Yan Uchiha's tone was grave.
Though Uchiha Setsuna hadn't stepped out to interfere with last night's business, he had remained on edge the whole time.
The malice and murderous intent in that man's eyes whenever he looked at him were impossible to hide.
There was only one reason.
Last night's events were too momentous. The Uchiha's very survival was at stake.
That was the only reason the bastard hadn't lashed out. Once the external pressure disappeared, he would absolutely be the first to stir up trouble.
Fugaku nodded.
He hadn't thought it through as deeply as Jin had, but he knew that Uchiha Setsuna, the leader of the Radical Faction, would never willingly let power slip through his fingers.
"Jin, you can rest easy."
"It took far too much for the Uchiha to make it this far. I won't let anyone ruin it."
"Aside from my own family, the clan comes first for me!"
"I don't care about power. If the clan truly stabilizes, I won't mind giving up my position as Clan Head."
"But not now."
"Even a power struggle has its proper time. At a critical moment like this, I'll chop off any hand that reaches for power!"
There wasn't a trace of humor on Fugaku's face.
Having awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan long ago, he truly considered no one in the Uchiha Clan a threat except Jin.
Just as he had said, the Uchiha had paid with their lives to get this far.
Without Jin Uchiha, they wouldn't have had the slightest chance.
So.
At this life-or-death juncture, he would kill anyone who dared stick their neck out!
About half an hour later.
Seeing there was nothing else to handle, Fugaku took his leave.
Itachi arrived around the same time.
After casually assigning Itachi his lessons for the