The Uchiha Clan's Clan Meeting proceeded as usual. The important figures in the Family all arrived as agreed, gathered together, and then headed in a large procession toward the Ancestral Grounds at Naka Shrine.
Not just anyone could attend these Clan Meetings. There were essentially three categories of attendees. The first consisted of the Uchiha leadership, who naturally had to attend as the Family's administrators. The second consisted of ninja with Jonin-level strength, who were also pillars of the Family. The third consisted of ninja granted special permission to attend by the Uchiha Clan's highest leadership. These were ninja who had made outstanding contributions, possessed exceptional abilities, or had extraordinary potential but had not yet reached Jonin strength. They were given special permission for things such as awakening the three-tomoe early or possessing astonishing talent, like Ye Feng now.
In fact, Ye Feng's three-tomoe already qualified him to attend Clan Meetings normally. However, he had deliberately concealed them. Only the few ninja serving the Second Elder who had intercepted Ye Feng had seen his three-tomoe, and Ye Feng had killed them all. In other words, no living person had seen his three-tomoe, making them another of his trump cards.
Watching the Uchiha administrators and Jonin walking ahead, chatting and laughing, Ye Feng muttered, "Let's see whether you can still be this relaxed and comfortable when the time comes."
When Ye Feng arrived at Naka Shrine, he looked around and found that there were not particularly many guards, nor did he notice any hidden ninja. Of course, that was without using his divine sense to investigate. Its drawback was too obvious: although it let him see clearly over a considerable area, the feeling of being watched was too strong, making it easy to detect.
Everyone entered Naka Shrine's Main Hall, while