Torifu had complete confidence in leaving the village in Hashirama's hands. His son was being well cared for at his maternal grandfather's home, so he had no worries at all.
Now he could have a proper fight with Yan.
Early the next morning, Torifu changed into a well-fitting robe. It was still white, embroidered with golden cranes. He wore a Jade Crown on his head and had a long sword at his waist.
Just from his appearance, he looked no different from an immortal.
But his strength was probably still a far cry from one.
"I wonder how strong I am compared to our ancestor now. I doubt I'm even half as strong."
Torifu shook his head with a self-mocking smile. Then he leaped into the air and whistled. Qingyun and Liufeng, who were incubating eggs in Crane Nest, spread their wings together and flew toward him.
Chakra burst from Torifu's body. Vast amounts of Cloud Qi surged from his sleeves, propelling him through the air at high speed.
The clouds and mist scattered wherever he passed, as if he were splitting the sky open. A "Sky Road" stretched all the way to Central City in Rain Province.
He was unbelievably fast. A Kage Level ninja needed only half a day to travel from the Land of Fire to the border of Rain Province.
But Torifu had taken just over an hour! He had flown all the way from Konoha to Central City.
The amount of Chakra he spent along the way was enormous. An ordinary person would have died after using that much Chakra, even borrowing against their next life.
But Torifu had used it just to travel.
A crane cried out in the sky, and the people on the streets of Central City all looked up.
"Th-that's Lord