The next day, Uchiha Fugaku left behind a Spore Clone to take his place and quietly departed Konoha.
Other than being weaker in combat than the original, the Spore Clone was identical to him.
As long as it did not fight anyone, no one would be able to notice the difference, even if he was away for a long time.
Moreover, there were very few occasions in Konoha that required him to act personally.
Even if something happened, other Uchiha clan members would handle it. There was no need for the Clan Head himself to step in.
A day later, Uchiha Fugaku appeared at the border of the Land of Fire near the Land of Water.
The Land of Water was surrounded by the sea and lay across the ocean from the Land of Fire.
By then, his appearance and build had changed. Disguised as a Wandering Ninja, he had long black hair and a tachi hanging at his waist.
This Wandering Ninja had been someone he encountered on the road who had tried to rob him. After eliminating him and completely erasing him from the world, Fugaku had borrowed his identity.
Arriving at a coastal dock, Uchiha Fugaku searched for a merchant ship bound for the Land of Water.
As a ninja, he could indeed walk on water, but the sea separating the Land of Water and the Land of Fire was too vast. His chakra could not sustain such a long journey.
At the dock, he quickly spotted a merchant ship.
"Move it, move it! Stop slacking off! I'm paying you all that money, not so you can loaf around..."
It was a rather large merchant ship, and quite a few people were loading cargo onto it.
A mustached man was supervising them. His voice was somewhat harsh