Those who had come were not only Jonin, but also large numbers of Chunin and Genin. Their strength might not have met the standard, but there were countless miscellaneous tasks at the front that needed them to handle.
Everyone was quietly waiting for the overall commander of this mission, Hatake Sakumo!
Although his status and reputation had been suppressed by the Hokage Faction, the renown he had earned through years of fighting with his strength, as well as his choice to abandon a mission for the sake of his comrades, proved that he was an excellent commander. They gave him the utmost respect.
Unfortunately, they were destined to find nothing at the Hatake Household. Though the gathering point was outside his home, Sakumo himself had come to the Uchiha Compound.
There were signs of extensive demolition everywhere. The first to be relocated were naturally the Uchiha family's upper ranks. This was the Third Hokage's secret order. Only by controlling the Uchiha family's high-ranking members could he indirectly control the Uchiha family.
However, no one dared approach the forest at the very edge of the compound. The moment Hatake Sakumo stepped into this area, he sensed a dense aura of death. It was not the bloody smell left behind by killing.
It was the silent death of everything!
It was spring, a season when all things should have been coming back to life, yet everything before his eyes was grayish white.
The trees, flowers, and grass were withered. Not even mosquitoes or insects could be seen. This harsh region was where Uchiha Yuu lived.
"What a frightening place. It seems the name Poison Ninja was not passed down incorrectly after all."
Hatake Sakumo consciously stopped at the edge of the area and did not venture deeper. Who knew what was inside?