Three days was neither a long time nor a short one.
Over those three days, people kept arriving with their squads at the Shinobi World Federation's Research Department.
The Research Department, whose gates were normally locked and never opened without authorization, threw both its front and rear gates wide open.
The various forces of the shinobi world began to assemble, with the most enthusiastic of them, Ōnoki, arriving first.
He brought a squad with him, following a transport truck headed straight for the Research Department.
Deidara was also with the squad, though he did not look particularly happy. Most likely, Ōnoki had given him a scolding.
Next came the Raikage and his son, bringing a group of tall, powerfully built taijutsu ninja who looked like seasoned frontline fighters.
The other squads arrived one after another as well. The most unusual among them was probably the group of Uchiha led by Sasuke.
Although Tetsuya had said he did not want to use the Uchiha Clan as a weapon.
The Uchiha Clan themselves did not see it that way. After learning the assembly's location and time from Izuna, they took the initiative to gather their people and show up.
Sasuke and Shisui once again led the Uchiha joining the operation. With one pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and one pair of ordinary Mangekyō Sharingan, their mere presence exerted tremendous pressure. Some ninja who had experienced the might of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan could not help marveling.
After all, every other Uchiha who had come to take part possessed three tomoe.
A whole group of red-eyed Uchiha with three tomoe gathered together made for a truly imposing sight.
"Sasuke!"
Arriving with his own people, Naruto spotted Sasuke in the crowd at once.
Sasuke's bearing was so distinctive that he stood out at a