The expressions of the ninjas present all changed.
Fugaku was no longer the clan head, so who was maintaining order within the Uchiha Clan now?
The moment they thought of that—
Panic rose in their hearts.
"What kind of joke is this, Fugaku?!" Danzo was the first to lose his patience, roaring, "If you're not the clan head, then who is? Is this something you can say carelessly?"
Fugaku looked at him calmly and asked, "Elder Danzo, do you think I'm joking?"
"What else could it be?" Danzo's face reddened as he glared furiously at Fugaku, trying to find even a trace of guilt in his expression.
But he found nothing.
Fugaku remained calm and composed, allowing him to scrutinize him.
"You...!"
Danzo immediately panicked. What Fugaku said seemed to be true!
"Danzo, calm down." The Third spoke up, staring at Fugaku with uncertainty. "Fugaku, when did this happen?"
"Just now," Fugaku answered with a smile.
In an instant—
The other ninjas' gazes nailed themselves to the Third like spikes.
This was what he had called nothing to worry about?
This was what he had said about trusting Fugaku to keep the situation under control?
He was not even the clan head anymore!
"Ahem..."
The Third felt as though needles were pricking his back beneath their stares, and he was somewhat embarrassed. His judgment had been catastrophically wrong.
But it did not matter.
Fugaku was still here. They could still win over the doves within the Uchiha Clan.
Before that, however, they had to understand the Uchiha Clan's current situation.
"Can you tell me who the new clan head is?" the Third asked after a moment of thought.
"Junichi."
Fugaku answered with a smile, then looked toward the gathered jonin. "He was also the one who used his remarkable swordsmanship