A month passed, and Beichen Haotian stopped cultivating and began walking toward Konoha at an unhurried pace. After a month of focused cultivation, his bearing had undergone a subtle transformation.
The careless oppressive aura he had once emitted had been washed away, replaced by a faint air of calm and detachment.
Upon returning to Konoha, Beichen Haotian did not go home first. Instead, he went to Root.
At the center of Root, in Danzo's office.
"Old man, do you have any missions that need me to handle? If so, tell me now. Afterward, I'm going into seclusion for a long time, so I probably won't have any time."
Danzo, who was bent over his desk handling Root's affairs, heard Beichen Haotian and replied without looking up, "There are one or two. Go take care of them."
"Okay," Beichen Haotian said briskly. He turned around, went to Root's mission room to collect the assignments, and left to carry them out with Hawk Eyes without even returning home.
With Beichen Haotian's current strength, there truly weren't many missions that could cause him trouble. After half a month, he finished the two S-rank missions.
Only after completing the missions did Beichen Haotian return home. Pakura had just finished a mission and was on leave.
"You're back..." Pakura happily stood up from the sofa and came over to greet Beichen Haotian.
Beichen Haotian smiled, patted Pakura's head, and sat down on the sofa. Pakura went to pour him some hot tea.
He took the hot tea Pakura handed him and drank a sip. Looking at Pakura sitting beside him, Beichen Haotian said gently, "Pakura, I won't be staying long this time. I'm going away to cultivate for a long while. Unless something major happens in the Ninja World, I won't be coming back. Will