"Kill~"
Cling clang~ Boom~ Bang~ "Ah~"
To the south of the Blackstone Stronghold, in a dense forest, two teams of ninjas were engaged in combat—one from the Mist Village and the other from Konoha.
After more than two hours of frantic running, the two sides finally met in this forest.
What followed was a typical scene of bitter enemies, and without a moment's hesitation, they immediately clashed.
The sounds of battle echoed throughout the forest—cries of war, the clash of ninja tools, explosions from explosive tags, and the screams of ninjas injured in the fray.
This was merely a snapshot of the entire battlefield.
At the same time, battles were taking place in dozens, even hundreds, of locations.
Through his shadow clones, Qingming had already learned that several nearby strongholds had been attacked by the Mist ninjas.
Some commanders, like Sano Nobuhisa, chose to take the initiative and send their ninjas to fight back, while others, due to the weak defenses of their strongholds, decided to hold their positions and wait for reinforcements.
However, regardless of their choices, all were inevitably drawn into this massive conflict.
Moreover, Qingming was informed through Sano Nobuhisa's communication with the headquarters that battles weren't only taking place around their nearby strongholds—other areas were also embroiled in combat.
At present, almost the entire eastern defense line of Konoha was engulfed in flames of war.
Thus, when Qingming described the situation, he meant that the battle in this forest was merely an insignificant microcosm.
This time, the Mist Village was not playing any games; they launched a full-scale offensive.
As a result, the battles everywhere were intense.
Even Qingming had to dispatch more shadow clones to stay on top of the battlefield situation.
Yet, because of his presence, even though their stronghold was one of the four primary attack points of the Mist Village, they were still managing to hold steady despite heavy pressure.
Once he confirmed this, Qingming planned to use the intelligence advantage he held to benefit himself.
He hadn't forgotten that in the past ten days, the movements of the Mist ninjas had caused him to waste quite a bit of chakra, and aside from a few skills, the growth rate of most of his other techniques had not met his expectations.
At that time, he had already decided that once the war began, he would make up for those losses from the Mist ninjas.
Now, the time had come.
Furthermore, he had discovered a good opportunity.
Blackstone Stronghold.
To the West.
In a patch of dense forest, a small squad of Mist ninjas was moving rapidly. They had bypassed several battlefields and were heading straight for the Blackstone Stronghold to the east.
As the logistical center of Konoha's forces in this battle, the importance of Blackstone Stronghold was undeniable.
If it were to be destroyed—even partially—it would severely impact the operations of Konoha's ninjas on the front lines.
This small Mist ninja team had one goal: to infiltrate behind enemy lines and destroy the stronghold.
They were even willing to sacrifice part of their force to divert Konoha's attention, ensuring that the rest could infiltrate unnoticed.
The team had been efficient, managing to find a gap in Konoha's defenses and infiltrate behind the front lines.
If everything went smoothly, they would reach Blackstone Stronghold within the next hour and, taking advantage of its temporary lack of defense, launch a destructive assault.
But this was under the assumption that everything would go according to plan. In reality, their movements had already been discovered by Qingming.
No, not by one of his shadow clones, but by his actual body.
These Mist ninjas were unfortunate in that they hadn't accounted for Qingming's presence. They had been careful to stay hidden in the forest.
Had it been a shadow clone, they might not have been discovered, but they happened to run into Qingming himself, who was surveying the area.
With the power of his Byakugan, Qingming could see through the forest as though it were clear glass. No matter where they hid—whether in the trees or underground—he could spot them.
However, to avoid alerting them, Qingming chose not to engage directly but instead pretended to be one of his shadow clones. He casually glanced at the forest below and then flew toward the frontlines.
During the previous period, these Mist ninjas had encountered Qingming's shadow clones flying above the battlefield, so they didn't think much of it, assuming it was just another shadow clone.
Of course, even if they knew it was the real Qingming, they wouldn't have been too worried.
After all, they didn't know about Qingming's Byakugan.
Once Qingming left, the Mist ninjas resumed their march toward the Blackstone Stronghold.
What they didn't know was that as soon as they were out of sight, Qingming dispelled his "Wind Release: Wind Wings" technique, landed in the forest, and quietly followed them from behind.
About thirty minutes later.
The Mist ninjas reached a point not far from Blackstone Stronghold.
To ensure their operation would be as effective as possible, they decided to rest for a moment.
At this exact moment, Qingming struck.
He threw a shuriken into the air and quickly formed hand seals, casting a technique—Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Although his "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu" was only at level 1, making it insufficient for use in fierce combat, against enemies who had stopped for a rest, it was more than sufficient.
In an instant, the shuriken he had thrown transformed into hundreds of spinning shurikens, flying toward the Mist ninja squad.
Qingming had timed his attack perfectly. These Mist ninjas had just received the order to rest, and their tension had relaxed for a brief moment—just as Qingming launched his attack.
However, these Mist ninjas were no slouches. As soon as Qingming completed his technique, they quickly reacted.
But when they saw the hundreds of shurikens flying toward them, they couldn't help but be startled. They thought they were surrounded and instinctively formed a defensive formation.
And this was exactly what Qingming had been waiting for.
Almost immediately, he raised his hand, formed another seal, and cast another jutsu—Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
Whoosh~ Flames erupted from his mouth, immediately forming three massive fire dragons that followed the shurikens and attacked from the left, top, and right directions toward the Mist ninjas.
The Mist ninjas had just managed to block the barrage of shurikens, but before they could regain their footing, they were confronted by the three giant fire dragons. They were completely caught off guard.
However, just as this happened, one of the senior Mist ninjas on the edge of the group, along with two special jounins, reacted swiftly.
They quickly formed seals and unleashed their own jutsu to block the fire dragons' attacks.
Seeing this, the other Mist ninjas breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking they had dodged the worst.
But at that moment, a long water column shot out from the forest and pierced through one of their ranks, sending him—and the large tree behind him—flying.
"Ah~!"
The painful scream of the Mist ninja echoed through the forest.
Yet, the leader of the group didn't even spare a glance at the dying ninja. As soon as he saw the water column shifting, he immediately shouted, "Be careful!"
At the same time, he raised his hand and began forming seals, seemingly preparing to cast another jutsu to stop Qingming's next move.
But it was already too late.
After eleven days of training, Qingming's "Water Release: Water Severing Wave" technique had reached level 6, and its power had increased significantly.
With a slight tilt of his head, he manipulated the water column to sweep across the entire area where the Mist ninjas had gathered.
"Ah~!"
"Ah!"
The sounds of pain filled the air.
With that single move, three Mist ninjas—two of them Chunin—were cleaved in half at the waist. Another had lost half an arm. If you included the one pierced by the water column at the start, that made five ninjas.
This accounted for nearly a third of the entire Mist ninja squad.
Though these fallen ninjas were mostly Chunin, the psychological impact of losing so many in such a short span was huge on the remaining Mist ninjas.
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