"Rumble..."
Blood-red chakra spread in every direction, instantly awakening the nightmares buried in the hearts of the Kirigakure ninja.
Almost no Kirigakure ninja was unaware that Uchiha Yue's bloodthirsty Susanoo had claimed the lives of countless Kirigakure ninja. Therefore, when Uchiha Yue awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and formed the nascent-stage Susanoo, not a single Kirigakure ninja dared approach him and confront him head-on. Because of that, Uchiha Yue quickly found an opportunity to break through and prepared to leave this Kirigakure camp with Minato Namikaze.
"Yue-kun, I'm really sorry. I held you back!"
Although he was unwilling to admit it, when Minato Namikaze saw Uchiha Yue use the Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular power to form the nascent-stage Susanoo, and not a single Kirigakure ninja dared enter Uchiha Yue's attack range, he lowered his head guiltily and began apologizing to Uchiha Yue. In Minato Namikaze's view, Uchiha Yue had every chance to expand their advantage on the battlefield, kill even more Kirigakure ninja, and secure a perfect victory.
However, Minato Namikaze felt that his presence had held Uchiha Yue back, preventing him from expanding their advantage. Unexpectedly, as Minato Namikaze began apologizing, Uchiha Yue smiled faintly and comforted him. "Minato-kun, without you, we might not even have succeeded in ambushing Kirigakure's camp. So there's really no need for you to apologize to me. Like you said, don't take everything onto your own shoulders. Our withdrawal this time has nothing to do with you. We simply need to retreat."
As he spoke, Uchiha Yue turned to look at the Kirigakure ninja falling behind them, then continued, "Minato-kun, you can see that our retreat this time was the right choice. If we hadn't withdrawn just now, I might have been surrounded by those Kirigakure ninja. All right, there's no need to apologize for what