The First

Suspended in midair, Qian checked his direction.

In the end, after locking onto the northwest, toward the Land of Earth, he immediately flapped his wings and flew that way.

The Land of Waterfalls, where Takigakure was located, was only a small country, and its territory was not very large. On top of that, Qian was flying high in the sky, completely unaffected by the mountains, forests, cliffs, and waterfalls below.

So it did not take long before he arrived at the border between the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Earth.

He could see a Boundary River here. To the east were the dense forests belonging to the Land of Waterfalls, while to the west were the barren, poor mountains of the Land of Earth.

This one little river seemed to divide it into two different worlds.

However, none of that mattered. What mattered were the Patrol Teams made up of the two countries' respective ninja on both sides of the Boundary River, as well as the watchtowers they had set up.

To avoid drawing their attention, Qian landed back on the ground from far away.

Next, he planned to cross over by land.

Compared with the utterly unobstructed sky, the ground was undoubtedly much better suited to hiding.

However, before that, he needed to leave a few Flying Thunder God Seals nearby.

That way, the next time he wanted to come over, he would not have to go through so much trouble.

Thinking this, Qian came to a large tree and, without another word, struck out with his palm, leaving a Black Sun mark at the fork of its branches.

Immediately afterward, he did the same thing, leaving marks on several other large trees nearby.

However, if it was only these trees, it was still not exactly secure.