But it was kept inside the temple, making it almost impossible to steal.
He would have to time it perfectly!
"Sage Fukasaku, I've been here long enough!"
"Could you send me back?"
"I'll find a way to visit Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest."
Fukasaku nodded. Since Zhou Cheng had already learned Sage Mode, there was no point in him staying any longer.
He performed Reverse Summoning and sent Zhou Cheng back to the Shinobi World.
Zhou Cheng returned to the place where he had entered Mount Myōboku. He glanced around, wondering how long he had been gone.
I'd better head back to Konoha first!
Repeated Body Flicker Technique!
In the blink of an eye, he was back home.
The sudden appearance of someone in the courtyard startled Haku and the others, who immediately readied themselves for combat.
"It's me!"
Zhou Cheng smiled and waved at them.
Then he noticed something was off about the atmosphere in the courtyard.
More than half of the Konoha 15 were there, their faces clouded with worry.
"Cheng Zhou!"
Ino and Hinata called out first.
Everyone else gathered around him, too.
They all spoke at once, filling the courtyard with a noisy clamor.
Zhou Cheng listened for a while but couldn't make sense of any of it.
He asked everyone to quiet down, then picked the clearheaded Shikamaru to explain.
Only then did he learn that he had spent three whole days at Mount Myōboku.
Apart from the message they had received from the Messenger Toad on the first day, there had been no word from him.
On the third day, the Special Training Camp's break had ended.
The six teams had gathered again.
But Zhou Cheng never showed up.
They had begun to worry.
They had even sent people to search everywhere, practically turning