This did not quite add up.
They had clearly cleaned the Underground Base so thoroughly, so why had they left this rubble and garbage uncleared?
One Jonin bluntly voiced his question.
Sasuke Uchiha glanced at him before explaining, "They cleaned up the Underground Base to avoid leaving clues that could expose their secrets."
"As for the rubble, it wouldn't reveal any information, so they had no need to clear it away."
Sasuke glanced at the underground passage and continued, "And they withdrew calmly, rather than fleeing in a hurry."
"If an enemy had broken in and sent them scrambling to escape, they would never have had time to clean every stone chamber this thoroughly."
"The state of this place tells us the evacuation was planned in advance."
"That's why they had enough time to tidy everything up without leaving a single trace."
Naruto scratched his head. "Then why did they evacuate?"
"This base has been abandoned for so many years, and most of it is still as it was. There shouldn't have been any need to give it up."
No one could answer that question.
Sasuke could not guess the answer either.
But at least one thing was certain: this base had nothing to do with Orochimaru or Obito Uchiha.
The mural depicting the God Tree was the strongest evidence.
"Also, is this Underground Base connected to Kaguya, or was this somewhere Isshiki once hid?"
"It's probably still connected to Kaguya."
"Don't forget, we came to search this area because of the clues we found in that stone chamber earlier."
"Since the information left in that stone chamber led us here, this place must share the same origins."
"And we've already established that the stone chamber was once a ruin connected to Kaguya."
"I also think this base is connected