The view before his eyes shifted abruptly.
In a single instant, Qian was teleported from faraway Moon Island overseas to just outside the northern border camp of the Land of Fire.
"Byakugan."
With a thought, Qian activated the Byakugan.
After confirming there was no one around, he immediately activated Ame no Minaka and rushed into the camp.
The reason he had not teleported directly into the camp was, first, because several different types of Perception Barriers had been set up there, making it very easy to sense abnormal Chakra fluctuations.
Second, there were quite a few sensory ninja in the camp. If he suddenly appeared, it would be very easy to draw others' attention.
To avoid having his movements discovered, he could only do this.
Fortunately, with Ame no Minaka, sneaking into the camp from here did not take him much effort, so it did not matter.
Arriving at his quarters, Qian quickly took the supplies and equipment his Wood Clone had prepared in advance, then left the tent.
About another hour later, the first group of troops returning to the village had finished their preparations.
Qian and several jonin leaders took a head count. After confirming there were no problems, they led the team out.
At first, Qian remained rather vigilant, but after nothing unexpected happened the whole time, he gradually relaxed.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening.
The Land of Fire.
The north.
On a road leading to Konoha.
As a Leaf Village Jonin up ahead raised his right arm, the formation of more than a hundred ninja behind him came to a halt one after another.
Then, at this man's command, everyone began setting up camp in the forest beside the road.
Qian stood on a large tree not far away, watching the