But now, as Fugaku Uchiha displayed the formidable power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, and with the battle record of having killed the Third Mizukage on the battlefield of Kirigakure together with Might Duy, his prestige had grown explosively.
Now, no matter how dissatisfied these people were in private about the patriarch of the great Uchiha Clan still pledging allegiance to a commoner ninja, at least openly, at clan meetings, they did not dare let out so much as a fart first, giving Fugaku Uchiha, their clan leader, full respect.
This was the Uchiha, the Uchiha who worshipped power.
Here, even if you were the clan leader, you still had to let strength do the talking, and most of the Uchiha's strength lay in the Sharingan. The level of one's Sharingan basically represented one's status within the Uchiha Clan.
"The first topic of today's clan meeting is to share a piece of good news with everyone."
"Just this month, Shisui has earned the recognition of the Fourth Hokage through his outstanding strength and has successfully been promoted to Jōnin!"
Shisui Uchiha, who was sitting in the first row, stood up. First, he bowed to Fugaku Uchiha as the clan leader, then took a small step forward, turned around, and made the same gesture to all the clansmen attending the meeting.
Looking at Shisui's young face, the people below exploded into chatter.
"As expected of the number-one genius of our Uchiha! He's only thirteen years old and has already become a Jōnin. He's matched the record Lord Fourth Hokage set back then!"
In Konohagakure, the record for youngest Jōnin had first been set by Orochimaru when he was thirteen, only to be broken later by Kakashi at twelve. Now it had already been matched by Shisui.
"I knew it. Shisui opened the