The Sea King's Threat

Morale was sometimes a marvelous thing.

Take that elite Uchiha Clan unit, for example. When they had first entered the battlefield, their morale had been extremely high. But who could have expected that under Uchiha Fugaku's leadership, the elite Uchiha Clan unit would have its morale crushed after clashing with Kirigakure's ninja? In the end, their losses could only be described as devastating.

Of course, when that dispirited elite Uchiha Clan unit withdrew from the battlefield, most of its members had merely been seriously wounded and were not in mortal danger. Only a small number had died to the Sea King summoned by the Hozuki Clan ninja through a forbidden technique.

However, even though the elite Uchiha Clan unit had not suffered many deaths, the severe injuries sustained by most of its members had left it completely devoid of the appearance of an elite force. Clearly, that was the result of their low morale. Yet, when Uchiha Yue began using the lives of the Kirigakure ninja before him as an outlet, venting the fury in his heart, the morale of the previously dispirited elite Uchiha Clan unit suddenly began to rise again.

Without question, it was Uchiha Yue's performance on the battlefield that restored the elite Uchiha Clan unit's morale. After their morale returned, even though most of them were seriously wounded, their rising spirits made even those badly injured members want to take the battlefield and lend Uchiha Yue a hand, helping him defeat the Kirigakure ninja before him.

Even Uchiha Fugaku, who had always been fond of power, felt an urge to enter the battlefield.

However, Uchiha Yue, who was fighting the Kirigakure ninja at the front, had no intention whatsoever of letting the elite Uchiha Clan unit join the battle.

In Uchiha Yue's view, that elite Uchiha