The three of them were dumbfounded when they heard the charges against them.
They had only returned today. How could they possibly have slaughtered fellow Shinobi from their village several days ago?!
After questioning them and interrogating them with Genjutsu, even Inoichi Yamanaka was baffled.
What they said seemed to be true...
This...
"Minister Hiashi, has your search turned up anything?!"
In the Hokage's Office, Tsunade spoke gravely.
Something like this had happened right after Uchiha Kazama left the village. It was hard not to connect the two.
There was a strong possibility that this was an act of sabotage targeting Konoha from within.
It was already the fourth day.
Tsunade was growing irritated.
"We found nothing."
"We've searched every part of the village."
"We even investigated the Shinobi Clan Grounds."
"Including the Uchiha's."
Hyuga Hiashi spoke helplessly.
It was as though... there were no other abnormalities at all.
For the first time, this incident made Hyuga Hiashi feel the helplessness that came with serving in the Military Police Force.
The facts were already clear, yet they could find no useful leads.
"We haven't found any traces of Shinobi outside the village, either."
"We've also checked the entry records for Konoha several times."
"We discovered something strange."
"Several Shinobi returned to the village a few days ago, and those three names were among them."
"These are the registration records for those two days."
Shibi Aburame placed a registration sheet before Tsunade.
"Duplicate registrations?!"
Tsunade picked it up and briefly leafed through it.
She soon spotted the irregularity.
"This many Shinobi returned to the village over those two days?!"
"Where are their mission records?!"
Tsunade asked instinctively.
Upon hearing her question, Shikaku Nara immediately left the Hokage's Office.
A little over ten minutes later, he returned with their mission records.
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