The Ninja Team Konoha's Analysis Team sent this time consisted mostly of skilled hands, so they reached the Land of Rivers shortly after dawn.
Following their intelligence, they soon found the Search Team.
After a detailed discussion, the Analysis Team's ninja had a general understanding of the situation.
Without wasting words, they followed the Search Team into the Underground Base and began examining it from the entrance onward.
A heavy, earthy smell surged up from the underground passage entrance, making their nostrils tighten.
Inoichi Yamanaka stood at the entrance for a moment, raising a hand to lightly cover his nose and mouth.
His eyes had not fully adjusted to the darkness deep in the passage, but the sensations beneath his feet had already told him a great deal.
The edges of the steps had depressions worn into them by years of foot traffic, and the dust across the middle of each step was unevenly distributed. This indicated that the entrance had seen frequent use before being abandoned.
"This way." A Jonin from the Search Team led the way.
Inoichi Yamanaka turned and gestured to the six Analysis Team members behind him. Without a word, they followed silently.
They headed down along the main passage.
The Underground Base's true scale only became fully apparent once they entered its main section.
The Analysis Team members stood in the spacious hall, looking up at the mural on the vaulted ceiling.
"It really is the God Tree!"
"That's right. I saw the God Tree on the battlefield. It looked exactly like the one in the mural."
"Judging by this alone, even if this Underground Base has nothing to do with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, it definitely has some connection to Kaguya."
Ordinary people did not know what the God Tree was.
In particular, this Underground Base