The man beside him quickly shot him a glare.
The leader's expression changed, and he immediately shut his mouth.
He had not meant to challenge Ren in public.
He simply still clung to a sliver of hope.
No matter how many elite fighters the Uchiha had, they could not watch the entire shinobi world at all times.
As long as their enemies avoided confronting the Uchiha directly and instead hid in the shadows, using small countries, wandering ninja, and underground organizations to provoke conflicts, the Uchiha might not be able to track them down in time.
He was not the only one who thought this way.
Many daimyo and nobles appeared composed, but inwardly, they were all weighing their options.
The Uchiha were indeed powerful.
But power did not mean omnipotence.
The shinobi world was too vast.
There were too many small countries.
If someone truly intended to evade them, hiding deep in the mountains, deserts, islands, or underground strongholds, how many people could Uchiha War send to hunt them down, no matter how strong it was?
Ren watched the expressions of those below the stage, as though he had already seen through their thoughts.
"You may think Uchiha War has formidable elite fighters."
"But the Uchiha lack manpower."
"If the enemy hides, scatters, and flees, the Uchiha won't be able to keep tracking them and wiping them out."
Quite a few hearts skipped a beat.
Ren had directly voiced the issue that concerned them most.
A merchant guild leader slowly raised his head.
Ren continued:
"Then you've underestimated the power the Uchiha Family now commands."
The electronic screen lit up again.
This time, it did not show Uchiha War's training grounds.
Instead, it showed the Uchiha Family's companies, workshops, medicinal herb fields, construction sites, caravan stations, and mines scattered