"Yue, you're finally back!"
"Shikaku and I were worried about you just now. Were you hurt?"
It took Uchiha Yue a full two hours to conceal the darkness hidden within his heart before returning to Konoha's camp. Almost the instant he returned, Minato Namikaze, Shikaku Nara, and the others hurried anxiously to his side, checking whether he had been injured.
Under normal circumstances, Uchiha Yue would surely have chatted properly with Minato Namikaze, Shikaku Nara, and the others after returning to Konoha's camp. Yet this time, he merely smiled and nodded before saying to Minato Namikaze and Shikaku Nara, "Minato, Mr. Shikaku, I'm sorry, but I'm a little tired. May I go back and rest for a while?"
"Ah. Of course!"
Staring into Uchiha Yue's eyes and studying his complexion, neither Minato Namikaze nor Shikaku Nara detected the slightest sign of fatigue. They could only tell that he was doing his best to conceal something. Still, since Uchiha Yue had said so, there was no way they could stop him. Thus, under their worried gazes, he returned to his tent and ordered the members of the Uchiha Clan's elite forces to stand guard outside it.
Uchiha Yue's actions undoubtedly made Minato Namikaze and Shikaku Nara feel that something was wrong.
Minato Namikaze, who knew Uchiha Yue's personality especially well, turned to Shikaku Nara after Yue responded to everything with silence. "Shikaku, I think there's something wrong with Yue. He's never usually like this. Nor would he exhaust himself just to hide something. Do you think he might have encountered something on the way back, or received some intelligence that put him in a bad mood?"
"It's possible."
Hearing Minato Namikaze's worried words, Shikaku Nara narrowed his eyes slightly. "Yue's current state is definitely abnormal. Minato, starting tomorrow, try to persuade