Psychological Pressure

There was no question that Uchiha Yue's idea was wonderful, but reality was often cruel.

In Uchiha Yue's view, as long as he killed Hyuga Sohei, the true culprit, and then came forward to clear everything up, he would be able to regain the trust of this Konoha ninja force. However, Uchiha Yue had not considered at the time that, in the hearts of this Konoha ninja force, Hyuga Sohei was practically a savior. In their eyes, if not for Hyuga Sohei, they would have died miserably at the border of the Land of Water long ago.

Thus, Hyuga Sohei was like the benefactor who had saved these Konoha ninjas' lives. Once Uchiha Yue killed Hyuga Sohei, the grudge between them would become one that could end only with death!

In other words, using a decapitation strike to kill Hyuga Sohei first would not only fail to quell the rebellion—it might even intensify it.

However, Uchiha Yue had not considered so much at present. As a result, he would later make a grave mistake, causing Konoha ninjas who could originally have survived to die miserably beneath his Fubuki.

At this very moment, Hyuga Sohei had already gone to gather the Konoha ninja force and was beginning to incite those Konoha ninjas to fight Uchiha Yue. Yet Hyuga Sohei had also miscalculated one thing: Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye. With the Purple Eye activated, Uchiha Yue could clearly see through Hyuga Sohei's every move—even his actions in gathering the ninja force.

Then, as that Konoha ninja force began to assemble, Uchiha Yue knew that it was time for him to act.

The next second...

Without the slightest hesitation, Uchiha Yue vanished from before Uchiha Dust and the other three members of the "Yue" Team in an instant. When Uchiha Yue appeared again,