Uchiha Nan stood there, the smile on his face growing broader as he thoroughly enjoyed everyone's cheers.
"Tekka, the Clan Meeting will begin tomorrow afternoon. The location will remain the usual place, Naka Shrine."
"Yes!"
Uchiha Tekka nodded and accepted the order. Uchiha Nan then waved his hand, dismissing everyone.
In just one morning, Uchiha Nan's actions had caused an enormous uproar within the Uchiha Clan. For a time, the shock they caused even threatened to overshadow the news of Tobirama's death.
Uchiha Nan intended to overthrow Uchiha Tomita as Clan Head and take his place.
One juicy scandal after another—the Uchiha had not enjoyed gossip this much in a very long time.
It was satisfying. So damn satisfying!
At this moment...
Inside Uchiha Tomita's home, the spacious, brightly lit living room now seemed somewhat cramped. More than a dozen Uchiha clansmen stared intently at the rigidly seated Uchiha Tomita.
Uchiha Tomita's wife, Uchiha Mei, carried a tea tray as she busied herself pouring water for the Uchiha present. The snacks normally prepared for guests were no longer enough, giving Uchiha Mei quite a headache.
So many people had come all at once. There had been no time to prepare at all.
However, the seated Uchiha had no mood to sip tea and enjoy snacks. As Uchiha Tomita's supporters, they were utterly at a loss over everything that had happened in Konoha these past two days.
First, Tobirama Senju had been ambushed and killed during the negotiations. They had not even fully processed that horrifying news yet.
Then Uchiha Nan, the clan's genius, had shattered everyone's expectations by directly challenging the Uchiha Clan Head. They had even heard that he had personally spread the news of Tobirama's death.
They knew Uchiha Nan all too well. If not for the Uchiha-exclusive Sharingan he had awakened, no one would have found it strange to call him a member of the Senju Clan.
Uchiha Tomita held a smoking pipe in his hand, puffing on it one drag at a time in an attempt to ease the anxiety in his heart.
Forget his subordinates being confused—even he could not make heads or tails of it. In only two days, the situation had changed as rapidly as though more than a decade had passed.
It had changed so fast that Uchiha Tomita wondered whether he had truly grown old and fallen behind the times.
Just two days ago, Uchiha Tomita had been calculating how to demand more compensation from Tobirama after he signed the peace agreement.
To fight this great war, all the ninja trained within the clan had been sent to the battlefield.
The shuriken, kunai, and other weapons the clan's Weapon Industry had supplied to Konoha were worth an astronomical sum.
There were also countless Soldier Pills!
That was all money!
Ninja risked their lives for a living—wasn't it all for money?
All sorts of compensation had been involved, and Tobirama had kept dragging things out. A fierce battle of words had been inevitable.
Then, just like that, it was all gone.
Tobirama was dead!
He had suddenly died without giving anyone a moment to prepare.
Uchiha Nan, the captain of the Security Force whom he had personally promoted, had apparently gone mad. He had completely changed from his usual self and actually dreamed of overthrowing him to become the Uchiha Clan Head.
Before long, Uchiha Tomita's living room was filled with smoke. Half the Uchiha present were heavy smokers. They had originally planned to hold it in at the Clan Head's house and smoke after leaving.
Now that the Clan Head had taken the lead, they might as well smoke together.
Puff... exhale...
One Uchiha blew out a smoke ring. Seeing that Uchiha Tomita was still smoking by himself, he could no longer remain calm and wanted to say something.
"Clan Head, what should we do about tomorrow afternoon's Clan Meeting?"
Once one person spoke, the others immediately joined in.
"Yes, Clan Head. Uchiha Nan must have been plotting this for a long time. He was the first to receive the news of Lord Tobirama's death."
Uchiha Tomita recalled Uchiha Nan's behavior in the past. Compared to how he was now, it was as if he were a completely different person.
Age brought wisdom. Having served as Clan Head for more than a decade, he had become extremely adept at reading people. Yet before this, he truly had not seen through Uchiha Nan.
A disguise!
Could someone really keep up a disguise for so long?
The younger generation truly was formidable.
He had only revealed his true face after Tobirama's Death. Uchiha Nan had wanted to become Hokage all along!
Uchiha Tomita inwardly admired Uchiha Nan. As expected of an Uchiha genius, both his temperament and strength were top-notch.
At this moment, the Uchiha truly stood closer to the Hokage Position than ever before. Yet there was something Uchiha Tomita could not understand.
What gave Uchiha Nan the right?
To be fair, Uchiha Nan was very strong. That morning, he had easily defeated Kagami Uchiha. There were probably very few people in the Uchiha Clan stronger than him.
Even if he faced Uchiha Nan himself, he was not confident of certain victory. Perhaps in terms of combat power, Uchiha Nan was already the strongest man in the Uchiha Clan.
But did becoming Clan Head depend solely on combat power?
Did he think Uchiha Tomita had spent all these years as Clan Head for nothing? Uchiha Tomita quickly swept his gaze across the Uchiha in the room.
Nearly all of them had activated their Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Every one of them was an Uchiha jonin. If he led the elite squad they formed, they could even kill Tobirama Senju, though the price would be one the Uchiha could not accept.
What use was being able to fight?
To make it in this world, one needed influence and connections!
Did Uchiha Nan really think that because Tobirama was dead, he was easy prey? Without awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, there would be no qualitative gap between Uchiha.
"Enough. Stop complaining."
"Uchiha Nan is a genius of the clan. He has just returned from the battlefield, so it is only natural that he is proud and ambitious. We are all family. I became Clan Head after Lord Madara left Konoha, chosen by all of you."
"Since Uchiha Nan believes he is better suited to be Clan Head and has taken the initiative to call a Clan Meeting, then we will discuss it at the meeting. Let all the Uchiha clansmen see clearly who is more suited to lead the Uchiha Clan."
Uchiha Tomita interrupted the Uchiha's discussion and spoke with a calm expression. Yet the chill in his voice was felt by every Uchiha present.
Uchiha Nan was in for a disaster this time!
"Clan Head, you know me. I will definitely support you!"
"Me too, me too!"
"That brat Uchiha Nan is far too arrogant. He has no idea how much the Clan Head has sacrificed for the clan over the years."
"We must make Uchiha Nan pay the price!"
"..."
For a time, the Uchiha all declared their loyalty to Uchiha Tomita.
"Enough. No matter what, Uchiha Nan is a genius of the clan and a hero of Konoha. He is merely young and reckless. If you people had been his age and possessed his strength, you might have been even more arrogant than him."
Uchiha Tomita cut them off and set the tone for how they would treat Uchiha Nan. He would still be lenient toward Uchiha Nan.
Geniuses were granted leniency wherever they went.
When he grew a little older and Fugaku grew a little more mature, if that child could not shoulder the Uchiha's heavy responsibility, Uchiha Nan would be a good choice.
But not now. As for the position of Clan Head, he could step down of his own accord, but he could never tolerate someone driving him out.
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