No matter how beautiful a melody is, it eventually reaches its end.
No matter how tragic a battle is, it too must conclude.
The members of various ninja clans had already completely evacuated the Uchiha Clan Estate by this point, leaving only the Uchiha themselves in the arena.
The Uchiha Clan, the number one noble family in the ninja world!
After experiencing the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, their population was reduced to only about five hundred people.
With no outsiders present, the Uchiha, each radiating killing intent and gazing about with manic expressions, cast off all pretense and began searching everywhere within the ruined estate for the bodies of their families and clansmen.
An endless wave of grief permeated the entire Uchiha Clan Estate.
There were no curses!
There were no wails!
There were no expressions of agony!
All that remained was a profound, silent hush.
With scarlet Sharingan wide open and expressionless like wandering ghosts, they sought out the fallen clansmen one by one from rooms and ruins, laying them out in the clan's open courtyard.
Above the cliff,
"There's no chance now!"
"Let's go!" Obito Uchiha, wearing an orange-red solitary-eyed mask, pulled his gaze away from the distant Uchiha Clan Estate.
"Weren't you going to assassinate that old codger Setsuna?" White Zetsu asked.
Obito said, "This strongest Hokage is far too weak; he didn't even force out Setsuna's limit, leaving us no opportunity to fish in troubled waters."
"Besides, we still don't know the ability of Setsuna's other eye, so there's no need to take the risk. The Third Hokage and Setsuna Uchiha still have a fight left in them."
"We don't need to rush this moment."
"Hehe!! Then let's go!" White Zetsu chuckled softly, then immediately sank slowly into the ground, preparing to leave