Xuandou formed a hand seal with one hand and used Flying Thunder God, flashing into the Imperial Palace at Azure Tide Port.
He casually summoned an Anbu member.
"Summon the senior leadership for a meeting immediately!"
At Xuandou's command, the senior leaders hurried over and gathered in the conference room.
Xuandou occupied the seat of honor in the center, dressed in formal black robes with gold patterns and the Uchiha fan crest embroidered on the back.
His secretary, Mabui, stood behind him in a rose-red business suit.
Mabui shot Xuandou a reproachful glare, her legs still feeling faintly numb.
In the first seat on the left sat the Uchiha Elder and principal of the Xuanyin Ninja Academy, Uchiha Somen.
His expression was imposing, and he wore a black haori over a plain kimono.
In the second seat on the left sat the Uchiha Second Elder, Uchiha Shingen.
He was advanced in years but looked unusually young, with a mustache above his lip and shrewdness in his narrow eyes.
In the third seat on the left sat Orochimaru, who smelled of medicinal solutions.
After him, in order, sat the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki, and the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito Nii.
At the very end of the left side sat Uchiha Fugaku, upright in posture and in the prime of his life.
Since the sun rose in the east, and the left-hand side represented the east, those seated on the left were precisely the highest-ranking people in Xuanyin.
On the right sat Kurotsuchi, Shisui, Itachi, Sasuke, Hanyu, and Mitianxia, in that order.
"May I ask when you finished your secluded training, Clan Head?"
"And for what reason have you summoned us this time?"
Seeing that the village's senior leaders had all arrived, Zongyan was the first to turn toward Xuandou.
"Elder Zongyan, I