"I challenge Moonlight Ruyun!"
As Uchiha Enichi's words rang out, the arena fell silent.
Soki Hyuga, who had been about to leave, stopped abruptly and sat back down.
Yamanaka Makoto looked puzzled. "What are the Uchiha trying to do? Have they lost their minds?"
The Nara Clan Head narrowed his eyes and glanced at Uchiha Setsuna nearby.
"Hard to say. Uchiha Setsuna's a bit..." Shikaku Nara pointed at his head.
"You're saying this was Uchiha Setsuna's idea?" Yamanaka Makoto asked in confusion.
"He's the only one I can think of. After all, he dared to launch a rebellion during the Second Hokage's reign. That isn't something a sane person would do."
Yamanaka Makoto wholeheartedly agreed.
They had been utterly stunned when they learned of it back then, unable to understand how Uchiha Setsuna could have such nerve.
"It hasn't been that many years since he got out of Konoha Prison, has it?"
Shikaku Nara nodded and pondered for a moment. "Looks like he still hasn't let go of his hatred. Is he using a genius from the Uchiha Clan to challenge Lady Tsunade's disciple and undermine the Hokage Faction's prestige? That does sound like something he'd do..."
"Unfortunately, he's misjudged Liu Yun's strength." Yamanaka Makoto couldn't help smiling.
"Not necessarily. Liu Yun has used up a great deal of chakra. Uchiha Setsuna might have been waiting for this very opportunity."
Elsewhere.
Fugaku pressed a hand to his forehead. He was still a step too late.
Listening to the murmurs around him, he instinctively looked toward Uchiha Setsuna.
The clan elder, renowned for his uncompromising, iron-fisted ways, wore an indescribably complicated expression.
"Fugaku, go bring him back!"
Fugaku hurriedly agreed, then appeared in the arena in a flash.
He placed a hand on Uchiha Enichi's shoulder and urged, "Come back with