The visits that followed went so smoothly that Uchiha Genmei began to question his own sanity.
Even the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance, a major group of ninja clans that had always followed the Sarutobi Clan, had immediately bowed to him.
They made it clear that they supported him.
There was no need to mention smaller clans like the Yūhi and Gekkō.
They, too, each expressed their support for the Uchiha.
What Genmei didn't know was that they had all watched the Uchiha flourish over the years.
As for the power of Uchiha Genmei, the old folks in their clans weren't all dead yet.
They all knew what kind of power he possessed.
And there were those few Mangekyo in the clan...
The Uchiha's power was several times more terrifying than it had been before the village was founded.
Back then, there had only been Madara and Izuna.
Now, you were on the verge of reaching double digits in Mangekyo wielders.
With the Uchiha possessing such immense power,
their clan head, Uchiha Genmei, had still managed to keep its growth in check.
He had shown restraint toward the Konoha High Command,
and hadn't immediately seized power by force.
They were already astonished by that, and had also gained a general understanding of Uchiha Genmei's character.
He was a leader with vision and ambition, capable of building up his faction.
His martial strength was beyond reproach!
As for his intelligence,
judging from how the Uchiha had turned things around in recent years,
these clans felt that Uchiha Genmei could no longer be described as merely a genius of one village.
So when he showed that he wanted to become Hokage,
why wouldn't they support him?
They weren't loners, after all.
"Is it about to begin, sir?" Uchiha Yuta stood beside Genmei, looking with