First, he should head over to Hyuga Yukyō's place. He wondered how Yu Ze, Zong Mi, He Yin, and the others were doing now.
Just like that, half a year had passed.
It would probably take several days to get there. As for supplies...
The wind howled past his ears as the scenery around him blurred backward. Chiba leaped through the forest, heading toward the Land of Grass.
At the same time, his hand rummaged through the backpack on his back, checking whether he had forgotten anything.
He was not far from the village yet. If he had forgotten something, it would be easy to go back and get it. Once he got farther away, he could only take a detour to buy it.
As he searched through his things, his speed gradually slowed. In the end, he simply stopped, took off the large backpack on his back, and began inspecting it, especially the food supplies.
This was his first long-term mission, one that would last at least three to five months. He had to make sure about the food, after all. Not every place was suitable for cooking outdoors, nor did every place have food that could be hunted.
Moreover, because of the intelligence that Akatsuki had appeared in the Land of Grass, Chiba had left in a bit of a rush. He had received permission and accepted the bounty mission that morning, spent another two hours reviewing the files and learning the details, then packed up and rushed out of the village before lunch. He really needed to check again.
Now, Chiba also felt that something was off. Taking a detour later would only waste time. Since he was still close to the village, it was better to thoroughly check everything now.
He had been somewhat hotheaded when