The moment after Obito Uchiha left, Minato Namikaze arrived at the scene.
Seeing the devastation and the heavy casualties among the Anbu ninja, Minato Namikaze's expression darkened.
But this was no time for grief. Minato Namikaze summoned the highest-ranking Anbu ninja present and asked what had happened.
Once the Anbu ninja finished his report, Minato Namikaze immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique and left.
Clearly, he had gone to pursue Obito Uchiha.
Unfortunately, even with a barrier capable of sensing spatial disturbances set up around the village, they could not pinpoint Obito Uchiha's location.
Besides, Obito did not use Kamui every time he moved, so the traces he left behind were extremely limited.
The Barrier Team also needed time to determine Obito Uchiha's approximate location before passing the information to Minato Namikaze.
As a result, despite being faster than most people in the Shinobi World, Minato Namikaze could not catch Obito Uchiha.
The two continued their chase, one pursuing and the other fleeing, as though playing hide-and-seek in the village. This went on for nearly two hours.
During that time, Obito Uchiha took the opportunity to attack several secret locations in Konoha, trying to discover Kushina Uzumaki's whereabouts.
However, Konoha had done an exceptionally good job of keeping her location secret.
Even with Zetsu's help, Obito Uchiha still failed to find Kushina Uzumaki's final hiding place.
Left with no choice, he kept leading Minato Namikaze in circles while urging Zetsu to hurry and find their target.
Of course, causing chaos along the way was a must.
For Obito Uchiha, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, that was hardly difficult.
After all, ordinary ninja could rarely withstand the Mangekyo Sharingan's genjutsu.
While they played hide-and-seek, Yechen had already arrived near Kushina Uzumaki. Rather than reveal himself, he concealed his presence and