Grind is My Ninja Way

"Cat Granny?" Seimei murmured, instantly recalling the matter he had entrusted to Elder Kazen before setting off.

It seemed that the leader of the Land of Craftsmen had been found, and the Kusanagi Sword he had been longing for should also be obtainable.

With this thought, Seimei picked up the note and saw an address written on it.

Undoubtedly, this was the hiding place of the Takumi Village leader.

Seimei put away the note, looked at the black cat, and said: "I have received the information. You can go back and report now."

"Meow~"

Hearing this, the black cat didn't say anything more, just meowed, then jumped onto the courtyard wall, its movements quite gentle.

It took one last look at Seimei, then jumped off the wall and disappeared into the night.

Seimei watched its disappearing figure, retracted his gaze, and walked straight back to his room. After a quick wash, he started thinking about what to do next.

First of all, he definitely couldn't let the Uchiha ninjas take action.

Not to mention that he had already agreed with Elder Kazen that he would handle it personally this time, it would be awkward to ask them to do it now.

Just the risk of alerting the enemy was something he didn't want to take.

Honestly, besides himself, Seimei didn't have much confidence in the abilities of others.

Secondly, he couldn't let his shadow clones go either.

As mentioned in the previous intelligence, the Takumi Village leader was indeed within the Land of Craftsmen.

And the Land of Craftsmen was an inland country. Although it wasn't far from the Land of Waves, it wasn't close either.

In this way, sending shadow clones there was too risky.

Finally, and most importantly, he couldn't delay.

Given the current situation of the Takumi Village leader, the other party definitely wouldn't stay in one place for too long. If he delayed for too long, the other party might change locations.

At that time, he would have to spend time searching again, and Seimei really didn't want to waste any more time.

Considering all factors, the best choice was for him to take action personally, directly subdue the opponent with absolute strength, and then obtain the Kusanagi Sword from them.

Coincidentally, these days, the Kiri-nin had been hiding and there were no battles, which was a perfect opportunity.

If he delayed further, once the war resumed, it wouldn't be easy to find such an opportunity again.

With this thought, Seimei no longer hesitated. He immediately crossed his hands, formed the 'Ram' seal, and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique'!

Poof~

A cloud of Chakra smoke exploded.

A figure identical to Seimei appeared.

"I'll leave this side to you."

Seimei looked at the shadow clone in front of him and spoke solemnly.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Go quickly and come back quickly," the shadow clone replied.

Seimei nodded, then quickly packed his equipment, carefully left the courtyard, avoided various overt and covert sentries, and finally left the base completely.

Next, he definitely couldn't take a boat.

Not to mention the issue of exposure, just the speed of the boat was unacceptable to him.

Although there was no fighting here, who knew how long this peaceful period would last? To be safe, he had to travel at full speed.

Compared to the slow boats, traveling by himself, stepping on the waves, was undoubtedly the fastest.

Coming to a secluded cliff, Seimei sensed his surroundings, confirmed that there was no one around, and immediately jumped down into the sea.

Splash~

Seimei's figure disappeared from the sea surface.

A moment later, he emerged from further away.

Then, he gathered Chakra at the soles of his feet, exploded with full speed, and rode the waves, like a sharp arrow, shooting straight forward.

And where he passed, a long white trail was left on the sea surface, lingering for a long time.

Feeling the consumption of Chakra in his body, Seimei nodded. With his current Chakra recovery speed, it was enough to sustain such a sprint for a long time.

Thus, Seimei felt relieved.

Next, he just needed to be careful not to go in the wrong direction.

Fortunately, the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire were not far apart, and the strait between them could be crossed in no time at his current speed.

In this way, with the moon as a guide, there was no need to worry about going astray.

Moreover, even if he went wrong, it didn't matter much. As long as it wasn't too far off, Seimei could accept it.

Anyway, he had to go ashore, so what did it matter where he landed?

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Several hours passed in a flash.

Dawn broke.

On a vast sea, Seimei looked into the distance and finally saw the coastline.

"Phew~~~"

Seimei let out a long breath, then restrained his aura and carefully approached.

However, his luck seemed to be quite good, as he didn't see any Konoha patrol personnel.

Next, it would be relatively easy to pass through the defense line.

That's right, it was easy.

Konoha's defense line was indeed tight, but that was only against large-scale troop assaults. For infiltrations by individuals or small teams, it simply couldn't be defended against.

After all, for ninjas, there were no absolute terrain restrictions. As long as one's strength was sufficient, any cliff or precipice was a smooth path.

And obviously, Seimei belonged to this category.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Seimei to pass through Konoha's three blockade lines.

At this time, the sky was already bright.

Seimei rested for a while, then set off again, heading towards the Land of Craftsmen at full speed.

In order to save as much time as possible, he didn't choose to detour but went in a straight line the whole way.

Along the way, whether he encountered mountains or rivers, he relied on his strength to force his way through.

Traveling like this without regard for Chakra consumption, he arrived within the borders of the Land of Craftsmen by the afternoon of the next day.

Of course, it was also because the Land of Craftsmen was located northeast of the Land of Fire, not too far from the Land of Waves; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to arrive in such a short time.

However, the long journey also made Seimei feel deeply exhausted.

Although he didn't think much of the Takumi Village leader's strength, to be safe, he still planned to rest for a bit.

Stopping in an abandoned village, Seimei swallowed a few soldier pills and then closed his eyes to rest.

At the same time, he was also reflecting on the lessons learned from this incident in his mind.

Undoubtedly, he currently lacked a ninjutsu for travel.

This also brought to mind an idea he had a long time ago.

Perhaps, he should find a way to learn the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

No, not just the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

The 'Flying Thunder God Technique' could only teleport to fixed points. He also needed a ninjutsu for fast travel.

With this thought, Seimei looked up at the sky. In this world without air traffic control, traveling through the sky was undoubtedly the fastest.

"Flying ninjutsu?"

Seimei murmured and started searching through his memories from his past life for similar ninjutsu in the ninja world.

In an instant, he thought of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki's ninjutsu—Earth Release: Ultralight Rock Technique.

This technique could greatly reduce the body's density, thus enabling ninjas to fly.

Well...

To say it was flying, it was actually more like floating.

Nevertheless, it was still far superior to other ninjutsu that could achieve flight and was also easier to implement.

But Seimei always felt that it wasn't quite suitable for him.

Suddenly, he stretched out his right hand, and a mass of Wind Release Chakra condensed, swirling around his palm.

"Perhaps, I can create my own flying ninjutsu..."

(End of Chapter)