Without a doubt, Xia Le's intervention at the end had saved many of the weaker genin and chunin, giving them a chance to survive.
It had also improved many civilians' opinion of the Uchiha Clan.
Saving someone's life was no small favor!
At that moment.
"Xia Le!"
Fugaku Uchiha wore a complicated expression, but in the end, he spoke with a smile.
"Clan Head Fugaku!"
Xia Le smiled as well.
Hearing Xia Le address him as clan head, Fugaku paused. Then his smile grew more sincere, with a faint trace of relief.
Even as the Uchiha's clan head, he felt tremendous pressure when faced with a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
"The clan welcomes you home!"
Fugaku spoke solemnly.
Xia Le nodded. By now, five or six young Uchiha had gathered behind him, all looking excited.
They had all been sent to the battlefield. There had originally been more than twenty of them, but only these few had returned.
Uchiha Hikari was among them.
"Hmph!"
Setsuna Uchiha snorted from beside them.
He thoroughly disliked Xia Le's attitude toward Fugaku.
In fact, the clan head's attempts to smooth things over at several recent clan meetings had infuriated him.
In a sense, a hardliner from the Hawk Faction like him was a political rival to the conciliatory Fugaku!
And Xia Le, a powerful member of their clan, was an ally he had to win over.
"Elder Setsuna, are you feeling unwell?"
Xia Le turned his head and asked with a faint smile.
Under the gaze of those clear black-and-white eyes, Setsuna Uchiha felt an involuntary tremor in his heart and froze.
"No!"
Drawing a slight breath, Setsuna answered in a low voice.
"Let's go home!"
Fugaku found the exchange amusing, but he also knew this was no place to talk, so he spoke