At the entrance to Konoha.
The ninja responsible for registering those leaving the village clearly recognized Lin Ze as "Konoha Aoda," who had gained some renown in the village recently. After seeing the scroll signed by Hiruzen Sarutobi authorizing him to "go out to find a Summoning Beast and sign a contract," he asked few questions and simply made the routine entry.
After walking out through the Konoha Gate, Lin Ze did not look back. He followed the main road at an unhurried pace for a while. Only after confirming that no one was following him and no one nearby was paying attention did he dart into the dense forest beside the road.
Deep in the forest, Lin Ze immediately began disguising himself.
First, he changed into a set of gray, coarse-cloth clothes without any identifying marks and smeared some dirt and ash on his face. Then he used the Transformation Technique.
Now he looked like an ordinary wandering ninja, entirely different from Konoha's ANBU "Aoda."
Time is short. I have to reach the Land of Rain's border as quickly as possible.
Lin Ze estimated the distance and the time he would need.
If he traveled by conventional means, even with his speed, two days would definitely not be enough for the round trip and an uncertain amount of waiting.
I can only use that... Luckily, I'm far from the village now, and there are no obvious chakra signatures within three kilometers.
Lin Ze took a deep breath, and the tremendous power of the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon within him began to stir quietly.
The next moment, faint, illusory azure scales flashed across his skin and vanished. With a slight push of his legs, he shot skyward like a cannonball, bursting through the forest canopy in an instant!
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