The Decisive Battle Begins!

At Fugaku's furious roar, and under the gaze of his Sharingan, the elder who had just spoken timidly lowered his head. The other elders also awkwardly swallowed the words they had been about to say.

"Hmph! Uchiha pride is pride born of confidence, not arrogance! Do you really think the Uchiha alone can defeat Kirigakure? Don't forget—even leaving aside those bloodline clans, Kirigakure still has two whole Tailed Beasts!"

"With just that alone, what are you going to use to stop them? Hmph! Those Three-Tomoe of yours, whose ocular power can't even compare to mine? Or those mouths of yours that only know how to talk?"

Hearing Fugaku's rebuke, the elders more or less came back to their senses. One by one, they lowered their heads with faint shame. But Fugaku was not finished.

There was still no small amount of resistance within the clan toward cooperating with Shiro and the others. Now that the situation was growing clearer by the moment, Fugaku had to seize every chance to eliminate those obstacles!

"Furthermore, taking a step back, even if we really could win, do you think the final credit would fall into our hands? You all know that man might take advantage of our clan grounds being empty and launch a sneak attack."

"Then do you think he would simply sit back and let us gain such a great achievement?"

Once those words were spoken, the elders present truly fell silent, all quietly considering the details within.

However, this inevitably chilled the atmosphere in the meeting room, and it was no longer convenient for Fugaku to continue stating his decision. That would make him seem domineering.

So it was the Fourth Elder's turn to speak. He stood on the same side as Fugaku and knew Shiro fairly well. As for