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The humiliation and anger Hiruzen Sarutobi had endured from Uchiha Madara now completely erupted. That hysterical, terrifying demeanor, as if he wanted to devour everyone present, gave them all a huge fright!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's terrifying roaring storm thus began.
He first delivered a profound critique of Danzo Shimura, who wasn't present, detailing Danzo's actions during the battle and his treasonous behavior towards the two previous Hokages. He thoroughly dissected and vilified Danzo Shimura from every angle, using extremely harsh language. Hiruzen Sarutobi grew angrier as he spoke, completely disregarding any Hokage dignity. All sorts of foul language spewed from his mouth, practically cursing Danzo Shimura with the most malicious words, even directly stating he was the greatest sinner in Konoha's history, and so on and so forth...
After cursing Danzo Shimura, Hiruzen Sarutobi then cursed the Uchiha clan, who also weren't present. He roared at them for a long time, even saying it was no wonder a great demon like Uchiha Madara came from this family, practically labeling the Uchiha clan as villains.
Originally, Hiruzen Sarutobi had also planned to criticize Sakumo Hatake, who hadn't come to the meeting, but thinking of the great effort Sakumo had put forth in resisting Uchiha Madara, he skipped over him.
Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to unleash his fury on the two elders. Seizing upon their act of standing by idly, Hiruzen Sarutobi let loose a torrent of abuse! Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, these two elders, being cursed like this by Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of everyone, completely lost all face. However, who was to blame but themselves for being in the wrong first? The two of them could only silently endure Hiruzen Sarutobi's verbal onslaught.
Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his cannons towards the numerous clan heads present. Disregarding Konoha's safety, only focusing on the interests of their respective families, completely disregarding Konoha... All sorts of scathing rebukes spewed from Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth, sweeping over these clan heads like a Category 12 typhoon.
Everyone knew Hiruzen Sarutobi needed to vent his anger now, and they also knew Hiruzen Sarutobi was someone who would only talk and not act. Thus, whether it was the elders or the clan heads, faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi's roaring tirade, they all accepted it with considerable composure, listening and enduring silently.
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared for a full hour, until finally his throat was hoarse and smoking, and he was forced to stop. The tempestuous storm of saliva finally subsided. Next, it was time to discuss serious business, right?
Gulping down some water, Hiruzen Sarutobi calmed down, then with a grim face, informed everyone of Konoha's losses. Konoha's overall infrastructure damage exceeded two-thirds, property losses were countless, and ninja casualties numbered over nine thousand, all of them Jonin. The only comfort was that civilian casualties were not numerous. In short, Konoha had suffered a grievous blow to its vitality this time.
The elders, clan heads, and elite Jonin listened without much reaction. Although the losses were severe, under the deep foundations of the Land of Fire, these could all be recovered.
However, after Hiruzen Sarutobi stated the "Konoha Armistice Agreement and Defeat Treaty" signed with Uchiha Madara, as well as the specific contents of the agreement, these people could no longer remain calm. Defeat didn't matter, losing face didn't matter, and a great blow to vitality didn't matter either, but what was the deal with such terrifying compensation!? The Scroll of Seals and that much material could barely be accepted, but ceding almost half of the Land of Fire's territory was simply unacceptable!
Elder Koharu Utatane was the first to slam the table, questioning and even cursing Hiruzen Sarutobi! Then, the heads of various clans also began to follow suit, directing waves of condemnation at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the few who had signed the treaty.
Amidst a wave of accusations, Hiruzen Sarutobi shattered the large conference table with a single palm strike, roaring with surging killing intent, "You bunch of bastards who didn't dare to fight have no right to accuse us who were defeated!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's killing intent was extremely dense, sweeping through the entire conference room. The two elders and the crowd of clan heads instantly fell silent!
Many people swallowed nervously, their throats dry. They could see that Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly murderous.
And that wasn't all. Hiruzen Sarutobi's three disciples, as well as the surrounding elite Jonin, all of whom were injured, were also filled with righteous indignation. The elders and clan heads, who had just been vociferously condemning, were instantly pointed at by a thousand accusing fingers. Truly, if these elders and clan heads hadn't conceded in time, there might have been a bloodbath in the conference room, a case of killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
Each retracting their killing intent, this group continued their helpless discussion. Hiruzen Sarutobi, both furious and helpless, stated that the treaty agreement had already been signed. Whether they were willing or not, it had already become an established fact.
"If you think I, as Hokage, am abusing my power and harming the village, then fine, I'll resign and not do it! Whoever wants to be Hokage can be Hokage! I won't clean up this mess for you!"
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi acting so recklessly, the elders and clan heads had no choice. Besides, it wouldn't do to actually let Hiruzen Sarutobi resign; someone had to clean up this mess. The elders and clan heads continued to feign compliance, appearing quite obedient.
Afterward, Hiruzen Sarutobi publicly stated that Uchiha Madara was currently on the Hokage Monument, waiting for their compensation and land cession. If he didn't get it, no one knew where that big fellow in the sky would fall. So, if they were planning to renege, they could forget about it.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words had already been made so clear; if the elders and clan heads still didn't understand, then they were truly beyond help. Konoha had just suffered heavy losses; materials and such were out of the question. Such a large amount of material compensation, even the Land of Fire couldn't produce it all at once. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire could only provide a portion, and the remaining part could only be scraped together by the various clan heads and the two elders!
A chill ran down the spines of the two elders and the clan heads. What a Hiruzen Sarutobi! So this is where he was waiting for them! So many materials – these stingy and selfish individuals truly didn't want to give them up! .