Xia Yan had no idea that, just after he had settled matters with Pakura, he had actually brought more trouble upon himself.
He was currently thinking about the Uchiha affair. After all, he still held an Anbu position that the Uchiha dreamed of obtaining.
A week had passed since his last meeting with Uchiha Shin. Carrying out missions really was an excellent way to pass the time, especially when the destination was far away. A single trip often took several days.
"I wonder whether that seed has undergone any fundamental change since I planted it."
Xia Yan tapped the desk lightly. The path he had left for Uchiha Shin seemed utterly impossible to follow, but he knew perfectly well that, handled properly, all of it was possible.
After all, in certain respects, Uchiha Fugaku really was hopelessly stupid.
An obvious, perfectly clear life-or-death question had been placed before him-save the Hokage's life, or listen to Danzo.
And he had actually managed to choose wrong, obediently following Danzo's orders. Could anyone believe that?
Even if Root had indeed mobilized at the time, and the reflection of the Sharingan had appeared in the Nine-Tails' eyes.
Had Danzo really stationed every member of Root at the Uchiha compound?
And had Danzo really dared to attack the Uchiha without regard for anything else while the Nine-Tails was on the rampage?
Besides, with the Uchiha's strength at the time, even if they could not win, defending themselves had still been possible. Once everything was over, they could have turned around and accused him, saying, for instance, that they had wanted to provide aid but Danzo had stopped them.
That would still have been ten thousand times better than letting everyone believe the Uchiha had failed to act, virtually accepting that they were connected to the