Five days later.
At the southern border of the Land of Earth.
Yechen carefully slipped through the last defensive line and entered the Land of Rain.
After two days in the Nine Heavens Evolving Heaven Palace, the Third Raikage's injuries had healed somewhat. With a period of quiet recuperation after returning home, along with the Spirit-Transforming Fruit Yechen had given him, a full recovery was only a matter of time.
Yechen had also assigned him a task: from now on, he was to continue serving as Raikage as he always had.
Yechen had made this decision because he still needed to return to the battlefield in the Land of Rain. Keeping the Third Raikage with him would be inconvenient, so he might as well send him back. With his position as Raikage, he could still provide help in the future.
After entering the Land of Rain, Yechen spent another half day crossing the Rock Ninja-controlled territory and entering the Konoha-Controlled Area.
Only then was he free of the threat posed by the Rock Ninja.
Besides, even if the Rock Ninja encountered him, they would not recognize him as the man who had taken the Raikage away. Yechen had never shown his true face on that battlefield.
Even if they did discover clues in the future, he was not afraid. His strength spoke for itself. At worst, he could defect from the village and join the Akatsuki.
"Who's there?"
Just as Yechen stepped into the Konoha-Controlled Area, a somewhat youthful voice called out from the shadows.
Immediately afterward, a kunai shot out and embedded itself in the path ahead of him.
Yechen stopped, instantly activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and looked toward the shadowed woods. To his surprise, the eyes that met his were also a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
An Uchiha