Yan Uchiha narrowed his eyes and did not immediately answer Shisui's question.
His older clansman had asked in earnest, so he needed to think about how to explain his reasoning clearly. As for Obito Uchiha?
Heh.
Before he turned dark, Obito was, frankly, a goofball. The more attention you gave someone like him, the more worked up he got. Yan Uchiha had no interest in engaging with him at all.
After a moment, he finally spoke at a leisurely pace. "First, let me explain something called the blind spot under the lamp."
"Light a lamp at home, and it can illuminate the whole room, yet there's a spot directly above it that stays dark. The same principle applies here."
"Sometimes, the places that seem most dangerous are actually the safest."
He looked at the others and continued, "Suppose you're the enemy commander. A little over an hour ago, an enemy force killed a group of ninja near your main base, then vanished. What would your first thought be?"
"A team like ours, operating deep behind enemy lines without support, must be carrying out an important mission. Would a normal ninja squad stand around waiting to be caught after succeeding?"
No one answered.
Yan Uchiha supplied the answer himself. "No. That's how we think, and naturally, the enemy will think the same way."
"So once the enemy discovers the bodies here, their first reaction will be to search farther ahead. But the farther ahead we go, the more concentrated the danger becomes. That's the direction they'll expect us to take."
"We've been traveling all day. If we can't even rest tonight, where will we find the energy to keep pushing tomorrow? Don't forget, at today's pace, Kannabi Bridge is still at least three days away."
"Do you want to spend those