At Naka Shrine, atop the podium.
The elderly Great Elder stood with a smile at the corners of his mouth, his spirits high as he declared loudly:
"Now, our snack shop's daily income is exceedingly substantial."
"Wealth is rolling steadily toward the Uchiha Clan."
"The Uchiha Clan has not only escaped its financial hardships."
"We have also accumulated a great deal of wealth."
"The Uchiha Clan can now be considered a wealthy major clan in Konoha."
"Our assets even show signs of surpassing those of Konoha's other major clans."
When the Great Elder finished speaking.
Cheers and applause immediately erupted throughout Naka Shrine.
In the past, the Uchiha Clan had long lived under the oppressive exclusionary policies of Konoha's upper ranks.
The clan members lived in extreme hardship; it would not have been an exaggeration to say they were dirt poor.
Even more frightening was that many clan members had grown numb and accustomed to such poverty.
They took it for granted that the Uchiha Clan, having offended Konoha's upper ranks, deserved no better.
However, after Uchiha Gōka succeeded as clan head.
He gradually changed the Uchiha Clan's self-deprecating, dispirited mentality.
The situation underwent a complete transformation.
In the span of just one month.
He had turned the impoverished Uchiha Clan into one of Konoha's wealthy major clans.
More importantly.
Across the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Uchiha Clan's wealth, popularity, prestige, and status were constantly rising.
This left every Uchiha clan member exhilarated and full of vigor.
At the same time.
The clan members' mindsets were also undergoing a fundamental change without their realizing it.
They became increasingly confident.
Some of the hawkish Uchiha clan members even seemed to see hope for the Uchiha Clan's rise.
The elderly Great Elder coughed twice from the stage.
"Ahem! Ahem!"
The commotion