"It was because the Uchiha Clan refused to follow orders! I led the clan's ninja alone to hold a defensive line, but we simply couldn't win!"
Hyuga Naoya managed to spit out that long sentence without taking a single breath.
Bang.
His body was casually tossed aside, crashing onto the ground.
"Very good."
Hyuga Wuye turned around.
"You can stay here from now on. There's no need to return to the clan..."
He said casually, "Let's see who still dares to fight over this Byakugan."
With that, he picked Kaguya up again and walked outside.
"W-wait..."
Sweat beaded across Hyuga Naoya's forehead, and every part of his body ached terribly.
Hyuga Wuye stopped. "Speak."
"Y-you... will you keep the promise you made before?" Hyuga Naoya asked with difficulty.
Wuye looked back. "I'm now the commander of Konoha's entire front. The wars in the Land of Lightning, Land of Earth, and Land of Water are basically over... that position is only one step away."
"Good!"
A powerful vigor gathered in Hyuga Naoya's remaining eye, making Wuye wonder whether this old fool, who had only ever ruined things, might actually live for quite a while longer.
Maybe he would hold on until Wuye became the Fourth Hokage...
"Uchiha..."
Hyuga Wuye carried Kaguya out without greeting the medical ninja waiting outside, heading straight for the Uchiha Clan's frontline encampment.
Boom!
Monster Strength was especially useful at a time like this.
Wuye descended from the sky and stomped out a massive crater hundreds of meters wide in the center of the Uchiha encampment, nearly blasting every tent into the air.
"Enemy attack—!"
Urgent cries rang out as Uchiha ninja leaped from beneath the collapsed tents.
Then, they all fell silent.
Because they saw Hyuga Wuye standing at the center.
They instinctively flared up in