"It was him who made our clan charge at the very front, leaving only three of us alive! We can't just let it go because of one apology!"
"That's right! Both of my children died on the battlefield. We must be given a reasonable explanation!"
"Make him kneel and apologize! If that can't calm things down, then he can only commit seppuku!"
One accusation after another was hurled out. Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing at the front, could not help but change expression. He knew that if this continued, things would take a drastic turn. Uchiha Yū had only taken the blame in order to withdraw from the competition for Hokage. He had never expected these people to demand that Uchiha Yū commit seppuku.
He was also afraid that Uchiha Yū, as the person involved, would fail to contain his anger and trigger a bloody conflict. Concern filled his gaze as he was about to speak and suppress the furious voices present.
Then he heard a voice that said the exact opposite!
"No! Mr. Yū cannot be blamed for this. Without his frontal battle plan, our casualties would have been even more devastating!"
"That's right! Mr. Yū has never favored anyone. Even the Uchiha Clan received orders to charge onto the front lines, and their casualties were extremely severe!"
"I'm a ninja who fought the enemy on the front lines. The enemy deployed a tailed beast. Without Mr. Yū's help, you wouldn't even be standing here safely!"
Not everyone had been swayed by foolishness and anger. Some remained rational, and they firmly supported Uchiha Yū. This was especially true of the ninjas who had been on the battlefield, for they understood that his strategies had not been made without basis.
In that kind of frontal clash, the enemy would never have given