"Oh my goodness! Lord Jin has announced the founding of the 'Divine Court' and declared himself its 'Divine Master'! He's going to rule the entire Shinobi World! Our Konoha will be the center of the world from now on!"
"Uchiha! Uchiha! Uchiha!"
The streets, Training Grounds, and taverns were filled with excited chatter from ninja and civilians alike. Their expressions had shifted from shock to disbelief, then finally transformed into fervent devotion and unparalleled pride!
The law of the strong devouring the weak was etched into the very bones of the ninja world. And now, Konoha had produced the most powerful predator of all—a supreme ruler capable of crushing the entire Shinobi World by himself! Every Konoha villager felt honored to share in his glory!
Amid the celebration sweeping across the village, no one was happier or prouder than the Uchiha clan!
For decades, the Uchiha District had been home to a clan ostracized and mistrusted by the village leadership, even pushed to the village's outskirts. Today, it had become the most dazzling sacred ground in all of Konoha—and the entire Shinobi World!
The clan district's gates were crowded with visitors, and the streets were packed with carriages and people.
The great clans that had once ignored the Uchiha, or even secretly looked down on them, now arrived bearing their finest gifts and wearing their most humble smiles. They lined up for a chance to meet the newly appointed Executive Officer of the Divine Court, Uchiha Fugaku.
Fugaku stood on the roof of the clan compound, looking down at the sycophantic faces below. As he listened to the heartfelt cheers and laughter of his clansmen, a smile unlike any he had ever worn spread across his normally stern, cold face.
He clenched both fists. The pent-up resentment he had carried