Even Madara Uchiha had inherited the position of Clan Leader through his own strength and the support of his younger brother, Izuna.
Madara was unquestionably the strongest Uchiha of his time. Izuna, the second strongest, supported him. No one could truly compete with him for the position.
And back then, being the Uchiha Clan Head was not just about power. It was a responsibility. The Clan Leader had to fight on the front lines against the Senju Clan. Naturally, a clan leader had to face the opposing clan leader.
Without enough strength, taking the position meant nothing but death and humiliation.
Things were different now. The Senju Clan was gone, and the Clan Leader seemingly did not even need to take missions anymore. In the past, the clan had needed a new leader every decade or so. Yet the current one had lived longer than any Clan Leader in Uchiha history.
Madara could not help but rage at their failure to live up to their forebears. When had the Uchiha he and Izuna had fought so desperately to protect become like this?
Perhaps these people had been in league with Tobirama Senju all along.
That damned Tobirama Senju. He had used the Konoha Military Police Force to pen in the Uchiha Clan. They no longer had to take missions, so their death rate had fallen sharply—and so had their strength.
Most crucially, those who had rebelled against Madara now held the clan's authority. Their descendants could inherit everything without earning it. Those at the top needed no great strength, while those below saw no hope of rising. As time passed, would the Uchiha Clan not simply wither away?
Had those people truly failed to see through Tobirama Senju's sinister intentions? No. Many had seen them, but for the sake of