Becoming Hokage

The other Uchiha Clan ninja silently followed behind them, leaving this place that had brought them humiliation and pain.

There was a trace of resolve in their retreating figures, as though they were telling everyone that even having lost their former glory, they would still carry on with strength.

The Hyuga Clan was beside itself with excitement, their emotions rising and falling like a roller coaster.

They had joined Konohagakure many years ago, becoming part of it from its very founding, and had always been loyal supporters of the village.

Yet for all these years, they had remained beneath the shadows of the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan, as though they could never escape the fate of being suppressed.

Back then, the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan had stood like two towering mountains at the pinnacle of Konohagakure.

Their immense power left the other ninja clans far behind, and the Hyuga Clan could only silently endure such humiliation and unwillingness.

However, as time passed, the Senju Clan had voluntarily dissolved and hidden itself within Konohagakure.

Judging by the many Senju Clan members who later became teachers at the Ninja Academy, the Senju Clan had truly hidden in plain sight.

They chose to live quietly, avoiding the risk of becoming targets. After all, they no longer possessed powers like Hashirama Senju and Senju Tobirama, so they had to act with greater caution.

After the Senju Clan disappeared, the Uchiha Clan became Konoha's foremost clan, shining as brilliantly as the blazing sun, with no one able to rival them.

Although the Hyuga Clan also wanted to compete with the Uchiha Clan, they clearly lacked the ability to do so.

They were not even considered for Hokage nominations. That was the tragedy of the Hyuga Clan: neither high nor low, always overlooked.

But