Feeding Chicken Soup to Ying, Becoming the First in Uchiha History

[Shadow: Huh? Master, I'm not asleep! I've been here the whole time, sunbathing!]

The innocent shadow had no idea what a heavy responsibility awaited it. Like the honest soul it was, it answered its master dutifully.

[As my shadow, you've always been the one I trust most. So I've decided to entrust you with a long-term, arduous, and important task.]

[Shadow: I'm ready at all times. Please give me my orders, Master.]

[Brain: Oh, you naive shadow. I don't even want to say it. You'll find out soon enough.]

[Sharingan: Seeing the shadow reminds me of who I was at the beginning. So full of drive and ambition. Those days are gone. The master led me astray.]

[Hand: I used to train twenty-four hours a day. Now look at me. After the master's little brainwashing session, all I think about is women. Training? I'm training my Kato Taka Hand.]

[Leg: Honestly, a heart free of women makes for divine cultivation. But lately, I keep feeling drained. I just can't get motivated.]

[What's that supposed to mean? What are you trying to say? Every word is a jab at me.]

This was mutiny! Uchiha Yang hadn't expected so many rebels in his own body. They were actually blaming their laziness on him.

[Shadow: My master's word is my command. You can entrust anything to me. As for them, don't mind what they say. They're probably just making excuses to slack off.]

[Brain: @#$%^%#@#%$]

[Sharingan: Never mind. Pretend I didn't say anything.]

Once everyone fell silent, Uchiha Yang smiled with satisfaction.

As expected, the shadow was the most considerate. The others had all turned into jaded old hands. What a disappointment.

[When I take over as clan head, you'll handle the job for me. I'll entrust this important responsibility to you alone. The brain and the others aren't qualified.]

The brain, Sharingan, hands, and legs were too jaded to bother explaining. "Not qualified"? Clearly, the shadow was just better suited to helping the master slack off.

Having seen right through it all, they quietly went off to train. A heart free of women made for divine cultivation. As long as the master wasn't off enjoying himself, their training would never end.

One day, the shadow would understand their good intentions.

[Shadow: Thank you for trusting me, Master. I'll take care of everything for you. The others will definitely envy me someday.]

"That's my shadow. I knew I could count on you."

Uchiha Yang was delighted with his guileless shadow.

"Big brother, our cousin agreed."

Uchiha Izuna looked so excited that anyone who didn't know better might have thought the love of his life had accepted his proposal.

"That's wonderful!"

Uchiha Madara was grinning from ear to ear.

At last, he would be free of the clan-head position. Hashirama, were you ready for him?

"Big brother, why don't we discuss it with the elders tonight and have our cousin take over as clan head tomorrow?"

Worried something might change, Uchiha Izuna quickly reminded his brother.

"Isn't that a little rushed?"

Uchiha Madara hadn't given it much thought. Now that his cousin had agreed, he figured everything was settled.

"We need to act quickly, before anything can go wrong, big brother."

Seeing that his brother didn't seem concerned, Uchiha Izuna reminded him again.

"All right. Let's go."

Uchiha Madara finally caught on. He was even more impatient than Izuna, grabbing him and hurrying toward the Ancestral Hall.

The several elders and senior jōnin with Three-Tomoe Sharingan who received Uchiha Madara's summons thought something serious had happened to the clan, and rushed to the Ancestral Hall.

"What? I'll never agree to an ordinary person becoming the head of the Uchiha Clan!"

"Don't bring up such a capricious idea again, clan head."

Great Elder Uchiha Sei had never imagined that Uchiha Madara intended to hand the clan-head position to Uchiha Yang. Stunned, he blurted out his objection.

The others present looked just as shocked as the Great Elder. They simply couldn't accept it. Even if Uchiha Yang had been given authority, they wouldn't have reacted this way.

This was the clan-head position, meant for a powerful shinobi who could lead them to victory time and again in the wars to come.

Now the clan head wanted to pass it to Uchiha Yang, who didn't have even a trace of chakra. Wouldn't that ruin the clan's future?

Among the crowd, Uchiha Sake and Uchiha Ya lowered their heads and struggled to suppress their laughter. Fortunately, nobody was paying attention to them. Otherwise, they might have ended up getting jumped and stuffed into a sack on their way home.

After all, if Yang became clan head, wouldn't the two of them become his right-hand men? Their status would skyrocket. Who wouldn't be excited?

"This is my final order as clan head. Tomorrow, Uchiha Yang will receive the title of clan head from me in the Ancestral Shrine."

"Even if Uchiha Yang is an ordinary person, he has me behind him. Who else objects?"

"Time will prove that I made the right decision."

Uchiha Madara offered no further explanation. He opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used its might to cow everyone present.

"And me," Uchiha Izuna added, glaring at the crowd with his own Mangekyō Sharingan.

The pressure from two Mangekyō Sharingan was enough to silence even the most stubborn among them, Second Elder Uchiha Rei.

Uchiha Yang had personally devised all the clan's recent plans. With his brains and Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna's strength, the clan's future might actually be brighter.

After making an exception once at the gathering, Uchiha Rei felt that making another wouldn't be such a big deal. Besides, Uchiha Yang's intelligence had genuinely won her over.

The hall fell completely silent. The power of the clan head's eyes left them unable to voice any objections.

Thinking it over, Uchiha Yang's appointment wouldn't diminish the clan's strength.

Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna both supported him. Even if they objected, they couldn't think of anyone else qualified to inherit the position.

Seeing how unyielding the clan head was, Uchiha Sei realized that continuing the argument would only escalate matters. His previously firm opposition began to soften.

"I don't know whether this is right or wrong. But since it's the clan head's decision, I can only accept it. I just hope it's the right one."

With that, Uchiha Sei sighed and turned to leave.

Uchiha Rei and the other two elders followed the Great Elder out. None of them said a word; they had accepted the clan head's decision.

The others exchanged glances. The elders had raised no further objections, so arguing among themselves would be pointless.

"I support the clan head's decision."

"Me too."

Uchiha Sake and Uchiha Ya stepped forward in the awkward silence, raising their hands as they spoke loudly.

At once, the others were given a way to save face, and they all voiced their support for the clan head's decision.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yang, the central figure of this hastily convened meeting, was already fast asleep, completely unaware that he would become the head of the Uchiha Clan the next day.

The first in Uchiha history.