Uchiha Ao seemed not to notice that look and kept talking.
"Some Byakugan! It doesn't hold a candle to our Sharingan. She didn't even spot the enemies hiding in the shadows. Looks pretty useless to me."
"What are you saying?!" Uchiha Su smacked him hard on the head with a thump.
Uchiha Ao clutched his head, his face twisting in pain. He looked at Uchiha Su in confusion. "Ow... Second Elder, what was that for?"
"Hmph, what do you think?" Uchiha Su rolled his eyes, then said evenly, "This isn't Uchiha territory. Rein in that arrogance!"
"But..." Uchiha Ao still wanted to argue, but under Uchiha Su's stern gaze, he could only shut his mouth and press his lips tightly together.
Yui slowly approached the two men at the edge of the cliff and asked tentatively, "What are you trying to do? Could you let her come back to us?"
"You... don't come any closer." The Third Priest grew anxious at her approach. He moved Mikoto toward the cliff threateningly. "If you dare come closer, I won't hold back. Do you want your companion to die?"
Seeing this, Yui hurriedly backed away a few steps. "Calm down. Just calm down."
Once he realized she was no longer approaching, the Third Priest breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his stance slightly.
"Ugh." Uchiha Mikoto had just brushed against death. The sensation of that abyss terrified her, and tears began to fill her eyes.
She desperately wanted to cry, but when she saw Yui and her clansmen nearby, she held it in.
I can't embarrass myself in front of the clan, she thought.
"Clear a path right now and let us leave!" the brown-robed cultist shouted. "Once we're away, I'll let her go."
Agitated, he pointed at Mikoto. "Otherwise, I'll throw