"They had plenty more coming."
As he spoke, Uchiha Yan's eyes turned cold, his gaze sharp as a blade. "If all they do in those positions is scheme against their own people instead of doing their jobs, then they should step aside and let someone else take over."
They had played a winning hand so badly that they couldn't blame anyone for flipping the table.
After dinner, Uchiha Yan closed his eyes and reached out with his senses. Tsunade was with Kushina, so he wasted no time and teleported straight over.
"Yan! You're here!"
The moment Kushina saw him, she threw herself at him.
Uchiha Yan caught her and ruffled her hair with an indulgent smile. "You're still as impulsive as ever."
"But the freedom you've been dreaming of is almost here."
"Give it another month at most. Then I'll take you both traveling. We can see the whole Ninja World. How does that sound?"
There were a few things he wanted to collect along the way, too.
"Really?"
Kushina's eyes lit up like stars. "So soon?"
"It's taken long enough."
Uchiha Yan's lips curled. "And for that, we have the Third Hokage and the others to thank."
Tsunade paused with her drink halfway to her mouth and studied him. "Kid, those rumors going around the village that make the old man look bad—those were your doing, weren't they? You've started making your move?"
Uchiha Yan shrugged without denying it. "Yes, though I only gave things a little push."
He paused, then lowered his voice. "The interesting part is, I found another group stirring things up besides my own people. Want to guess who, Tsunade?"
His sensory range now covered an area four or five times the size of Konoha. Of course he had noticed something like that.
"Oh?" Tsunade's