Grind is My Ninja Wa Chapter 306: Race Against Time

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

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

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

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

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

"ow~"

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

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

Seii 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 ntion that he had already agreed with Elder Kazen that he would handle it personally this ti, it would be awkward to ask them to do it now.

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

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

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

As ntioned in the previous intelligence, the Takumi Village leader was indeed within the Land of Craftsn.

And the Land of Craftsn 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 ti, he would have to spend ti searching again, and Seii really didn't want to waste any more ti.

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 resud, it wouldn't be easy to find such an opportunity again.

With this thought, Seii no longer hesitated. He imdiately crossed his hands, ford the 'Ram' seal, and perford the 'Shadow Clone Technique'!

Poof~

A cloud of Chakra smoke exploded.

A figure identical to Seii appeared.

"I'll leave this side to you."

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

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

Seii nodded, then quickly packed his equipnt, 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 ntion 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, Seii sensed his surroundings, confird that there was no one around, and imdiately jumped down into the sea.

Splash~

Seii's figure disappeared from the sea surface.

A mont later, he erged 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 ti.

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

Thus, Seii 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 ti 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, Seii 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, Seii looked into the distance and finally saw the coastline.

"Phew~~~"

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

However, his luck seed 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, Seii belonged to this category.

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

At this ti, the sky was already bright.

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

In order to save as much ti 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 Craftsn by the afternoon of the next day.

Of course, it was also because the Land of Craftsn 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 ti.

However, the long journey also made Seii 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, Seii swallowed a few soldier pills and then closed his eyes to rest.

At the sa ti, 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 ti 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, Seii looked up at the sky. In this world without air traffic control, traveling through the sky was undoubtedly the fastest.

"Flying ninjutsu?"

Seii murmured and started searching through his mories 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 implent.

But Seii 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)