Upstairs, Minato Namikaze watched the lively scene, his eyes full of amusement:
"Ye Feng really is reliable. As long as he's here, the Uchiha Clan will be a pillar of Konoha."
The commotion the Uchiha had caused naturally reached the other Families right away. They could understand it, though. After all, this reform was a chance for the Uchiha Clan to break free of its cage.
But things were different for the other Families. They had never been restricted, and the reform would only diminish their influence over Konoha. So they waited to see whether the other Families would comply with Konoha's reform or quietly obstruct its implementation.
Their little schemes, however, were doomed to fail.
Right after the Uchiha Clan, the Sarutobi Clan, the Mitokado Clan, and the Mito Clan arrived outside the Hokage Building one after another and joined the registration lines in an orderly fashion.
Most surprising of all, quite a few members of the Hyuga Clan, which had always stayed out of Konoha's political affairs, also came, clearly supporting the Hokage's reform policy.
This left the other Families dumbfounded. Konoha's two superfamilies, along with the three major Families of the Hokage's faction, already accounted for half of Konoha's strength. With the support of the civilian ninja as well, the other Families no longer had any choice.
Still, they were not without an opportunity. Their opportunity lay with the Land of Fire. Once its envoy arrived and pressured the Fifth Hokage, he would most likely rescind the reform order.
Then they would remain important Families in Konoha.
With that thought, the various Families stopped resisting and headed to the Hokage Building to register, showing great enthusiasm. After all, the Hokage was still Konoha's leader, and making a good impression could only help.
And so, all of Konoha's