Uchiha Clan Grounds
After Shamu announced that he himself would succeed to the position of clan head,
the crowd erupted into thunderous cheers.
All the succession procedures prepared beforehand became useless.
But with the atmosphere already at that point, it would have been hard to justify not taking over himself.
As for formalities and the like, they did not matter.
As long as the clansmen were happy.
Although the process had gone awry, everything else was still prepared.
At Shamu's suggestion, the entire event was turned into a buffet reception.
Tables were scattered all around the venue, laden with all kinds of food and drinks.
Everyone was free to help themselves.
Once everyone had calmed down somewhat, Shamu told them to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves to their hearts' content.
Only then did the Third Hokage and the others, who had been left standing to one side, get a chance to come forward again.
The people from the other ninja villages had never seen this kind of reception before and found it rather novel, each holding some food in their hands.
But their attention remained on the Third Hokage.
Seeing that the Third Hokage was preparing to speak with Uchiha Shamu again, everyone gathered around.
The Third Hokage had not expected the Uchiha Clan to react this way and had been left standing aside for quite a while.
But Konoha had brought this upon itself, so he could only swallow it.
The Third Hokage took out a scroll and handed it to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya knew what the scroll was and passed it on to Shamu.
Shamu had already guessed what it was and immediately unrolled it.
The Third Hokage said, "Shamu, this is Konoha's Honorary Elder Appointment Letter, a form of compensation from Konoha to the Uchiha. I hope we