Sasuke and Naruto saw Uchiha Shunichi appear beside them, but before they could exchange more than a few words, he suddenly vanished.
Everyone present exchanged bewildered looks, unable to make sense of what had happened.
But soon, Uchiha Shunichi reappeared, grabbed Naruto's hand, and vanished with him.
"Sasuke, use your Rinnegan to track down the enemy. I'm taking Naruto with me. When you find the enemy, don't do anything rash. Notify me immediately." Leaving those words behind, Uchiha Shunichi departed with Naruto using Flying Thunder God.
By now, even the slowest among them understood that the situation was serious. Uchiha Sasuke immediately said goodbye to Gaara, then set off alone to search for clues.
Although Gaara wanted to help, he had yet to fully recover from his injuries.
Besides, Sunagakure did not really have any top-tier fighters. All they could do was spread the news to the other ninja villages and mobilize everyone to help!
Inside the laboratory near the Uchiha Clan's compound in Konoha.
"Naruto, call a meeting of the tailed beasts immediately. Has any tailed beast had their chakra stolen?" Uchiha Shunichi instructed as soon as he brought Naruto there.
That sensation of being disconnected from the entire world just now had felt like a premonition of his own end.
No matter how long a life lasted, it would eventually reach its end. Although the Ōtsutsuki Clan could live for a very long time, even their lifespans would eventually run out.
Besides, Uchiha Shunichi was not a member of the Ōtsutsuki Clan. He was merely a human whose strength had increased...
So, someday in the future, if Uchiha Shunichi still did not want to die, he would surely use Regression to turn back his own time.
Doing so would cause his timeline to chafe against this world's