Chapter 39 - Celebration

Later that evening a lot of people were gathered at the Inuzuka clan's area. There was a small stage in the middle of the ground. A meal of cold food was displayed at the long table and the guests were serving themselves from the table.

Almost all Inuzuka were present there and there were also a lot of people from other clans. Takauji had invited a lot of people from different clans. Hiashi Hyuga and his brother were there, Fugaku was there with Itachi. The clan head of different clans like, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Nara, Aburame and other different clans heads were there.​​

Takauji went to the stage. "Thank you, everyone, for joining us the Inuzuka clan for this special occasion. As you all know I have been the clan head of the Inuzuka clan for the past 20 years and I have been alive for 40 years and within this time, I have never seen someone like my nephew Yama.

"I will even go as far as to say that even compared to the ones in the history of not only our clan but the geniuses in the history of the shinobi worlds my nephew is still at the top. Be it his strength or his intellect he is far above his peers and can be compared to the Kage's.

"Just a couple of days back he knocked out thousands of shinobi from Kumo and fought off the perfect Jinchuriki of the Kumo, Killer Bee. We can even say that he almost single-handedly won that battle for us.

"He also has many other feats such as killing the seven ninja swordsmen of the mist, fighting off Kakuzu who even survived the battle against the 1st Hokage the God of War Hashirama Senju."

When Takauji was listing out Yama's achievements a lot of people were surprised and many even thought the Inuzuka clan head was completely lying even the other Inuzuka didn't believe him.

The news of Yama's achievements were suppressed by the Hokage and Danzo so not many people knew about it. They began to laugh and murmur something to each other and were making fun of Takauji.

The only person who believed Takauki's words were Pakura, Friday, Fugaku, and Itachi. Itachi was looking at Yama with admiration in his eyes. Having the strength to decide a fate of a war single-handedly, was the kind of power he wished to have.

Pakura was getting pissed off because people were doubting Yama so she was ready to explode. Suddenly Fugaku spoke in a loud voice. "I was on the battlefield with Yama for a short period and I can confirm everything Takauji is saying is true."

The crowd went quiet for a bit, they were having a hard time believing that Yama was that strong. They started at Yama as if he was a monster. They began to murmur and gossip again. All the Inuzuka present there well feeling proud and happy looking at the jealous faces of the people from another clan.

*Haha, our clan has a bright future with a genius like him on our side.*

*We Inuzuka's are no slouch it was only a matter of time for a genius like him to be born in our clan.*

Hiashi looked at Yama with jealousy. Hyuga clan was one of the Nobel clan and also one of the strongest clans but it didn't have any geniuses like Yama. The Uchiha clan had a genius kid named Uchiha shisui but they had no one.

The other clan heads looked at Yama with fascination and also a little jealousy. Fugaku looked at all the different expressions on people's faces and smiled. He also had a conflicted feeling when it came to Yama but he had dealt with them long ago.

Takauji cleared his throat to get the crowd's attention and continued. "With all his achievements I think we all can agree that he has the qualifications to lead our clan and be the next leader of the Inuzuka clan. That is why today I am stepping down from the position of clan head and crowning Yama as our new clan head."

There was another huge commotion in the crowd. All of them could agree that Yama should be the next clan head but most of them felt like it was a bit early for him to be the clan head.

Yama walked up next to Takauji. "Thank you uncle for providing me with this opportunity."

He looked at the crowd and released a small amount of Conquerors Haki. "You might have certain doubts on whether I will be a good leader or if I have enough experience to make the right decisions for the benefit of the clan. Trust me when I say this I will make sure my Inuzuka clan becomes one of the strongest clans in Konoha.

"I promise from now on no one from my clan is ever gonna lack resources, I am going to protect you to the best of my ability and make sure none of you are looked down upon.

"I will make sure your hopes and dreams come true but I can't do that alone. I need your support and guidance to make that possible. Together we can achieve anything so, please believe in me and lend me your support."

The Inuzuka clan members felt a majestic aura coming from Yama they felt that making Yama their leader was an obvious choice. After his, every word their trust and belief in him grew. In the end, they were cheering and clapping happily.

After that Takauji and Yama stepped down from the stage and everyone continued eating and drinking. Yama walked over to Fugaku and Itachi.

He ruffled Itachi's hair again and looked at Fugaku.

"I didn't think you would even show up."

"You invited me didn't you?"

"Thanks for the support earlier." Yama said with a smile.

"Well, we did say we were gonna work together."

Yama laughed. "That is true, so did you look into the thing I told you yesterday?"

"I am working on it but so far from what I have gathered, it seems like you were telling the truth, my blood is boiling just thinking about it."

Minato appeared next to Yama out of nowhere. "About what?"