After leaving behind those Root remnants who had been completely crippled, Chenshu Senju did not spare them another glance.
He forcefully pushed off the thick tree trunk with the tip of his foot, shooting forward like an arrow loosed from its bow.
The sharp sound of him cutting through the air echoed continuously through the quiet forest, startling flocks of resting birds into flight.
Whenever he thought of that old bastard Danzo's scheme, an undisguised, savage killing intent flashed through his eyes.
For his own shameful lust for power, Danzo was even willing to use the current Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village as a bargaining chip.
That brain-dead move had truly shattered the lower limits of carbon-based life.
As he drew closer and closer to the border of the Land of Rain, the surrounding vegetation began to thin, while the humidity in the air surged.
The once-clear sky also became gloomy and oppressive, heavy lead-gray clouds hanging low overhead.
Before long, cold rain began to fall steadily from the clouds, veiling his vision in a grayish-white mist.
The standing water on the ground mixed with rotting mud, making sticky sounds beneath his feet. The road conditions became exceptionally poor.
Just as Chenshu Senju took a deep breath and prepared to squeeze out more chakra to increase his speed again, a crisp electronic notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding! High-energy chakra detected ahead. Host, please remain vigilant.]
The system's virtual panel unfolded in his vision without warning, flashing with a glaring red light.
Two dangerous red dots rapidly pulsed in the upper-right corner of the radar panel, less than a kilometer away from him.
Chenshu Senju did not slow down in the slightest. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and the sensory net of Sage Mode instantly spread