Soon, an hour passed.
Qingming had eaten his fill, rested for a while, and after digesting his meal, he finally settled the bill and walked out of the barbecue restaurant.
His expression remained neutral as he glanced around briefly before stepping onto the street.
However, just after taking a few steps, his pace suddenly halted, and his gaze instantly turned cold.
He had sensed that same watchful gaze once again.
Clearly, the person watching him had not left.
With this thought, Qingming no longer hesitated and immediately turned, heading toward a training field on the outskirts of the village.
If the person monitoring him knew him well, they would understand that he was a training fanatic.
In such a case, it would be entirely normal for him to head for the training field.
If the person dared to follow, Qingming would catch them in no time and find out their identity.
If it turned out to be someone from Danzo's faction, he would act without mercy, immediately eliminating them.
Even if this would alert the enemy, Qingming didn't care. After all, he was bound to confront Danzo sooner or later. Instead of waiting for the perfect moment to strike, it would be better to have the enemy come to him.
This way, he could solve the problem quickly.
As he thought this, Qingming made his way to his destination.
Time passed little by little, and the number of pedestrians gradually decreased as the evening sky darkened.
When Qingming arrived at the training field, it was already dim, and there were no people around.
At a certain point, Qingming stopped.
He turned around and stared at the forest behind him, speaking aloud, "You've been following me for so long. Come out."
However, there was no response.
The forest remained eerily silent, with only the occasional sound of insects breaking the quiet.
"Heh~"
Qingming let out a soft chuckle.
He then raised his hand to form a seal and calmly uttered, "Unseal!"
Without a sound, the "guarding seal" on his forehead vanished.
At the same time, his Byakugan activated.
Concentrating, Qingming's Byakugan revealed the area within a one-kilometer radius despite the obstruction of his Leaf Village forehead protector.
With little effort, he spotted the hidden figure.
In an instant, Qingming turned his head toward the location of the person hiding.
It was a large tree, and the figure was concealed in the branches, mostly covered by the leaves, leaving only their eyes exposed.
Yet, despite the concealment, Qingming could clearly see that the figure wore a black cloak and a mask—exactly the attire of an Anbu ninja.
This confirmed Qingming's suspicions.
Without hesitation, Qingming activated his Sharingan.
In the blink of an eye, three jet-black tomoe appeared in his eyes.
They quickly elongated and fused, eventually forming the shape of a black sun.
Indeed, Qingming had activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
However, the person in the tree seemed to have anticipated this, for there was no sign of surprise. Almost immediately, they closed their eyes and swiftly turned to flee.
But Qingming had already made up his mind—he would not let them escape.
With a thought, Qingming activated the technique embedded in his left eye—Tenshi no Mi (Heaven's Blessing).
Instantly, his figure vanished from sight.
Not far away, the person who had been spying on him had just jumped over two tree branches. They had not yet escaped far when a sudden figure appeared in their path.
It was none other than Qingming.
Thanks to the progress of his Sharingan (over 30,000/50,000), he could now maintain Tenshi no Mi for more than forty seconds.
Given his current speed, forty seconds was enough to cover hundreds of meters.
Thus, it was no trouble for him to intercept the Anbu ninja.
This time, the person didn't manage to avoid his Sharingan.
As their eyes met, Qingming immediately activated Genjutsu: Sharingan, pulling the ninja into a genjutsu.
With the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan, Qingming's genjutsu was far beyond what an ordinary person could withstand.
Qingming approached the person, grabbed their shoulder, and, without hesitation, took them away from the scene.
Although he had confirmed that there was no one else within a one-kilometer radius through his Byakugan, Qingming didn't want to take any chances.
Soon, the two arrived at a secluded corner of the forest.
Qingming released the person, then raised his hand and formed seals, activating Chakra Absorption Technique.
He placed both palms on the person's body, and within a few seconds, he drained the ninja's chakra, as well as most of their mental and physical energy.
But that wasn't enough.
Qingming raised his hand again, using Chakra Scalpel to slice through the person's primary nerves and muscles.
With this, even if the ninja regained consciousness, they would have no chance of escaping.
After completing these tasks, Qingming carefully examined the person's memories.
Seeing the large areas of blank space in the memories, he knew his guess had been right—the person was indeed working for Danzo.
Only Root ninjas would have so many memory seals on them.
He had seen similar seals on people like Oil Maiden Ryūma.
Fortunately, Qingming's method of reading memories was rather unique. He used genjutsu to guide the person to reveal their memories.
Thus, even if some of the seals were strict, he could still access certain unsealed memories.
Additionally, Root ninjas didn't seal their memories during active missions but only after the mission ended.
So, Qingming had no difficulty learning the details of this person's mission.
Indeed, the ninja had been sent by Danzo to monitor him.
About fifteen minutes later, Qingming stopped using genjutsu.
Almost immediately, the Root ninja regained consciousness.
Seeing Qingming in front of him, the ninja attempted to pull off a last-ditch effort to bring him down.
But Qingming didn't give him the chance.
Zzzzt~
A crackling sound of electricity filled the air.
From Qingming's palm, a lightning snake shot out, striking the Root ninja's chest.
The smell of burned flesh filled the air, reminding Qingming of the roasted meat he had eaten earlier. He slightly furrowed his brow.
Then, he withdrew his palm.
At that moment, the Root ninja's life had already ended.
Qingming raised his hand once more, using a fire-based ninjutsu—Fire Release: Searing Blaze Technique.
Boom~
A fireball appeared.
Within moments, the Root ninja was reduced to ashes.
Qingming waved his hand, sending a gust of wind to scatter the ashes across the forest.
After finishing this, Qingming didn't linger and quickly disappeared from the scene.
With swift steps, he headed toward the Uchiha Clan's compound.
Upon returning to his place, Qingming poured himself a cup of water and drank as he thought about the intelligence he had just gathered.
Aside from the ninja's mission details, he hadn't obtained much useful information.
However, knowing that the person worked for Danzo was enough.
Qingming didn't believe that Danzo would remain indifferent to the ninja's "disappearance."
Given Danzo's personality, he would likely intensify his actions.
Now, Qingming needed to act before Danzo took action against him, and solve the problem once and for all.
After sitting for a while and forming a rough plan, Qingming stopped wasting time.
He drank the rest of his water and went straight to the training room to begin his session for the night.
Because techniques like Wind Release: Spiraling Shuriken, Water Release: Great Shark Bomb, and Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu created a lot of noise during training, Qingming didn't want to practice them in the village, especially with the sensing barrier in place.
Thus, he planned to wait until he left the village the next day to train.
At the same time, this would serve as a trap for Danzo—let's see if he dares to take the bait.
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