"Have you heard? Clan Head Fugaku stepped down. Young Master Zongyan is the clan head now."
"Young Master Zongyan? The nine-year-old Young Master Zongyan?"
"Which other Young Master Zongyan could it be? The one building railways and factories."
In front of a breakfast stall on Commercial Street, several clanspeople buying breakfast huddled together. Their voices were low, but they could not suppress their excitement.
"Clan head at nine? Isn't that a little too early?"
A middle-aged passerby could not resist joining them and lowered his voice.
"Too early? Look at how much he's done. What were you doing at nine?"
"I was still practicing with shuriken at the Ninja Academy..."
"Well, there you go."
The stall owner's wife flipped pancakes as she chimed in. "My husband told me Clan Head Fugaku personally nominated him at yesterday's Clan Meeting. Even Young Master Uchiha Itachi didn't object. All the jonin in the clan were thoroughly convinced."
"So what if he's nine? Ability is what matters!"
Not far away, several young ninja who had just returned from their duty rotation in the Demon Slayer World passed by. Hearing the discussion, Uchiha Yūta turned to ask his companions.
"Captain Zongyan became the clan head?"
"You haven't heard? It was decided at yesterday's Clan Meeting."
"Then do we have to call him Clan Head from now on?"
"Obviously. We'll have to salute when we see him."
"A nine-year-old clan head... It just feels strange saying it."
"What's strange about it? When you're on a mission, you call the jonin leading you Captain, regardless of their age, don't you? As long as he can make the Uchiha stronger, that's enough."
They walked away as they talked, their voices gradually blending into the morning bustle.
A notice had even been posted at the gates of the Clan