A Sudden Mission

Sunset, sunrise.

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

That morning.

Qian used the excuse of leading the three Genin under him out for training and left Takigakure.

After three days of careful probing, he had more or less figured out the Seven-Tails' condition.

Just as he had guessed, the other party indeed had not yet been sealed inside Kaede's body and was still in a relatively independent state—which was exactly the state he needed.

However, the Seven-Tails could not maintain that state for much longer.

Based on a few scattered clues, he could basically confirm that Takigakure's higher-ups had most likely already reached a consensus. In a week at the latest, they would finish their preparations.

At that time, the Seven-Tails would be sealed inside Kaede's body.

Once that step was taken, he would lose his independence.

If Qian wanted to spare himself later trouble, he had to act within this week.

That timing was slightly earlier than he had expected.

Still, it did not matter.

In any case, by then, his preparations would be more or less complete, and he could fully move ahead of schedule.

Of course, before that, he needed to send the intelligence back first.

Outside Takigakure.

Qian emerged from the massive waterfall, followed closely by the three Takigakure Genin.

Looking at the three of them, Qian wasted no words. After saying, "Keep up," he took the lead and rushed deep into the forest.

Seeing this, the three Takigakure Genin did not dare delay in the slightest and immediately followed behind Qian, racing into the distance.

After traveling for about an hour, Qian stopped once they reached an uninhabited stretch of mountain forest.

Several breaths later, the three Takigakure Genin appeared and also came to a stop.

However, unlike Qian, who remained