By then, Uchiha Shinichi and Kakashi Hatake had also found only one Heaven Scroll. Their other teammate turned out to be the dual-sword-wielding ninja from Yugito Nii's team, whose name was Leimu.
All three were very strong. When they encountered another team earlier, they defeated them in mere moments and took their scroll. None of the three struck to kill, and they let all three opponents leave. Unfortunately, their opponents' scroll was also a Heaven Scroll.
Another day passed without Kakashi Hatake's group encountering any other teams. All three guessed that the scrolls had probably all been found. Whether they had collected both scrolls or not, everyone had probably already gone to the vicinity of the central tower.
Those who had collected both scrolls naturally wanted to rush into the central tower, while those who had not were preparing for one final attempt to seize them. The three decided not to stay on the outskirts any longer and headed to the central tower as well.
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio had also found only one Heaven Scroll, but they had not lingered. They went to the central tower early, preparing for a final attempt to seize the scroll they needed.
By the third day, the remaining twelve teams were all hiding near the central tower, but no one showed themselves. Now it was a contest of patience. Whoever went out first might become everyone's target and would be the most likely to be eliminated.
Meanwhile, the Konoha Ninja who had been searching for two days still found no trace of Uchiha Yefeng or the other two. They could only report the situation helplessly to the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage sighed when he received the news. If they could not find any trace even after all this, he no longer held out