Unfortunately, Fugaku had been happy too soon. As things stood, the Uchiha were targets of suppression; they had no chance of being connected to the Hokage position.
Uchiha Mikoto was one of Kushina Uzumaki's few close friends, Fugaku and Minato had been classmates, and Obito Uchiha had once been Minato's student.
All in all, the Fourth Hokage and the Uchiha did share some ties. When the Nine-Tails entered the village, the Third Hokage had assigned the Uchiha as a whole to evacuate civilians. That was why Qingfeng had resolved to warn Minato.
He seemed impartial on the surface, yet after just a few slanderous words from Danzō and the two advisors, he had made such a decision despite the village's crisis. Deep down, he still held prejudices against the Uchiha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words shattered Fugaku's illusions.
"This is everyone's responsibility. There were already signs within the village, yet we still failed to prevent it."
The ceasefire agreement had been signed less than a year ago. If the Fourth died, that would be one thing. But if he stepped down while still alive and well, not only would it make Hiruzen's return to power difficult, it might even trigger another war.
That was something Hiruzen Sarutobi absolutely did not want to see, so the Fourth had to remain firmly seated as Hokage.
"Let's return to the village first and assess the damage."
Fugaku felt miserable. He had accomplished nothing all night and had even been badly injured. Still, Qingfeng needed to be cultivated as a priority.
No matter what, he had helped the Fourth Hokage, and he had also learned spatial ninjutsu from the Fourth. The Uchiha's future would depend on people like them.
The village was littered with ruins. Everyone who sensed something was wrong had fled in advance, so