Meanwhile, Uchiha Chi did not slack off in his Kenjutsu training either. After all, while the outcome of his Secret Jutsu cultivation remained uncertain, he knew that even without any special opportunities, a few years of rigorous Kenjutsu practice would allow him to reach the Kage level.
His route followed the border of the Land of Earth. To avoid unnecessary trouble, he traveled exclusively through minor nations, never entering the Land of Earth proper, nor even coming close to its borders.
Continuing westward, he first passed through the Land of God. However, showing no interest in the Land of God’s specialty—the Hero's Water—nor the Seven-Tails, Uchiha Chi did not linger. He did not even approach the nation's hidden village, simply bypassing it entirely.
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