Burying them where they fell was, of course, not out of respect for the corpses. It was for future needs. Uchiha Yū might use Impure World Reincarnation to summon them back to the world someday, and if they were all buried in Konoha, digging them up later would be rather troublesome.
Of course, judging from appearances, the ninjas present all believed that Uchiha Yū was showing respect for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, so none of them raised any questions.
Likewise, no one questioned Uchiha Yū collecting the seven ninja swords. After all, they were his spoils of war, and given his status and reputation, no one had ever considered that he might betray Konoha.
Wiping out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist single-handedly was an extremely impressive achievement. Even after returning to the village and reporting it normally, he would receive a substantial reward.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist not only carried hefty bounties in Konoha, but many people had also placed bounties on their heads through bounty houses.
Uchiha Yū did not care about money. He merely raised a hand and instructed the ninjas beside him, "Be sure to watch the surroundings carefully on the way back. Kirigakure managed to infiltrate Konoha without a sound, so there may be other ninjas as well."
He laid out every possible contingency to prevent sudden incidents from affecting the ninja team. Fortunately, the people they were escorting this time had only suffered relatively light injuries and retained some ability to move. For the rest of the journey, they mainly stayed in the middle of the formation.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened along the way, and they finally returned to Konoha before nightfall. However, Konoha seemed very empty at the moment, with most of its ninjas still remaining