At first, only a few small Shinobi Clans on the verge of extinction joined the New Shinobi Country.
Later, civilian shinobi joined them, followed by members of some of the larger clans.
Without a word, Aburame Shikuroo slipped into the crowd, unnoticed by anyone around him.
Shino looked grim as he watched this. He immediately wanted to rush over and stop him, but his father, Shibi Aburame, held him back.
Back then, Danzo had taken Shikuroo's son, Torune, in Shino's place. Father and son would forever be indebted to Torune's family.
A closer look revealed that Yamanaka Fū's father had followed as well, walking beside Aburame Shikuroo.
The parents and relatives of many Root members also joined the procession.
Although they were all shinobi of the village, the hatred born of having their children stolen was irreconcilable.
A small number of former Root members who had regained their freedom after Danzo's death also joined of their own accord.
Impure World Reincarnation Hōkaku and Tōka, who had been controlled by Impure World Reincarnation Tobirama and forcibly brought back to Konoha, had originally been sent to persuade them on Tobirama's orders.
But after one glare from Shingetsu, he released his control, and they immediately left with their daughter.
Even the entire Branch Family of the Hyuga Clan was taken away.
"Kuninotokotachi!"
Shingetsu's Mangekyō Sharingan bloomed in her eyes like flower stamens. Wherever her gaze fell, the Caged Bird Seals on the Branch Family members' foreheads were broken on the spot.
Without a word, they angrily tossed aside their forehead protectors, turning eyes filled with hatred toward the Main Family members, who stood rigid with fear.
Civil strife within the Hyuga Clan was like an arrow on a drawn bow, ready to erupt at any moment.
Both this generation's Branch Family head and