After a long while, An switched his eyes to the Tenseigan and carefully observed the surrounding environment, marking all the White Zetsu hidden in the shadows before leaving behind a Wood Clone.
His true body quietly left the area, avoiding White Zetsu's sight as he headed straight toward Konoha.
Racing all the way, Konoha soon appeared within An's field of vision.
Konoha had already become a land of death. Even carrion birds refused to approach it.
Any living thing that tried to come near was captured and killed by those Satori, and even their corpses were thrown into the Box of Paradise.
The Box of Paradise that had been opened that day was still sitting in its original spot, completely unchanged.
It seemed that the Ninja Tool restricted them. Those Satori could only operate near the box and could not stray too far away.
That was why Konoha had become the nest where the Satori gathered.
When they were not hunting, these monsters reverted to human form and wandered throughout the village. From afar, it looked as though the village was still inhabited.
But if some fool believed it and eagerly ran over to make friendly conversation, the monsters would immediately return to their original forms, gladly accept the gift delivered to their doorstep, and toss them all into the Box of Paradise.
An had come with a purpose this time and could not be bothered to provoke such trouble. Once he drew near, he opened the Kamui Space, walked through the alternate dimension to his destination, and then emerged from it.
He swept his gaze around and saw familiar scenery.
This was the Uchiha District.
Years of abandonment had turned it into desolate ruins, overgrown with weeds and covered in cobwebs.
An stood quietly where he was, staring blankly