Setting Out

After lingering where he was for a while longer and sorting through the information in his mind, Qian stopped wasting time and prepared to return to the village.

Before that, however, he first dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique.

In an instant, all the shadow clones cultivating on the nearby sea vanished.

What followed was a flood of Cultivation Experience and memories surging into his mind.

Qian quickly closed his eyes and carefully sorted through the information, digesting and absorbing it before finally converting it into the Proficiency of the corresponding skills.

Time slipped by, second by second.

About ten minutes later, Qian opened his eyes again.

After one final check of his equipment and confirming there were no problems, he immediately sensed the Flying Thunder God Seal at home. With a thought, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

His vision abruptly shifted, and in the next moment, Qian had returned to the village, appearing in his own bedroom.

In front of him stood the shadow clone who had just received the mission.

Qian nodded at it, then took the mission scroll from its hand.

After opening it, he carefully read the contents written on the scroll.

In truth, this mission could be called simple, but it could also be called difficult.

It was simple because he only needed to reach the Land of Lightning, escort someone back, and that would be that.

It was difficult because this person was not only being watched by Kumogakure, but also by certain people inside Konoha. For all he knew, the person might already be dead before he even arrived.

Even if he successfully made contact, he would still face pursuit and interception from both enemy and ally alike.

So how things would turn out depended on how the situation developed from here.