Disappointment

"Lord Fugaku, can we really only rely on Lord Yue?"

The moment Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, Uchiha Dust was stunned. He had never imagined that, at the very moment the Uchiha Clan's elite forces faced extinction, Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head, would not take full responsibility and lead them in breaking through. Instead, he had pinned his hopes on Uchiha Yue, who was locked in fierce battle with a mysterious powerful enemy.

Countless emotions flashed through Uchiha Dust's heart, ultimately turning into disappointment.

That was right—disappointment!

At that moment, Uchiha Dust felt that placing the burden of the Uchiha Clan's revival on Uchiha Fugaku's shoulders was simply a joke. Could someone without even the courage to shoulder responsibility truly lead the Uchiha Clan to prosperity? Could a clan head incapable of taking responsibility in a crisis truly command the Uchiha Clan's elite ninja?

Looking around at the faces of his fellow clansmen, Uchiha Dust saw no retreat in anyone's eyes. Even though the Lanqin Clan and Kirigakure's ninja had joined forces, the members of the Uchiha Clan's elite unit had never considered fleeing, nor had they thought of waiting for someone to save them. Yet Uchiha Fugaku, the Uchiha Clan's head, could only think of having Uchiha Yue come to their rescue. Other than disappointment, what else could Uchiha Dust feel toward Uchiha Fugaku?

Undoubtedly, while in Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku had done well as clan head. After all, he had not needed to lead the Uchiha Clan into battle; he had only needed to rely on the clan's strength to contend with Konoha's politicians through political maneuvering. But the battlefield was different. The skills of a politician alone could not lead a ninja force to victory on the battlefield. War was never won through schemes and trickery, but through genuine