The First One

By the little lake.

Qian focused and sensed the positions of every Flying Thunder God Seal within Kirigakure.

A moment later, his brows furrowed slightly.

For no other reason than that the seals were far too scattered.

Moreover, aside from the Flying Thunder God Seals he had carved into hidden spots around Kirigakure as fixed teleportation points, most of the other seals left on people were currently moving.

There were even some people who were not inside Kirigakure, but outside.

This put Qian in a difficult position.

Those outside were one thing. Even if they kept moving, it did not matter. As long as he locked onto their location and teleported straight over, he could easily subdue them.

But the ones inside the village were different. If he acted rashly, there was a very real chance he would draw the attention of others.

When that happened, things would become troublesome.

After pondering for a while, Qian ultimately decided to delay the operation again. He planned to wait until the night was deeper and these people had all gone to rest before making his move.

However, he definitely could not stay here for long.

As one of Kirigakure's relatively well-known training grounds, this little lake was very suitable for practicing Water Release ninjutsu. There was no telling whether someone might come here to practice ninjutsu after dinner.

So it was better to leave first.

With that thought, Qian wasted no more time. He immediately locked onto the Underwater Cave where he had read the memories of the Iwagakure spy and that Mist Anbu last time, then activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The scene before his eyes abruptly shifted.

In just an instant, Qian arrived inside that familiar cave.

The next moment, he activated the Byakugan.

Qian began scanning the