Which of You Will Take Them On?

Fugaku spoke without haste.

The moment he opened his mouth, every gaze in the shrine swung toward Yan Uchiha.

Their eyes shone. They all wanted to hear which side Yan, the only member of their clan to awaken the Mangekyo, would take.

Yan Uchiha's mouth twitched.

Why couldn't you just play your little strategy games behind closed doors?

Why drag me into it?

He was just passing through, with no real interest in joining this childish game.

But he had little choice.

He still wanted his share of the Uchiha's business dividends, and he held the two nominal titles of Elder and Head of the Military Police Force. The clan's name was the only reason he could extricate himself from the ranks of working ninja.

So... sigh.

He let out a muffled sigh and spoke.

"You all look pretty confident!"

"Let's put my opinion aside for now and just divide up the work."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi has the title of Professor of Ninjutsu. He's probably the strongest Kage-level fighter Konoha openly has."

"My fighting skills aren't quite up to par, but with this dual Mangekyo, if I disregard the drain on my ocular power and bring out Susanoo, I can at least keep him pinned down, even if I can't kill him."

"As for everyone else, you can divide them up yourselves."

"Who's going to take on Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru?"

"Who's going to crack Shimura Danzō's nest of Root operatives and the ANBU directly under the Hokage?"

"Minato Namikaze just earned the nickname 'Yellow Flash' on the battlefield, and he's a master of Flying Thunder God. Which of you can hold him off?"

"Ino-Shika-Cho are the Hokage's loyal followers. Add the Sarutobi, Shimura, Mitokado, and Mito clans to that. Who are we sending to deal with them?"

"Then there are