Looking at Kakuzu's corpse, Qian thought to himself, Probably no one will ever know that right here, in this nameless corner, a ninja who ranked among the best in the entire Ninja World died so silently.
"I wonder if, one day in the future, I'll end up like him, dying unknown in some corner too."
For some reason, a trace of panic rose in Qian's heart.
But he immediately suppressed it. He still intended to transcend this world and achieve immortality. How could he possibly die like this?
Gathering his thoughts, Qian stopped dwelling on it and looked around instead.
Without Kakuzu's Chakra sustaining it, the sea of fire created by "Combined Ninjutsu: Scorching Wind Turbulence" was rapidly receding.
However...
The area nearby was all jungle, and many trees had already been set ablaze during that time, so expecting all these flames to vanish immediately was not very realistic.
Fortunately, this was deep in the jungle, where the humidity was high. The fire could not spread at all, and once it reached a certain scale, it would even draw a downpour.
When that happened, the flames would naturally be extinguished.
So there was no need for him to worry about it.
Just as well, the commotion here had already been big enough, and Qian did not want to linger any longer.
So he found the place where the flames burned fiercest, tossed Kakuzu's body into it, and then left on his own.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening the next day.
By now, Qian had already returned to the coast.
Next, he only needed to cross the Strait before him to reach the Land of Waves, and then return to the Forward Base.
However, Qian was in no hurry to set off. What came next would