchiha Yue's friend, and Uchiha Yue absolutely could not steal his credit.

Thus, Uchiha Yue needed something else to occupy his thoughts—namely, how to become a qualified commander.

Obviously, Uchiha Yue believed that his command of this elite Uchiha Clan unit had been a complete failure, or at least inadequate. Perhaps for a novice commander, Uchiha Yue's performance had already been astonishing. After all, he had led the entire elite Uchiha Clan unit into battle, with only a handful of its members injured, and broken through three defensive lines established by Sunagakure in the Land of Wind without suffering a single casualty. By all accounts, he could be considered a qualified commander.

But how demanding was Uchiha