Outside Konoha.
In the forest.
Qian's figure appeared abruptly.
As usual, he activated his Byakugan and observed his surroundings. After confirming that nothing seemed off, he activated Ame no Minaka, passed through Konoha's Perception Barrier, and entered Konoha.
However, not long after entering the village, he noticed something unusual.
Logically speaking, it was not night yet, so the village should have been bustling.
But now...
Qian's gaze swept over the surrounding crowds. There were indeed plenty of people on the streets, but he sensed a different kind of atmosphere among them.
Along the way, he had not only seen the lively crowds, but also ninja squads whose patrol frequency had clearly increased.
In addition, in some shadowed corners, he noticed quite a few Anbu ninja from the village moving about.
Their behavior was very clearly guarding against something.
And this added a murderous air to the village that ordinary people would find hard to detect.
This was exactly the abnormality Qian had mentioned.
"Looks like something happened in the village over the past ten days."
Thinking this, Qian immediately quickened his pace and returned home.
The first thing he did upon getting home was release the Shadow Clone Technique and recover the shadow clone that had been left behind there.
Previously, because his Kekkei Genkai had advanced in succession, signs of imbalance had appeared again between his mind and body.
So, starting from a long time ago, he had no longer recovered this shadow clone.
And now, with the sudden release of the Shadow Clone Technique, a large amount of memories belonging to the other party immediately flooded into his mind.
This could not help but give Qian a headache.
Fortunately, his "spirit" attribute and "Physical Constitution" attribute were now not far apart, so he recovered quickly.
Closing his eyes,