Forming a Team

Hearing the woman's question, Tao Yu merely paused for a moment. He didn't refuse outright.

"I'm planning to go to the Land of Fire. How are you planning to get there? How many people are going?"

Tao Yu wasn't in any hurry to travel. Although he'd spent a month consolidating his gains and used quite a bit of wish power to speed things up, he'd only just managed to sort everything out. He'd already planned to make his way there slowly and take the time to work through things along the way.

At the same time, he could see if any worlds seemed suitable, then push himself to further digest his traits.

Having a local guide come to him was actually quite convenient.

The Land of Fire had Edo Tensei, so the ninja world's Pure Land must have come with it. And the ninja world's Great Reconciliation always felt as if there had been a hand behind the scenes. It was quite possible that the Sage of Six Paths, hiding there, had secretly intervened.

Tao Yu was confident in his current strength, but when he considered the Sage of Six Paths' methods, he still felt somewhat hesitant.

Even though he was highly skilled in sealing techniques and had Chronostasis to rely on in a pinch, the Sage of Six Paths seemed to possess abilities related to time as well.

So he'd already been thinking of joining some group first and slipping into the Land of Fire with them to have a look.

Now someone had come to him of her own accord. It seemed they were a good match.

Still, Tao Yu couldn't simply agree at once to team up with strangers in the wilderness. He needed to ask all the necessary questions.

He wasn't afraid for himself, but other