[Shadow: Huh? Master, I wasn't sleeping. I've been here the whole time, just sunbathing!]
The naive Shadow had no idea what kind of heavy responsibility it was about to shoulder, answering its master with the honest sincerity of a simpleton.
[As my shadow, you have always been the one I trust most, which is why I have decided to entrust you with a long-term, arduous, and important task.]
[Shadow: Always ready, Master. Please issue the order.]
[Brain: Oh, you naive Shadow. I don't even want to say anything. You'll find out soon enough.]
[Sharingan: Seeing the Shadow reminds me of my original self—so positive and motivated. I can't go back now; I've been led astray by Master.]
[Hand: I used to train twenty-four hours a day. Now look at me. After a baptism by Master, all I think about is women. Training? I'm just training the Kato Taka Hand now.]
[Leg: To be fair, when there are no women in your heart, your training becomes divine. It's just that lately, I've had this feeling of being hollowed out; I can't muster any energy.]
[What is the meaning of this? What are you all implying? Every word you say is a jab at me.]
It was absolute mutiny. Uchiha Yang hadn't expected so many rebels within his own body, actually pinning the blame for their laziness on him.
[Shadow: Master's word is law. Anything can be handed to me. As for them, Master, don't mind what they say. They're probably just making excuses to be lazy.]
[Brain: @#¥%¥%#@#%]
[Sharingan: Never mind, pretend I didn't say anything.]
Once everyone quieted down, Uchiha Yang smiled with satisfaction.
As expected, the Shadow was the most considerate. The others had all turned into old slickers; it was truly disappointing.
[After I take over the position of Clan Head, you will handle the duties of this position for me. Such a heavy responsibility—I only entrust it to you. The Brain and the others don't have the qualifications.]
The Brain, Sharingan, Hand, and Leg—those old slickers—couldn't even be bothered to explain. What "no qualifications"? It was clearly just that the Shadow was better suited for helping Master slack off.
Having long since seen through everything, they silently went back to training. With no women in their hearts, their training would become divine; as long as Master wasn't out having all the fun, their training would be endless.
In time, the Shadow would naturally understand their painstaking efforts.
[Shadow: Thank you for your trust, Master. I will certainly handle things for you with absolute clarity. As for them, they will surely envy me in the future.]
[You really are my shadow. I knew I hadn't misjudged you.]
Uchiha Yang was extremely satisfied with the simple-minded Shadow.
"Big Brother, my cousin agreed."
Uchiha Izuna looked so jubilant that anyone who didn't know better would think his sweetheart had accepted his proposal!
"That is truly wonderful."
Hearing this, Uchiha Madara couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear.
He was finally going to be rid of this Clan Head position. Hashirama, are you ready for my arrival?
"Big Brother, why don't we sound out the elders tonight and have Cousin take over as Clan Head tomorrow?"
Worried that things might change, Uchiha Izuna quickly reminded his brother.
"Isn't that a bit rushed?"
Uchiha Madara hadn't thought that far ahead; he just felt that since his cousin had agreed, everything was set in stone.
"There is no time to lose, Big Brother. The night is long and full of variables."
Seeing his brother's lack of concern, Uchiha Izuna reminded him again.
"Right, let's go now."
Uchiha Madara realized the urgency, and he was even more impatient than Izuna, dragging him along as they ran toward the Ancestral Hall.
The elders and the high-ranking Three-Tomoe Sharingan elite jonin who received Uchiha Madara's summons thought something major had happened to the clan and hurried toward the Ancestral Hall.
"What? This old man will never agree to a commoner becoming the head of our Uchiha clan."
"Clan Head, do not bring up such a reckless matter again."
The Great Elder, Uchiha Sei, had never imagined that what Uchiha Madara wanted to discuss was transferring the position of Clan Head to Uchiha Yang. Stunned, the words blurted out of him.
The others present wore the same expressions, completely unable to accept it. Even if he were transferring power to Uchiha Yang, they wouldn't have reacted this way.
This was the position of Clan Head—a powerhouse capable of leading them to victory time and again in future wars.
Now, the Clan Head actually wanted to pass the position to Uchiha Yang, who didn't have a shred of chakra. Wouldn't the future of the clan be a total mess?
Among the crowd, Uchiha Sake and Uchiha Zhi kept their heads down, stifling their laughter. It was fortunate that everyone's attention wasn't on them, or they might have been jumped in an alleyway on the way home.
There was no helping it; if Lord Yang became the Clan Head, wouldn't the two of them become his right-hand men?
Their status would leap upward instantly. Who wouldn't be excited by that?
"This is my order as Clan Head for this final day. Starting tomorrow, Uchiha Yang will be invested with the position of Clan Head at the Ancestral Shrine."
"Even if Uchiha Yang is a commoner, he has me behind him. Is there anyone who disagrees?"
"Time will prove that my decision is correct."
Uchiha Madara didn't offer much explanation, opening those Mangekyou Sharingan to intimidate everyone present.
"And me."
Uchiha Izuna glared at the crowd, his Mangekyou Sharingan sweeping across them.
The deterrent power of two pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan was enough to make even the most stubborn Second Elder, Uchiha Rei, shut her mouth.
Recently, all the clan's operations had been planned personally by Uchiha Yang; with Uchiha Yang's intellect combined with the strength of Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, the future of the clan would surely be brighter.
Having broken the rules once before at the gathering, Uchiha Rei felt that breaking them again wouldn't be such a big deal, especially since Uchiha Yang's talent had truly convinced her.
The entire room fell into a deathly silence; the power of the clan head's eyes left them unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.
On second thought, Uchiha Yang ascending to the position of clan head would not result in any loss of power for the clan.
Since both Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna supported Uchiha Yang, even if they were to object, they had no way of finding anyone else qualified to inherit the position of clan head.
Seeing the clan head's attitude was so firm, Uchiha Sei realized that continuing to argue would only escalate the situation; thinking this, his originally staunch opposition softened.
"This old man does not know if this is right or wrong, but since it is the clan head's decision, I can only comply. I only hope this decision is the correct one."
After saying this, Uchiha Sei sighed, turned around, and left.
Uchiha Rei and the other two elders followed the Great Elder out, remaining silent and tacitly accepting the clan head's decision.
The people present looked at each other in dismay; since the elders no longer had any objections, it would be futile for them to continue arguing here.
"I support the clan head's decision."
"Me too."
Uchiha Sake and Uchiha Ya stepped forward in the awkward silence, raising their hands to speak loudly.
Suddenly, the rest of the crowd had a way out and began to express their support for the clan head's decision one after another.
As for the protagonist of this impromptu meeting, Uchiha Yang, he was already fast asleep, completely unaware that by tomorrow, he would become the head of the Uchiha Clan.
The first of his kind in the history of the Uchiha Clan.
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