At the border of the Land of Stone.
Ueno Kei and Fox arrived at the agreed meeting point. Akamatsu and the other two teammates were already waiting there.
After Akamatsu finished checking that there was nothing wrong with the secret letter in Fox's hand, the group swiftly left the border, crossed the Land of Rain, and headed straight back to Konoha.
Konoha, West Street, near Ueno Kei's residence.
Ueno Kei carried several plastic bags and walked slowly along the road. Ueno Kei, now eleven years old, had suddenly shot up to around 1.6 meters tall.
His bewitching long purple hair was casually tied back, giving him a simple and straightforward look. Although Ueno Kei now already possessed the strength of a special jonin, he was not wearing the standard vest equipped for Konoha chunin and above.
Instead, as always, he wore a skintight outfit underneath, a short-sleeved black trench coat over it, ninja shorts on his lower body, and the Lingyu Blade simply fastened at his waist.
Along the way, the civilians who encountered Ueno Kei all looked at him with faint respect.
No matter where it was, ninjas were always respected, especially in a place like a ninja village. Ninjas were equivalent to the military of his previous life, the main fighting force protecting the people.
Over these three years, Ueno Kei's strength had grown rapidly, and the upper limit of his chakra volume had also been expanding quickly. In terms of chakra alone, Akamatsu might only have about two-thirds of Ueno Kei's amount.
Moreover, Ueno Kei could still feel that although the rate at which his chakra increased had slowed, it was still increasing. This proved that his current chakra volume was definitely not Ueno Kei's limit.
But even the current Ueno Kei—within the team, even the captain,