"Whoosh..."
"Whoosh..."
Uchiha Yue had only remained in Konoha for three days. Three days later, he set out once again, beginning his journey to the Land of Wind. Unfortunately, traveling from Konoha to the border of the Land of Wind would likewise take several days. Even with Uchiha Yue's astonishing speed, it would still take him at least several days to meet up with his friend Minato Namikaze and make a name for themselves in the Land of Wind.
Moreover, after reaching the defensive line at the border of the Land of Wind, Uchiha Yue needed to have a proper discussion with Minato Namikaze. After all, he had gone to the Land of Wind's border on his own initiative to help Minato Namikaze. If the Third Hokage back in Konoha learned of it, he would surely reprimand Uchiha Yue for heading to the Land of Wind without authorization to aid Minato Namikaze. When that happened, Uchiha Yue would likely be summoned by the Third Hokage once more and suppressed by Konoha's higher-ups again.
But for the sake of avenging his mother, Uzumaki Minako, how could Uchiha Yue care about the opinions of Konoha's higher-ups and the Third Hokage?
Besides, if Uchiha Yue truly helped Minato Namikaze successfully repel the Sunagakure ninjas who had come to attack, not only would he bear no blame whatsoever, he would instead render great meritorious service to Konoha. With the lesson from last time, Uchiha Yue also believed that Konoha's higher-ups would restrain themselves somewhat. At the very least, they would no longer be able to suppress him openly.
Then, as he pondered how to persuade Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Yue traveled while thinking to himself:
*Convincing Minato to accompany me to the border of the Land of Water and strike directly at Kirigakure may be