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Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was dejected, he was still very clear-headed.
Right now, what was most important for Konoha? Not recovering its strength, nor gathering its defeated remnants, but first stabilizing Uchiha Madara!
Thus, after a cursory treatment of his injuries, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately rushed back to the Hokage Building, found the original Scroll of Seals without any hesitation, and had Tsunade deliver it to Uchiha Madara. At the very least, this Scroll of Seals could temporarily appease Uchiha Madara and divert his attention somewhat.
Tsunade reluctantly took the Scroll of Seals and went to Uchiha Madara. Uchiha Madara didn't even let Tsunade in. He opened the door, glanced at Tsunade, took the original Scroll of Seals from her hand, closed the door, and refused further visitors. That arrogant.
Tsunade had no anger left to vent. Beaten and dejected, she went back. Hiruzen Sarutobi still had an emergency meeting to hold.
Having obtained the original Scroll of Seals, Uchiha Madara was very satisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's compliance and eagerly began his research. This was the Art of Sealing! Edo Tensei, Flying Thunder God, Wood Style, various sealing techniques – so much interesting knowledge was on this 710, enough to keep Uchiha Madara occupied for quite a while!
As for Konoha outside? He'd just observe it for a bit. As long as they didn't cause any trouble, he'd let them be. In Uchiha Madara's eyes right now, Konoha wasn't even as worthy of his attention as the Scroll of Seals!
It had to be said, Hiruzen Sarutobi's strategy of first stabilizing Uchiha Madara was successful. At the very least, he had bought himself some time.
Afterward, Konoha held an emergency meeting. Hiruzen Sarutobi sent ninjas to notify Konoha's two elders, the heads of various clans, and the elite Jonin still capable of fighting, requesting them all to gather immediately for a meeting!
Upon receiving this notification, their reactions varied.
The two elders, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, who had been hiding in the air-raid shelter preparing to flee at any moment, quickly learned of the situation outside. After receiving the notification, they "graciously" attended. Anyway, they hadn't done anything wrong, and they had been through thick and thin with Hiruzen Sarutobi; knowing his temperament well, they had nothing to fear.
As for the other clan heads (bdbh), they were somewhat conflicted. Although they had been rather passive during this battle, neither contributing effort nor strength, they also knew Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't target their families. After all, the currently weakened Konoha needed the help of these families.
What worried them was Uchiha Madara, who was now living on the Hokage Monument. What if Uchiha Madara went berserk? If they didn't attend, Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely hold it against them, and it wouldn't be good if some regrettable incidents occurred later.
After careful consideration, these clan heads quietly moved a portion of their clan's children, money, and resources out of Konoha, leaving a way out for their families. Only then did these clan heads reluctantly go to the emergency meeting with a semblance of peace of mind. It was as if they had all discussed it beforehand; they all did the same thing.
Of course, the Uchiha clan was an exception. From beginning to end, aside from secretly moving children, money, and resources out like other families, the Uchiha clan showed no other activity, not even a fart! They even turned away the ninjas Hiruzen Sarutobi sent to notify them of the meeting, not even letting them through the door, like snails shrunken into their shells, ignoring the outside world. Naturally, the Uchiha clan head, Uchiha Matsushige, also didn't attend the meeting.
Besides them, Sakumo Hatake also didn't attend the meeting. He did let the ninja who came to notify him in, but Sakumo Hatake seemed disheartened by Konoha's submission and compromise. Pointing to his empty right sleeve, he said his injuries were too severe to attend the meeting and asked Lord Hokage for his forgiveness.
The ninja who went to notify him looked at Sakumo Hatake strangely. Although you lost an arm, you can still run and jump. How can you not attend the meeting!? Since he wasn't willing to go, there was nothing to be done. The ninja, having been rebuffed by Sakumo Hatake, went back and reported Sakumo Hatake's exact words to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Oh, and there was ANBU. Hiruzen Sarutobi had directly excluded Danzo's ANBU from Konoha's ninja system. Not only did he not inform him of the meeting, but he also sent people to monitor ANBU from the outside.
From the time Hiruzen Sarutobi issued the order to send ninjas to notify everyone, until the attendees were mostly present, a full hour and more had passed. This made Hiruzen Sarutobi very displeased.
Early on, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the empty meeting room, sat in the head seat, followed by his three disciples, waiting there...
A group of elite Jonin, with varying injuries hastily treated, arrived first. One by one, some had bandages on their heads, some had their arms in plaster casts, some used crutches, and some even came in wheelchairs, a bizarre assortment.
Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane arrived in the second wave. These two elders greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi very awkwardly. Receiving no response from Hiruzen, and under the contemptuous and even hateful gazes of the elite Jonin, they sat down even more awkwardly in their designated seats.
The last to arrive were the heads of various clans. They didn't even bother with greetings, simply plopping down in their seats upon arrival.
Time passed, minute by minute. Almost everyone had arrived. Jiraiya, behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, reported to him: "Teacher Hiruzen, besides Danzo, the Uchiha clan, and Sakumo Hatake, everyone else is here."
Hiruzen Sarutobi twitched his eyebrow, his displeasure with Sakumo Hatake growing. Displeased or not, one more or one less of him doesn't make much difference. Anyway, this guy is usually a wet blanket during meetings.
Surveying the people in the meeting room, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up.
Anger, anger, suddenly erupted!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, already in a state of reckless abandon, completely cast aside his previous dignified image and unleashed a torrent of abuse at the two elders and various clan heads! He cursed them head-to-toe with dog blood for their actions of standing by idly and watching from the sidelines during Konoha's recent calamity! .