Guy followed Kakashi away from the mountain behind the village, racing toward southern Konoha.
Soon, they reached the area near the Naka River.
The Uchiha Clan's compound.
But now, all that remained inside the compound were shattered walls bearing the clan's Uchiha Gunbai crest.
Here and there, they could see members of the Uchiha Clan wandering aimlessly through the ruins or sitting in a daze.
They were elderly people and ordinary clan members who had never awakened the Sharingan.
They were the ones who had been abandoned.
When Guy arrived, Konoha's White Fang was guarding the unconscious Obito and Rin.
Neither seemed to have any obvious external injuries, but they remained unconscious.
"White Fang, sir."
Guy greeted him, then immediately stepped forward and crouched down, a soft green chakra glow rising from his hands.
He carefully examined Obito and Rin.
After checking them several times, he gave a slight nod.
"The chakra flow in their bodies is normal. Their mental activity is somewhat disrupted, but it's settling down."
"It looks like the powerful mental shock from the tailed beast's sudden rampage knocked them unconscious."
"They should wake up after some rest."
At those words, Kakashi's tense shoulders visibly relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Guy stood up, turned to White Fang, and asked gravely:
"Sir, how did the battle go? Those three men in black robes..."
White Fang sighed, a trace of weariness and concern in his usually sharp eyes.
"They got away."
"They got away?"
Guy's brows knitted even tighter.
"Lady Tsunade, Lord Jiraiya, and you all fought together, yet they still escaped so easily?"
White Fang explained in a low voice:
"If our guess is right, they were Fugaku Uchiha and two other elite Uchiha shinobi."
"Their abilities... were very unusual. They were Mangekyō