At that, Kushina puffed out her cheeks. She refused to call him that! Besides, she thought Uchiha Gen had deliberately given her the bad-tasting portion.
Watching Uchiha Gen's cheeks keep moving as he savored his cake, she felt an inexplicable surge of resentment.
"...I want the one you're holding!"
"Call me big brother."
"..."
Hmph! Kushina immediately turned her head away, acting as though she couldn't care less. I've had much better cakes before—but why does his look so delicious when he eats it...?
Uchiha Gen ignored the little girl's thoughts and quietly finished his cake. They tasted exactly the same, after all, so giving it to her would only be a waste.
The elder found this rather amusing. It was rare to see their little princess get the short end of the stick. He turned to Uchiha Gen and asked, "Can we do it now?"
"If she's willing to come with me."
Just then, the elders finished their discussion. Although they had been considering an evacuation plan, that didn't mean they hadn't prepared to fight back. After all, anyone covering the retreat would take down as many enemies as possible.
Their previous plan had left only a limited number of people behind. Now, they could prepare far more powerful sealing formations. As for the suicidal formations designed to take the enemy down with them, those would have to wait until death was inevitable.
"Lingchuan, given your strength, we need you to move between the battlefields and provide support, stepping in wherever things get desperate. Can you do that?"
Uchiha Gen nodded slightly, offering no further comment on an assignment that seemed to let him coast. With a game-breaking anomaly like him in this battle, and the Uzumaki Clan already aware of the enemy's plans, they held every advantage in