"It was him who sent our clan charging to the front, leaving only three of us alive! We can't just let it go because of a single 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 settle things, then he can only commit seppuku!"
Insult after insult was hurled out. The Third Hokage, standing at the front, could not help but change expression. He knew that if this continued, things would take a drastic turn. Uchiha Yuu had only taken the blame in order to withdraw from the contest for Hokage. He had never expected these people to demand that Uchiha Yuu commit seppuku.
Fearing that Uchiha Yuu, as the person involved, would be unable to suppress his anger and trigger a bloody conflict, his gaze carried unconcealed concern. Just as he was about to speak and suppress the furious voices present—
He heard a completely opposite opinion!
"No! Mr. Yuu cannot be blamed for this. Without his direct battle plan, our casualties would have been far more devastating!"
"That's right! Mr. Yuu never favored anyone. Even the Uchiha family received orders to charge into 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. Yuu's help, you wouldn't even be standing here safely!"
Not everyone had been swayed by stupidity and rage. Some still remained rational, and they firmly supported Uchiha Yuu. Especially the ninjas who had been on the battlefield—they understood that his strategy had not been made without reason.
In that kind of direct confrontation, the enemy would never have given them a chance to use schemes. Moreover, he had never favored