January 1st, Konoha Year 38. New Year's Day.
Konoha had just suffered a defeat on the battlefield, so there was little festive atmosphere for the new year.
At this time, the Third specifically gathered everyone in front of the Hokage Building to deliver a New Year's speech and boost morale!
When Akaseki learned of it, he immediately pestered Grandma Chizuru, asking her to mobilize the Uchiha Clan Elders to attend. At this time, the elders still in Konoha were all "disabled old men."
Normally, unless there was a major clan assembly, these people never stepped out of their homes----
There was no way they would show up to support a Hokage speech!
If it were a grand clan meeting to "discuss" the Second, "criticize" the Third, and "curse" Shimura Danzō, then they might happily rush over to join the fun.
Now that Chizuru was in charge, she readily accepted Akaseki's suggestion and actually invited that bunch of old fossils out. If Jiancheng had been the one in charge, Akaseki's suggestion might not have been accepted.
On one hand, Jiancheng was rather proud and unwilling to show support for the Third. On the other, Jiancheng was relatively young. Though these elders obeyed the clan head's orders, he would have found it difficult to order them to support the Third!
But now----
Chizuru not only held the title of "acting clan head" left behind by Jiancheng, but also possessed tremendous prestige among these elders who had lived through the civil war. Therefore----
Even if everyone was unhappy about it, they could only grit their teeth and accept it!
The moment the Third stepped onto the roof of the Hokage Building and looked down, his body shook----
A group of "blind clan elders" from the Uchiha Clan stood at the very front of