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As the Uchiha's sworn enemy, how prosperous the Senju once were. Family celebrations were indispensable every year, but now, while the Uchiha clan still holds them annually, the Senju clan's family celebrations have almost disappeared, only to be seen in history.
The main force in the founding of the village, always contributing to the village, but now only two or three cats remain, can you believe it?
In contrast, the Uchiha remain prosperous, while their old rivals, the Senju, have declined. Besides Tsunade and a few old fellows, can you still see other Senju clan members in Konoha?
The annual celebration made the entire Uchiha compound lively. All Uchiha people were preparing for today.
However, this was merely a celebration for the Uchiha clan and had no relation to the village. Therefore, besides the Uchiha clan members, outsiders, including the village's higher-ups, and even the Third Hokage, would not be seen.
"Hahahaha~~~"
A group of children wearing beautiful new clothes played noisily in the streets. Everyone in the clan compound today wore distinctive clothing, the meaning of which was clear: to add to the festivity of the Uchiha celebration. On this day, all Uchiha felt very proud.
Returning home, Rong Sen changed into clothing with the Uchiha emblem. Everyone would do so today, and he was no exception.
Donning new clothes, people of status would bring their families to the clan shrine to participate in the clan meeting and celebration.
To enter the shrine and participate in the clan meeting was not something ordinary people could do; otherwise, with so many Uchiha, the clan shrine would be directly crushed.
Without a certain status, without the strength of a particularly high-level Jonin, then you'd better happily celebrate within the clan compound. The shrine is for special people.
Even so, the shrine was still filled with people. How many people in the entire Uchiha clan were qualified to participate? These people bringing their families along, what kind of scene would that become?
Similar to Rong Sen, examples of people going to the shrine alone were pitifully few.
Among the entire Uchiha, if Rong Sen were to bring someone along, it would only be Obito. However, Obito needed to take care of his aged grandmother and couldn't possibly tag along to the shrine with Rong Sen.
"That's Uchiha Rong Sen."
"I never thought he'd come to the shrine too."
"Nonsense, don't you know he's always been carrying out various difficult missions, with battle records of killing multiple Chunin and elite Jonin? Why can't he participate?"
"Hmph~~~ Truly heaven-defying. No wonder the clan head was willing to humble himself to pull him back into the clan. How old is he?"
Rong Sen's arrival naturally sparked a flurry of discussion, leading to various exclamations of surprise.
In the past, people hadn't paid much attention, but now that everyone was gathered together, talking amongst themselves, they finally discovered the abnormal aspects of Uchiha Rong Sen.
It was only then that these Uchiha talent understood. No wonder the clan head disregarded numerous objections back then and stubbornly made a promise to pull Uchiha Rong Sen back into the clan. Now it seems all the previous efforts were worth it. The clan gained another genius, and Rong Sen is only nine years old. If he continues to grow, how strong will he become?
What is the Uchiha clan most lacking today?
Strength? The Uchiha are not lacking in strength. Although they are weak in terms of Kage-level powerhouses, they are not completely without them. There are still two old fellows in the clan. Money is not lacking either. People, let alone... Is there any other family in Konoha more prosperous than the Uchiha today?
Although the Hyuga clan has always been at odds with the Uchiha, and the Uchiha have always looked down on the Hyuga clan, population has always been the Hyuga clan's weakness.
What the Uchiha lacked most was glory and recognition. Here, "glory" refers to the highest position in the village, not the family's development history.
Speaking of family development history, which family can compare to the Uchiha?
Since the founding of the village, the Uchiha have never given up on pursuing the Hokage position. In the early stages of the village's establishment, the Uchiha were in competition with Senju Hashirama. The Uchiha clan could endure and wait, because at that time, the Senju clan was more prosperous and powerful than the Uchiha, and all the major clans in the village supported the Senju.
The position of the Second Hokage fell into Senju Tobirama's hands, and the Uchiha clan still waited. But when the position of the Third Hokage fell into the Sarutobi clan's hands, the Uchiha began to feel unsettled.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is good, but don't forget that among the first generation, Uchiha Kagami was also a notable figure. Although he was a disciple of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, Tobirama always held a suppressive and divisive mentality towards the Uchiha clan. Uchiha Kagami was basically unconnected to the Hokage position.
Now, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen is gradually growing old, nearing the edge of retirement. People from various great families are becoming restless, and the Uchiha are no exception.
But there is no suitable candidate. This is the Uchiha's dilemma. That is why Uchiha Fugaku, who just took over as clan head, would disregard all opposition and personally humble himself to invite Rong Sen back to the Uchiha clan.
As long as Rong Sen shows enough potential, the Uchiha will dare to bet on him. Although Uchiha Fugaku has never explicitly stated it, Rong Sen is not a fool; he had already figured all this out.
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The Fourth Hokage?
Who can be certain about these things? In the original story, it was Minato Namikaze, but who can clearly say what will happen in the future? From now until the Third Hokage's retirement, there are still a few years. Anything is possible.
As for that supreme position, saying he has no thoughts at all would be false. However, Rong Sen wouldn't appear too deliberate, and he also had to consider the Uchiha clan's attitude. Without enough support to contend for that position, it would only be bringing shame upon himself. So, for those declarations from childhood about aspiring to be Hokage, Rong Sen only smiled without speaking.
Ideals are beautiful, but reality is very cruel.
"Hey, Uchiha Rong Sen, aren't you going to celebrate with everyone?"
The voice of the young girl, Uchiha Dizhi, came from beside his ear. Rong Sen, who was fiercely eating, looked up.
Today, Uchiha Dizhi was dressed very beautifully. A black long dress fit her well, and her charming face, possessing the youthful aura of a young girl, along with her background, made her the kind of genius that would cause a stir wherever she went.
A group of Uchiha youth, their feelings just beginning to blossom, couldn't wait to cling directly to her. Of course, some were more self-aware and only had thoughts but no action.
Shaking off the group of clingy people around her, Uchiha Dizhi saw Rong Sen eating alone in a corner, not wanting to celebrate with anyone, and couldn't help but walk over.