Taking Neji back was not urgent, at least not urgent enough to do in a single night.
After arranging matters with Mei Terumi and proving his strength, Uchiha Mai spread his Black-Gold Wings the next day and flew north alone.
The straight-line distance between Kirigakure and Kumogakure was more than three thousand li. With the Black-Gold Wings' flying speed, he could set out in the morning and reach Kumogakure by evening.
There would even be time in between to eat a meal, take a bath, and change into fresh clothes.
This speed was indeed far inferior to Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, but it still ranked second in the Ninja World.
Once he cultivated the Sixth Sense or even the Seventh Sense in the future, he might be able to achieve true light-speed flight through telekinesis. With a single thought, he could reach any place in the Ninja World—or simply fly straight to the moon.
But at present, Uchiha Mai had only completed cultivation of the Second Sense, hearing. The Sixth Sense and Seventh Sense were still far beyond his reach.
He had cultivated the First Sense so quickly only because he had taken a shortcut through the Mystic Eyes of Distortion. Cultivating the Second Sense was much more difficult.
At this rate, Uchiha Mai felt that his talent was merely average bronze-tier, perhaps even worse. If he did not think of some other method, cultivating the Seventh Sense would probably be very difficult.
Kumogakure.
The Third Raikage stood before the floor-to-ceiling window in the Raikage's office, gazing out at bustling Kumogakure and the mountains in the distance. He was in an excellent mood.
Although Kumogakure had gained no advantage in the Shinobi World War, it had at least emerged unscathed, unlike the other ninja villages. Iwagakure had lost