Three days passed in a flash.
Yechen still knew nothing about what had happened in the village.
At that moment, he was absorbing the evolution points he had gained through conversion.
After three days of intense cultivation, he had exhausted his evolution points again.
Character attributes: Combat power: 3430 Strength: 11300 Constitution: 11650 Mental power: 11350
The increase in his combat power seemed modest, but it was hardly insignificant. Every increase amounted to another evolution of his entire being.
When Yechen stepped out of the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace, the sky outside was dark. Without wasting any more time, he spread his Wind Wings, soared into the sky, and flew toward Konoha.
Before returning to the village, however, he stopped by the place where he had fought Danzo.
Standing high in the sky, he saw something unexpected.
Several Anbu ninja in black robes and masks were roaming through the forest below.
From time to time, they stopped to examine something.
Yechen had known they would discover this place sooner or later. Even though he had covered his tracks, the newly grown trees were still noticeably different from those elsewhere.
A careful inspection would reveal something. What surprised Yechen was that they had found the place so quickly despite the sheer size of the Land of Fire.
Still, once he considered the possibility that the Anbu had taken over the Root Base, everything made sense.
For a scheming old bastard like Danzo, leaving some evidence in his base was perfectly normal.
With that evidence, it would not have been difficult for these Anbu ninja to follow the trail, eliminate possibilities one by one, and pinpoint their destination.
But finding the right place would do them no good. Every trace had been erased, and even the bodies had been