"What has happened? We've only been gone a week." Junshin said.
"I don't know. Let's get down there and check it out." Satori said.
The three of them leapt down from the wall and went to investigate the ruins. They all snuck around the deserted, run down village.
"It looks as if this place has been like this for years." Satori said.
'That doesn't make any sense." Hanako said.
"Well, look at the Hokage Monument. It's completely destroyed. We need to get to the Hokage building and see what is going on?" Satori said.
The three ninjas cautiously crept through the run down village. Satori led the way with Hanako in the middle and Junshin bringing up the rear. The village looked completely deserted with no signs of life. They turned the corner to the street where the Hokage Building was and to their surprise the building wasn't there. It was completely destroyed.
"What is going on?" Junshin asked.
"Let's investigate, further." Satori said. "I have a theory but we'll need to get to the arena."
The other two nodded and they left the remains of the Hokage Building and went to the arena. Shortly later they arrived where the arena once stood. Ruins were all that was left of the arena. Of course that was all that was left of the village. Many of the structures looked hollowed out and others were leveled.
"I do not like the looks of this." Hanako said.
The three of them walked through the hollow doors of the arena. The three members of Team 4 carefully stepped through the ruins trying not to draw attention to themselves. Satori noticed spots on the concrete that were darker than normal.
"Looks like there was a battle here. I'm assuming that is blood on the concrete." Satori said.
Junshin and Hanako both looked to the spots.
Satori knelt down to examin the dark spots. "If I didn't know any better I'd say that these are blood stains."
"They look as if it's been there awhile." Satori said.
"How long?" Junshin asked.
"My guess would be a few years."
"Few years?"
"Yeah, given the last battle that was here would be the Chuunin Exam when the Third Hokage died."
"I have a theory but we'll have to go to the Memorial Stone to test this theory."
The three of them ran off to the Hero's Memorial Stone. A short time later they arrived to the stone and to their surprise the stone wasn't the only memorial there. There were hundreds of tombstones. The three Chuunins eyes were wide with shock. Satori looked down to the first row of tombstones. Yamanaka Ino, Hyuuga Hinata, Atsui Rikku, Rock Lee, Inuzuka Yaiba, Akimichi Chouji, Inuzuka Kiba then Satori's eyes widened even more when he saw the next tombstone; Shiranui Tenten. Satori gripped his fists.
"Everybody is dead." He said.
At that moment a kunai flew by Hanako's face. They turned around to see about 20 Sound ninjas standing behind them.
"Looks like we've got company." Junshin said.