Konoha ANBU, third floor of the underground base.
It was a completely sealed chamber, its walls covered in sealing formulas that blocked outside surveillance and prevented chakra fluctuations inside from leaking out.
A medical bed stood in the center of the room. Ryota Uchiha lay on it, connected to various monitoring devices.
Five people stood beside the bed.
Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and Torifu Akimichi were present as advisers to supervise.
Inoichi Yamanaka-the head of the Yamanaka Clan, Konoha's foremost mental-technique ninja, and the one performing this search technique.
And Uchiha Onibi, who stood in the corner with a grim expression.
"Inoichi, I'm counting on you."
Fugaku said gravely, "Be as gentle as possible. Ryōta hasn't fully recovered from his injuries."
Inoichi Yamanaka was a gentle man not yet thirty. He nodded.
"Rest assured, Lord Hokage. I'll use the safest secret technique and only search memory fragments from the specified period. It won't put any strain on his brain."
Ghost Fire spoke coldly.
"Remember your promise. If anything unusual happens, stop immediately."
"I understand."
Inoichi Yamanaka replied calmly.
He walked to the bedside and formed hand seals, his chakra slowly flowing out.
"Mind Body Switch Secret Technique: Memory Search."
Inoichi Yamanaka's consciousness followed his chakra into Ryōta's brain and began searching for memories of those days at the Land of Rice Fields' border.
Time ticked by.
Inoichi Yamanaka's brow gradually furrowed.
"What's wrong?" Fugaku asked.
"Something's strange..."
Keeping his hands in their seal, Inoichi said gravely:
"The memories of the battle aren't very clear, but I can confirm that Shisui died under a joint assault by three Kage-level opponents. One of them was an Uchiha!"
"But his memories after escaping the battlefield... they're shrouded in something like a thick fog. I can't see them clearly."
"Can you force your way