Chapter 34
Due to the previous requests for aid going unanswered, Shikaku had dispatched this Anbu to investigate the Hyuga clan's situation directly. The news he brought back sent chills down the Konoha higher-ups' spines.
It was even worse than their previous speculation that the Hyuga clan had sided with the Uchiha and refused to help Konoha.
Upon confirming that the Nine-Tails had been subdued and the Hokage was still alive, Shikaku and the other advisors were initially relieved. This indicated that the Uchiha rebellion was nearing its end.
However, a new disaster struck like a meteorite, leaving everyone stunned.
The news that the Hyuga clan had been massacred was overwhelmingly shocking. Shikaku and two senior advisors visited the Hyuga main house to confirm the situation.
The scene was gruesome. The Hyuga clan, who should have been in a clan meeting, were reduced to corpses, with only Neji and Hinata sitting dazed amidst the carnage.
"He had been imprisoned for at least a month," Koharu said, her voice trembling as she looked at the body of Hiashi Hyuga being carried out.
The chains had left visible rust marks on his body. Even without being beheaded, the accumulated metal toxins in his system would have killed him soon. This meant that the massacre of the Hyuga clan had begun at least a month ago, yet no one in Konoha had noticed anything.
Someone had quietly wiped out a top-tier ninja clan under everyone's noses.