The next day.
Early morning.
The sky had only just begun to lighten when Qian woke.
As he had every time after resting in the past, he split off a shadow clone to stay behind in the village, then used "Ame no Minaka" and quietly left the village.
Outside the village.
Qian activated his Byakugan. After confirming there was no one else within a one-kilometer radius, he immediately locked on to the island in the Southern Sea Region of the Land of Fire and activated the "Flying Thunder God Technique."
His view abruptly shifted.
In just an instant, he went from outside Konoha to the island.
Looking at the island shrouded in morning mist, Qian had no intention of wasting time.
He raised both hands, crossed them into the "Ren Seal," and immediately performed the "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."
Poof, poof, poof—
As clouds of chakra smoke burst open, one hundred and fifty figures suddenly appeared in the field.
Qian looked at these shadow clones and, without any nonsense, waved his hand. "All right, go on."
Hearing this, the shadow clones nodded, then immediately left Central Island in groups of two and three.
Once they had gone, Qian willed it and used "Lightning Release Chakra Mode."
Crackle—
With a clap of thunder, Qian's entire body was completely wrapped in lightning.
Then he locked on to the Flying Thunder God Seal located on the seabed, willed it, and activated the "Flying Thunder God Technique."
Silently, Qian vanished from where he stood.
The next moment, an immense pressure descended, making Qian bend at the waist despite himself.
After a day without training, suddenly enduring such tremendous pressure really left Qian somewhat unaccustomed to it.
But soon, as the lightning wrapped around him flared with a dazzling flash, most of that pressure disappeared,