The Destination

Senju Tobirama had instinctively headed for the Uchiha Clan compound at first. Halfway there, he suddenly realized that Uchiha Chen's position kept changing. Only then did it dawn on him that Chen wasn't heading toward the Uchiha Clan at all.

Sensing which way he was going, Senju Tobirama began to wonder who was in that direction—and who had provoked the little terror.

After changing course, Senju Tobirama gradually began to catch up with Uchiha Chen. Konoha wasn't all that large, after all. A ninja going at full speed could run around the entire village in just over ten minutes.

After pursuing him for a while, Senju Tobirama could finally see Uchiha Chen's back. When he saw Chen step through the air, one step at a time, even a man as widely traveled as he couldn't help drawing a sharp breath.

As far as he knew, aside from the Second Tsuchikage and the Third Tsuchikage with their Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, he had never seen anyone else fly without any tools.

Even the people of Iwagakure couldn't move as effortlessly as Uchiha Chen, as though he were walking on solid ground. Just how powerful did someone have to be to walk through the air as easily as Chen?

Some might say that this was simply a unique technique, and that Uchiha Chen wasn't as powerful as he seemed.

The thought flashed through Senju Tobirama's mind, but he immediately dismissed it. Give him a break—someone who could spread his presence across all of Konoha couldn't possibly be weak. Even Senju Tobirama himself couldn't do what Uchiha Chen was doing.

He shook his head, casting aside those unrealistic thoughts, and focused on following Uchiha Chen. It wasn't that he didn't want to call out to him; at this distance, Chen wouldn't be able to