Former site of the Land of Whirlpools.
After Tobirama left, Byakuryu came here once again.
He entered the underground space beneath the shrine. The Jutsu Formula on the walls that concealed one's presence had already failed. Looking at the empty glass containers and the White Zetsu corpse on the ground, he murmured softly, "So it had been hiding here all along."
"How much longer can you hide?"
Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly, and his body immediately merged into the earth.
As he vanished, several more figures entered the underground space. Their leader was none other than Naruto's Imperial Guard, Hyuga Homura.
"This is the place." Hyuga Homura surveyed the area before issuing orders to the Anbu.
"Search carefully. Don't overlook a single clue."
Hidden beneath the ground, Byakuryu could clearly see them. He watched Homura from the shadows for a long while before silently departing.
Meanwhile, Homura's group searched the underground space for quite some time but found nothing. The Jutsu Formula on the walls had all stopped functioning.
In addition to the area beneath the shrine, several Anbu had been dispatched throughout the former site of the Land of Whirlpools. They carefully searched the place and questioned some of the residents about whether any ninja had come here or whether anything strange had happened.
Unfortunately, they still found nothing.
Inside the Naruto residence.
Ayari personally brought over a bowl of porridge and set it in front of Mikoto.
"Hurry and try it. It's very nourishing."
Mikoto accepted it helplessly. Looking at the oil floating on the surface and the rare ingredients within, she lowered her head and took a sip.
Even when she had been pregnant with Itachi, she had never been waited on like this.
Itachi held Neji in his arms, while Kushina sat beside them, staring