Blindness

"I've made it!" Kamiya Keiyun was a little excited. He wasn't thinking about getting rich. Ginseng could aid cultivation, and anyone who used it for profit would be a fool!

Even if he sold it, he'd have to process it first, so no one could tell what the raw material was. Otherwise, if everyone went digging for ginseng, what would Kamiya Keiyun dig for?

As for how to process it, that would naturally be through pill refining!

"Hmm, I wonder if anyone in this world studies traditional Chinese medicine. I should find some recipes for replenishing Qi and blood and try practicing," Kamiya Keiyun didn't dig up all the remaining ginseng.

Two roots were enough. He had only eaten a few root hairs and was already feeling overwhelmed, his nose bleeding.

Two roots of ginseng would last him several months.

With the ginseng, Kamiya Keiyun naturally no longer needed to walk slowly.

The staff in his hand was quite comfortable to wield, and it was the processing of this staff that led to the discovery of the ginseng, giving it significant sentimental value.

Kamiya Keiyun simply held it in his hand; it didn't interfere with the use of Catching Wind and Shadow.

"Take off!" Kamiya Keiyun stood up and ran forward swiftly.

Half an hour later, he finally emerged from the mountains. He looked back and remembered the place.

Moon Viewing Mountain.

Moon Viewing Mountain was a geographical dividing line. South of Moon Viewing Mountain was mostly hilly terrain, while to the north, it became vast plains.

Standing on the ground and looking into the distance, there wasn't the slightest undulation far away.

The Naruto World didn't have scientists specializing in geography yet, so this plain hadn't been named. In reality, this plain was an alluvial plain formed by the frequently flooding Moon Viewing River over tens of thousands of years, thus it could be named Moon Viewing Plain.

The Moon Viewing River originated in the Land of Snow, flowed through the Land of Demons, the Land of Bears, and the Land of Birds, then split into two in the Land of Rain. One path flowed north, passing through the Land of Grass and the Land of the Waterfall, before entering the sea.

The other path passed through the Land of Rivers and entered the sea.

On the Moon Viewing Plain lay three countries: the Land of Fire, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Grass. Most of the Moon Viewing Plain was within the borders of the Land of Fire, which also meant the Land of Fire had more arable land and richer resources.

Here, the situation of not seeing a single village from afar was rare. Not far ahead of Kamiya Keiyun was a town, even slightly larger than Konoha!

He felt he couldn't run as recklessly as before.

While the density of ninja within the Land of Fire wasn't high, encountering even one could lead to exposure.

But Keiyun didn't want to reduce his speed. Although there were only 26 days left until the wedding, Kamiya Keiyun couldn't possibly kill Shimura Ken exactly 26 days later; that would be too obvious!

If he could do it earlier, the earlier the better!

"I need to conceal myself while maintaining speed!" Kamiya Keiyun looked up and saw birds flying freely in the sky.

So, could I transform into a bird and fly over?

Objects transformed by the Transformation Technique had substance. Theoretically, if he transformed into a bird, he would be a real bird!

He raised his hand and formed hand seals: "Transform!"

"Coo coo..." Kamiya Keiyun transformed into a pigeon, but the next second, he reverted to human form.

"I forgot, I can't use ninjutsu while transformed. Wind God Leg won't work either. This means I have to fly purely with my wings?" Kamiya Keiyun was speechless. He had just tried to use Catching Wind and Shadow in his bird form, but it interfered with maintaining the Transformation Technique.

But if he flew with wings, his weight was 35 kilograms. To move such a heavy body, he'd need to transform into wings with a span of over 1 meter.

The Transformation Technique could change form, but not weight. This was also why the difference in size between the target of the Transformation Technique and oneself couldn't be too large.

But with such large wings, he'd be out of energy after just a couple of flaps.

"Let's try!" Kamiya Keiyun raised his hand and formed hand seals: "Transform!"

This time he transformed into a giant black eagle. Eagles were the overlords of the sky. Transforming into this form, few birds would bother him.

This eagle was 70 centimeters long, with a wingspan of nearly 2.2 meters. It could definitely handle 35 kilograms. The problem was, how long could Kamiya Keiyun sustain it!

"Fly!" Kamiya Keiyun wasn't a bird and didn't know flight techniques. But he had just learned Catching Wind and Shadow and was very familiar with the wind. Before long, he grasped the technique and slowly took flight.

However, he couldn't fly more than a few dozen meters before awkwardly descending.

"It's no use. Flying purely with wings is like using two arms to lift a 35-kilogram weight. I can't sustain it for long!" Kamiya Keiyun reverted to human form, shaking his slightly sore arms. Fortunately, he hadn't flown too high, or he might have fallen to his death.

If one method didn't work, he'd try another.

"Can I control the wind to lift me? I could first create a clone with Shadow Clone Technique, then transform into an eagle, and then have the clone control the wind." Shadow clones had no weight and could stand on the eagle's back.

In short, he would become the mount, and the clone would become the rider.

Kamiya Keiyun felt this shouldn't be difficult. Chakra was omnipotent; he could control earth, so could he control wind?

What gave him confidence was Hei Bei. He clearly didn't have the Earth Style nature, yet he could still use the Mud to Stone Technique.

So, whether or not he had that nature wasn't important. With diligence, anything was possible!

He didn't transform into a bird anymore. Kamiya Keiyun walked slowly, trying to find that feeling of merging with the wind.

Just like the feeling of merging with the earth when he created the Mud to Stone Technique.

However, after sensing for a long time, his Chakra had depleted considerably, but that feeling never appeared.

"Wait, something's wrong. Why am I getting obsessed?" Kamiya Keiyun shook his head. He felt he was being influenced by the nickname "Wind Ghost." Wind, what is wind? Wind is just a phenomenon caused by air movement.

Strictly speaking, "wind" is an adjective, not a noun. There is no such thing as "wind" in this world.

How can you integrate with something that doesn't exist?

Therefore, Kamiya Keiyun couldn't sense the wind, but should sense gases, or more specifically, nitrogen and oxygen!

He also didn't know the composition of the air in this world, but since this world's environment was similar to Earth's, it meant the air was most likely primarily nitrogen, with oxygen as a secondary component.

So, comprehending gases was definitely not a problem.

With his goal clarified, Kamiya Keiyun released his spiritual sense and began to sense the gases.

After a long while, Kamiya Keiyun shook his head. It wasn't working.

Perhaps it was because his eyes were observing the world, and he was receiving too much information at once, making it impossible for his spirit to focus on the air.

"Hmm," Kamiya Keiyun looked at the stick in his right hand, falling into deep thought.

I just grabbed this stick randomly, how did it suddenly become useful!

Half an hour later, a youth wearing a light blue jacket, black trousers, and with short, choppy hair walked into the town, drawing everyone's attention.

The town was bustling with people, and it was normal for a child to be there, even if the child was very cute.

But this child, with his eyes tightly shut, brows furrowed, and holding a stick, tapping it on the ground repeatedly, was a rare sight!

Could this be a blind child?

Passersby cast sympathetic glances, and recalling the recently concluded war, the latest of which had even reached deep into the Land of Fire, nearing their town.

Is it because of the war?

"Such a pitiful child."

"I haven't seen this child before. He's not from our town, and he has no family."

"He must be a war orphan, with no parents."

"This damned war."

Tap, tap, tap. Holding the stick and tapping the ground, what else could Kamiya Keiyun do? He could only maintain a smile.