A Temporary End

In the blink of an eye, it was the early morning of the third day.

Before dawn had fully broken, Qian woke from his sleep.

He sat up in bed and began reviewing what he had experienced over the past day and a half.

During that day and a half, aside from warming and nourishing his Byakugan twice on schedule, he had not done any high-intensity training. Most of the time, he had just wandered around, relaxing his body and mind.

And during this time, Konoha's investigation into the attack had also produced a preliminary result.

Just as Qian had expected, he was not seriously suspected.

Therefore, the order concerning him remained the same as when he had previously been transferred back to the village: without orders, he was not to go out.

And that also meant this matter had temporarily come to an end.

After receiving this order, Qian decided to resume his arduous training.

Today was the day he planned to leave the village.

With that thought, Qian quickly got out of bed. After washing up, he performed the "Shadow Clone Technique" and created a shadow clone.

Then his original body put on his equipment and used "Ame no Minaka," avoiding the Anbu ninja monitoring him as he left his residence without a sound.

That was right. Around him, there were two Anbu ninja keeping watch.

Uh.

Calling it surveillance was not entirely accurate, because the other party had not even intended to hide it.

Clearly, placing these two people here was the village—or rather, Namikaze Minato—expressing an attitude.

Qian was also willing to give him that much face, so he used "Ame no Minaka" to avoid their line of sight.

After one last glance at the two of them, Qian wasted no more time and immediately strode