Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month had gone by.
It was still the familiar seaside, still the familiar little cabin.
In the afternoon, sunlight shone down upon the earth.
"Creak~" The little cabin's door opened. Rinto stepped outside, neatly dressed and full of energy.
He casually took out a mirror.
"Holy shit! Who's this Black Ghost?"
Startled, Rinto hurriedly threw away the mirror in his hand. Evidently, he had scared himself.
But none of that was important.
The key was that, after more than a month of tireless effort from over a thousand Shadow Clones day and night—
Before his mind could collapse, he had finally mastered the advanced Flying Thunder God technique: the Flying Thunder God Mutual Instant Rotation Technique.
Moreover, during his last contact with Konoha's Dark Child, Rinto had already clarified their future method of communication.
There would be no further contact of any kind within Kumogakure. All intelligence exchanges would take place within the Land of Hot Water. When the time came, he would have Shadow Clones deliver the information.
Furthermore, all information he passed on would be delivered verbally, never put into writing.
Konoha's response was that Earth Dog, his old acquaintance, would serve as his handler and remain undercover in the Land of Hot Water long-term.
With no worries behind him and all necessary preparations complete, Rinto stepped onto the Door Panel Greatsword and prepared to depart.
This time, he would infiltrate the Land of Lightning from the air.
The Land of Lightning was filled with steep peaks towering into the clouds. Its climate was warm and humid, and thunder rumbled year-round. Infiltrating the Land of Lightning from the air meant the chance of being struck by lightning was a hundred times higher than usual.
Precisely because