[Ding! Notice: Host has acquired Kabuto Yakushi's field of vision.] [Ding! Notice: Host has acquired Black Zetsu's surveillance sight.]
Looking at the lifeless remains of Konoha, Naruto clapped his hands together.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence."
A dense forest suddenly twisted up out of the ruins before them.
Unsure what Naruto intended, Sasuke asked, "Naruto, what are you going to do next?"
But Naruto only smiled. "Destroy the bodies and erase the evidence, of course."
Now that he possessed the Rinnegan, Naruto no longer bothered hiding it.
He slowly rose into the air and looked down over the entire forest beneath him.
"Amaterasu."
As the word fell, a mass of black flames dropped into the forest below.
Many villagers and elite fighters had been killed when Konoha was destroyed, and considerable amounts of DNA from experts such as the Third Hokage and Danzo remained on the battlefield.
Since they were already dead, there was no reason to let them be brought back through Impure World Reincarnation to cause trouble.
Kabuto Yakushi had likely lingered because he wanted to scour the battlefield and collect blood.
As the flames of Amaterasu fell, the forest created by Deep Forest Emergence began to burn fiercely.
Under the intense heat, the broken walls, blood, and flesh in the ruins were dried out and incinerated, while all the wooden houses were reduced to ash.
Naturally, Kabuto Yakushi witnessed it all.
"It seems he figured out what I wanted. What a shame."
Kabuto Yakushi was not disheartened. On the contrary, he was rather excited.
A humanoid monster resembling a pitcher plant had appeared beside him.
"Let's go. He serves under Orochimaru, and you were once Orochimaru's assistant. You could say Orochimaru can predict every plan you make."
"Follow me, and I'll give you the DNA