The Clan Head's Succession

"Elder, you've been careless. Tsunade has already discovered your problem."

"That's impossible! She was clearly about to leave, how could she have been discovered?" The Elder still couldn't quite believe Tianqi's words.

"Alright, now's not the time to dwell on this. I'll take Tsunade back first. You should quickly send someone out to meet the clansmen who haven't arrived yet." Tianqi picked up Tsunade and walked out.

Although the Elder still couldn't figure out how Tsunade discovered the problem, he still sent people to rescue the remaining clansmen.

Tianqi carried Tsunade back to his home and gently placed her on the bed. Looking at Tsunade lying on the bed, Tianqi said softly, "Tsunade, I'm sorry. This time I had to act impulsively. I really wanted to live a peaceful life with you, but there are some things I have to do. I'm sorry."

After kissing Tsunade's forehead, Tianqi gave her one last look before closing the door and leaving.

Tianqi returned to the Elder's courtyard and waited for a while. Finally, all 180 clansmen had arrived. "They're finally all here."

The Elder closed the door and stood on the steps to begin his speech. "You must all be curious as to why I summoned you all here and asked you to bring your belongings. I can tell you now that it's not about rebuilding the house, but rather that I'm taking you away from Konoha."

"Leaving Konoha? What happened to the Elder?"

"Why are you suddenly leaving? We want to know the reason."

"Isn't the Elder's decision a bit hasty?"

The Elder waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and began to explain the whole situation. "Everyone, listen to me. Here's what happened: Young Clan Head Uchiha Tianqi led ten clansmen to..." The Elder recounted the entire incident.

After hearing what the Elder said, everyone in the clan, young and old, was shocked and speechless. Old Qing was shocked, while the children looked at their parents with puzzled expressions.

"Elder, it's not that we don't agree with the Young Clan Head, but do we really have a chance of winning against the Four Great Nations, or even the Five Great Nations?" An older man stepped forward.

"Alright, I know what you're thinking. We couldn't accompany Lord Madara back then, but this time we must keep up with Young Clan Head Tianqi. We will not stay behind," the Elder said before anyone else could speak.

"But Elder, that was Lord Madara last time, Young Clan Head ..." The old man glanced at Tianqi beside him, feeling that Tianqi could not compare to Lord Madara in the past.

The Elder then said something that reassured everyone, "Hmph, I can tell you with certainty that the Young Clan Head Uchiha Tianqi, has already surpassed Lord Madara's strength. We will definitely not fail this time."

"Surpass Lord Madara!"

"The Young Clan Head is that strong now?"

"Well done! This time, the Uchiha definitely be invincible!"

Hearing the Elder say this, the clansmen had no doubts. If the Elder said he had surpassed it, then he must have surpassed it. The Elder had never lied to them.

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. The Young Clan Head and the others can handle the enemy with ease, but we old folks and children cannot. So we can't hold them back. The reason I've gathered everyone here is twofold: first, to leave Konoha and hide, and second, to find strong individuals to join the battle. Anyone who wants to join the battle can come forward," the Elder said loudly, raising his head.

"I'll do it, I'll do it!"

"I can too."

"I want to go to the battlefield."

As soon as the Elder finished speaking, everyone rushed forward, eager to join the battle. Even some children joined in the fun. Tianqi, seeing this scene, sighed at the unity of the crowd while also managing a wry smile.

"Everyone, calm down! Let me finish! Then you can participate enthusiastically!" The Elder was proud to see that no one had backed down, but he still had something very important to announce, so he reprimanded everyone.

Upon hearing the Elder's words, everyone fell silent, which showed that the Elder still held considerable authority.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the Elder spoke up, "Everyone, kneel down."

Upon hearing the Elder's words, everyone knelt on one knee, and the children followed their parents' example, kneeling down as well. They all looked up at the Elder at the front.

Tianqi had no idea what the Elder was up to, and he looked at the Elder with a puzzled expression.

"Uchiha Tianqi, step forward and kneel!" the Elder shouted solemnly.

What the hell does this old man want? Although he didn't understand what the Elder wanted to do, Tianqi still walked up to the clansmen and knelt down at the very front.

Seeing Tianqi kneeling before him, the Elder loudly proclaimed to the crowd, "In the name of the Uchiha Elder, I hereby formally appoint Uchiha Tianqi as the sole Clan Head of the Uchiha Militant Faction. From this day forward, everyone must obey Uchiha Tianqi's orders to the death!"

"I will obey orders until death."

"I will obey orders until death."

Everyone shouted loudly, and Tianqi was also shocked. He never expected that the Elder would appoint him as the Clan Head leader. He really didn't expect this.

"Zhan, take that thing out," the Elder said to Sen, who was standing to the side, as everyone stopped.

"Yes, Elder!" Zhan replied and rushed into the house to retrieve the item. At this moment, he was not the Elder's son, but just an ordinary Uchiha clansman. Therefore, he did not address the Elder as his father.

Soon, Zhan came out, respectfully carrying the item with both hands.

"This is!" Tianqi looked at the object in Zhan's hand with surprise. It was a red suit of armor, clearly from the Sengoku period.

The Elder took the armor from his son and said to Tianqi, "This armor was made by our Militant Faction for Lord Madara. We originally intended to leave with Lord Madara and let him wear this armor to lead us to glory, but unfortunately Lord Madara did not choose to leave with us."

"Today I pass this armor to you, Uchiha Tianqi. As Lord Madara's son, can you lead us to glory? Can you defeat our enemies and reclaim the glory of the Uchiha? Can you let the light of the Uchiha shine upon the entire Shinobi World once more?" The Elder stared intently at Uchiha Tianqi, these were words he had wanted to say for a long time.

"I Uchiha Tianqi, can lead my clan to glory, regain its honor, and let the Uchiha Hikari shine throughout the entire Shinobi World!" Tianqi said confidently.

"Very good Uchiha Tianqi. Remember what you said today. From now on, you are the head of the clan. You must consider the clan members first in everything you do. I will entrust this armor to you." The Elder was very Tianqi with Tianqi's answer and placed the armor in his hands.