Yan Uchiha felt quite confident.
He believed he had a pretty accurate read on Konoha's current situation.
Whatever else might happen, with a war raging right now, unless Konoha High Command had completely lost its mind, it would have to swallow any losses. It would never dare openly break with the Uchiha Clan.
Itachi, meanwhile, had finally put his mind at ease.
To him, Konoha was the strongest ninja village, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was the strongest Hokage. His Teacher's reasoning made sense, but if they really had to stand against the village, claiming he had no doubts would have been an outright lie.
About twenty minutes passed.
Tekka came in from outside again.
"My lord, Clan Head Fugaku said he won't be attending the meeting. You have full authority to act on his behalf."
Every Jonin in the clan who was currently off duty had already assembled.
"They're all our people. Even the least committed are on your side. The clan head sent everyone who opposed you away on missions a few days ago. They won't be back anytime soon, so you can rest easy."
At this Jonin Meeting, you alone can represent the entire Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Tekka spoke with utmost respect. After following Yan for so long, he had clearly gained experience. There were plenty of matters he could now handle in advance without waiting for specific instructions from Jin Uchiha.
"Good. Nicely done."
Jin Uchiha smiled and patted his shoulder. "Thanks for your hard work. Let's head over, then. I'd like to see what sort of show Hiruzen Sarutobi has prepared for us."
After telling Itachi to keep training diligently, he walked straight out of the Courtyard.
As he walked through the Uchiha District, he couldn't resist glancing back at his own courtyard, the resignation in his