Before long, Hiashi arrived at the Main Family's old residence. Only when he entered to consult the records did he discover that more than half the books were missing. He frowned, doubts stirring in his mind.
"Where have all these books gone?" Hiashi asked a nearby guard.
"Lord Hiashi, I don't know. Perhaps they were destroyed during the Nine-Tails' Rampage."
The guard, a member of the Branch Family, shook his head slightly. He had no permission to enter the old residence and could only offer a guess.
Hiashi furrowed his brow. If the books had been destroyed during the chaos, he would have no way to learn anything about that old man with the Byakugan or the child. Perhaps he could only consult the Main Family members older than himself.
Speak of the Main Family, and there they were. Several Main Family elders heard the commotion in the clan compound and came to find Hiashi, the clan head.
"Hiashi, what happened in the compound? Why was Rotation used?"
"It's still unclear..." Hiashi shook his head, then waved a hand and announced a Main Family meeting.
Though puzzled, the Main Family elders agreed to their clan head's request. They were just as bewildered.
Outside Konoha.
After half an hour of travel, the three had already put dozens of kilometers between themselves and Konoha. Standing atop the canopy, they could no longer see any trace of Kage Rock.
"This is the place." Zou Hyuga slowly came to a stop as they reached a lake.
After Zou Hyuga stopped, the old man with the Byakugan, who was accompanying Toneri, stopped as well. He turned to look at Zou, his brow gradually furrowing.
"Do you intend to put up a futile resistance too, just like that weak Main Family member?"
Zou Hyuga shook