Naruto: My Progress in Konoha - Chapter 527

The next day.

Early in the morning.

At dawn, Qingming led two teams of people to set off, and the destination was the Black Stone Stronghold.

Thinking back to the time when they came here, it took only him and Uchiha Shisui a whole morning.

And now, two teams, more than a hundred people, if they want to arrive before noon, they can’t have too much rest time on the way.

It’s because everyone is a ninja and has chakra as a supplement, otherwise it would be impossible to do this.

However, when everyone was about to arrive at the destination, they were still exhausted.

Qingming glanced at the somewhat chaotic team behind him, listened to their heavy breathing, and took the initiative to stop and ordered: “Okay, everyone, take a quarter of an hour.”

Hearing this, a group of Konoha ninjas immediately stopped and began to rest in groups of three or five. Some of the Genin were even swallowing military ration pills to replenish the chakra in their bodies.

Qingming’s “physique” attribute is 19 points, and the amount of chakra is more than 130,000 points. This consumption is nothing to him.

Therefore, after a short pause, he performed the “Wind Style: Wind Wings” and flew high into the sky.

However, what he did not notice was that shortly after he flew out of the team, a Konoha ninja quietly left a mark on a big tree next to him.

At this time, in the sky, Qingming scanned the surroundings and carefully observed the movements around him, fearing that he would encounter any danger.

Nara Qiguang’s abnormal behavior finally aroused his vigilance.

Moreover, this morning, when they were about to set off, the other party also told him that Kirigakure might make trouble at the Black Stone Stronghold and asked him to be careful.

This basically confirmed his speculation.

Therefore, he became more careful.

Along the way, he would fly high from time to time, using the air advantage to observe the movements around him.

However, when they were about to reach their destination, it was still calm.

This made Qingming wonder if there was something wrong with the information from Nara Qiguang?

This was not impossible.

If the other party could confirm the accuracy of the information, they would not make such an ambiguous arrangement.

Obviously, he was not very sure about the intelligence he received.

That’s why Qingming came back to help urgently.

Nara Qiguang, who received the first-hand intelligence, could not confirm the authenticity of the intelligence, so Qingming, who was carrying out the mission according to orders, could not confirm it.

So, all he could do was to be careful!

Fortunately, his true strength was far beyond everyone’s imagination. No matter what accidents occurred, he had the confidence to deal with them, so he didn’t worry too much.

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Time passed by minute by minute.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed.

Qingming fell back to the ground.

During this period, no abnormal situation was found.

Qingming glanced at the people sitting or standing on the ground, without much nonsense, and directly ordered: “Everyone, gather immediately!”

Hearing this, a group of Konoha ninjas did not dare to disobey at all, and immediately stood in a defensive formation.

Seeing this, Qingming nodded with satisfaction, and then said: “Let’s go!”

After that, he took the lead and ran towards the direction of the Black Stone Stronghold.

Seeing this, the people behind immediately followed.

This walk lasted nearly an hour.

At this time, the sun was already overhead, and everyone had also arrived at the outskirts of the Black Stone Stronghold.

Next, they only had to pass through the forest in front to enter the defense zone of the Black Stone Stronghold.

Oh, I forgot to say

With the failure of the Mist Ninja counterattack in Yujin Port, all the Mist Ninjas on the entire front line have now entered a defensive posture, including those from Feiyu Town who were originally guarding outside the Black Stone Stronghold.

Therefore, Qingming does not have to worry about his team being stopped outside the stronghold.

In addition, this time, their actions were very secretive and very fast. Even if the Mist Ninjas in Feiyu Town or other nearby places received the news and wanted to stop them, it would be too late.

Therefore, Qingming was more relieved.

Looking at the dense forest in front, Qingming directly ordered the team to continue moving forward. He was ready to go straight through the dense forest and enter the defense zone of the Black Stone Stronghold.

However, accidents always come unexpectedly. Not long after entering the dense forest, they encountered an ambush.

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In the forest.

Qingming looked at the densely packed Mist Ninjas in front of him, his face was very gloomy.

Obviously, these people had been lying in ambush here long ago.

He just said that if they were discovered later, the other party would definitely not have time to make arrangements, let alone gather so many people.

In addition, the other party handled the traces too cleanly, and even he fell into the trap without checking for a while.

All of this shows that the other party had been waiting here long ago.

And if there was time to prepare in advance, it means that their whereabouts were leaked.

Now, it depends on who the other party is targeting, this Konoha army, or himself?

If it is the former, it is easy to say, it is nothing more than an ordinary military operation, but if it is the latter.

Qingming’s eyes flashed with a cold light.

If so, he must let the other party know what cruelty is.

And

How did their whereabouts leak out?

“Nara Qiguang?”

Qingming’s first reaction was the other party.

But soon, he ruled out this answer.

If even the other party was a spy, then Konoha would give up and simply surrender.

As for it specifically targeting him

It’s not that the possibility isn’t possible, but it’s too small.

Although the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Nara clan is not very good, it is not bad either. It is unlikely that the other party will specifically target him.

There is a high probability that the other party was also kept in the dark.

From this point of view, that information is very problematic.

However, it seems that even the entire ninja world does not have this ability to produce information that even Nara Kemitsu is not sure about, and force the other party to submit obediently, without leaving any trace of his involvement. A few people or forces can do it.

“Could it be them?”

Suddenly, Ao meditated on the root organization of Danzo and his men.

This is not Qing Ming’s random association, but Danzo has done too many bad things and has dealt with him several times.

It seems that the war is about to end. If you miss this opportunity, it will not be so easy to deal with him again.

With the opponent’s temperament, it is very possible to take advantage of the last chaos before the end of the war to deal with one or two annoying guys.

What’s more, he had just destroyed his secret base on Onigai Island not long ago. Although there was no evidence left behind, Danzo could lock him in some way.

In this way, dealing with him is a matter of course.

Danzo could not tolerate provocation from others, let alone a brat from the Uchiha clan!

Various thoughts flashed through Qing Ming’s mind quickly, but they were suppressed by him for the time being.

After gathering his thoughts, Qing Ming began to think about how to deal with the situation at hand.

There is no doubt that a head-on confrontation will not work. The opponent is far superior to his side in terms of numbers and strength.

But if you run away

Qing Ming glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Now, he doesn’t feel that the way he came is still safe.

Since the other party can send people to ambush here in advance, cutting off their escape route is nothing.

“As expected, do you still want to fight first?”

Qing Ming looked at the group of mist ninjas in front of him who were about to move, and murmured in his heart.