"Hiss—"
The moment Yan Uchiha finished speaking, everyone around him froze.
Team Shisui took it a little better, since they had already discussed this beforehand. Yet even with that warning, hearing Yan Uchiha say such things in front of outsiders still made their hearts tighten.
Could he really just say that? What if word got back to Konoha?
Team Minato's reaction was much more immediate.
Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.
The earlier mention of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's past had merely stunned them and stirred a little curiosity about the gossip. But Yan Uchiha's declaration afterward had nearly frightened them speechless on the spot.
As long as you had a thick enough skin, public opinion in Konoha meant nothing?
What kind of outrageous talk was that?!
Even knowing that Yan was looking out for them, they still struggled to accept it. After all, the only thing Konoha Ninja Academy had ever taught them was the Will of Fire.
"Jin, you..." Rin Nohara could not help speaking up.
Yan Uchiha raised a hand, cutting off the rest of her words.
"Don't worry about me. If I dare to say this much, I'm not going to be afraid of word getting out."
He curled his lip.
"The Uchiha's reputation is already rotten anyway. One more thing won't make much difference."
"Back in Konoha not long ago, Konoha High Command and I nearly tore each other apart. I even slaughtered a whole bunch of Danzo's Root operatives."
"We were practically at the point of open warfare. Do you think I'd still care about a little public opinion?"
Yan Uchiha's tone remained casual as he spoke, but he laid out the actual situation all at once.
"And another thing. Don't assume I came to the front lines as part of a routine transfer. As an