Chapter 16 Passing the test
While Qingming was thinking, Guchuan had already distanced himself and said, "You guys can discuss it slowly. I'll leave first."

After saying this, he turned and left.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Qing Ming had already pounced out, taking out several shurikens from his ninja tool bag on the way.

Boo~hoo~hoo~
Shuriken flew out.

Most of them were used by him to block his escape path, and only two attacked Furukawa's throat and heart directly.

Qingming's attack was swift and fierce.

Any other Genin might have been seriously injured by his sudden attack.

But Furukawa is different.

Just as Qingming thought, although the opponent's strength was reduced to the level of a Genin, his combat experience was not comparable to that of an ordinary Genin.

It was seen that the moment Qingming made his move, the other party reacted.

Only two clinking sounds were heard, and the two shurikens that attacked him were accurately blocked by his kunai.

But this also gave Qingming an opportunity.

Seeing that Guchuan's middle door was wide open, Qingming, who had already come close, did not hesitate at all. He immediately swung out his kunai and stabbed it straight into his chest and abdomen.

Feeling the biting chill on his chest, Gu Chuan smiled, then took a light step back to avoid Qing Ming's attack.

The difference in size between adults and minors was vividly revealed at this moment. Qingming's perfect attack was easily resolved by Guchuan just because of his size disadvantage.

Qingming didn't have many complaints about this.

After all, when you are on the battlefield, no one cares whether you are an adult or not.

Since you are not as big as the opponent, you should find a way to turn this disadvantage into balance or even an advantage instead of complaining about it.

As soon as he thought of this, Qing Ming's body swayed slightly, and the whole person was like a monkey. He nimbly moved to the side of the opponent and avoided the opponent's counterattack.

Then, he kicked diagonally with his right leg, striking directly at his back.

Why not kick in the back of the head?
Qingming wanted to kick him too, but unfortunately he was not tall enough, so he could only kick him in the back.

However, Furukawa was unwilling to give even such an opportunity.

He crouched down, dodged Qingming's sideways kick, and at the same time, thrust out his elbow, aiming directly at Qingming's face.

"not good!"

Qing Ming's heart trembled and he quickly raised his arm to block.

bang~
A dull crash was heard, and Qingming felt his arm go numb, and he flew backwards involuntarily.

In mid-air, Qing Ming adjusted his body shape and finally landed on the ground in a fairly elegant posture.

"Qing Ming!"

"Lord Qingming!"

It was not until this time that Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko reacted. They quickly drew out their kunai and came to Qingming.

"Qingming, are you okay?"

Ryosuke stared at Furukawa and asked without turning his head.

"fine."

Qing Ming slowly stood up and replied.

Not far away, Gu Chuan put away his kunai and said calmly, "Qing Ming, your strength is not bad, but you alone can't take the scroll from me."

After saying this, he leaped a few times and left everyone's sight, disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.

"call--"

After Furukawa left, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko both couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though they had just stood up, they were still a little timid in front of a jonin.

Qingming didn't care much about this.

The reason why he made the move just now was just to try his luck. If it works, that would be the best. If not, he could use it to test Furukawa's "strength".

In this way, you can have a general idea in your mind.

"Qingming, what should we do next?"

Ryosuke retracted his gaze, looked at Qingming and said.

Not only him, but Shizuko Mizutani also turned her attention to herself.

Obviously, these two people have regarded him as their backbone.

This is also one of Qingming’s purposes.

Only when you demonstrate your own strength will others listen to you. Otherwise, why would they follow your ideas without any empty talk?

Everything is good now. After what happened just now, I believe that his two companions will act according to his ideas.

Although Qingming doesn't care about the position of captain, it is better to have less trouble.

With this in mind, Qing Ming looked at the two of them and said, "Since Teacher Gu Chuan said this is a test, then there will be no fatal danger. We can just go all out from now on."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"

Ryosuke pounded his palms and shouted excitedly: "Then what are we waiting for, let's go!"

"Oh, if only it were that simple." Qingming was certain that the road ahead would definitely not be easy, but he didn't say much. It would be best if his teammates could stay motivated like this.

As for the rest, we’ll talk about it later.

Thinking of this, Qingming said, "Well, let's go. I'll be in the front, Shizuko in the middle, and Ryosuke, you watch the back."

"what?"

After hearing Qingming's arrangement, Ryosuke asked in confusion: "Didn't Mr. Furukawa say that he would not initiate an attack? Why is he watching from behind?"

"You never go too far wrong."

Qingming replied.

"All right!"

Ryosuke nodded reluctantly, reluctantly agreeing to Qingming's arrangement.

"Where's Shizuko?"

Qing Ming asked.

Mizutani Shizuko shook her head and said timidly, "I have no problem."

"Okay, let's go."

After saying that, Qingming took the lead and chased in the direction where Guchuan left.

Shizuko Mizutani and Ryosuke followed closely behind.

And underground, unknown to Qingming and the other two, Guchuan used the earth escape technique of fish reflecting in the earth to hide himself underground, secretly observing their every move.

When he heard Qing Ming's words "It's better to be careful", he nodded with satisfaction.

For a ninja, caution is a quality that must be possessed at all times.

Qingming still did this even after he told him that he would not initiate an attack, which was enough to show his cautious nature.

If that's all, that's it.

But considering the attack he just launched, it can be seen that he is not lacking in adventurous spirit.

"He is cautious yet bold and decisive. He is a natural born ninja."

Qingming didn't know that he was just acting according to some memories of his previous life, but he actually left a very high evaluation from Guchuan.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Other people's evaluations are just other people's opinions. A blacksmith must be strong himself. As long as he improves his own strength, then everything he does makes sense.

Let us turn our attention back to Qing Ming and others.

Qing Ming and his three companions were running fast in the forest, searching for the traces deliberately left by Gu Chuan according to the knowledge taught by their school teachers.

They encountered many traps and dangers along the way, but with the efforts of Qingming and others, they were all eliminated one by one.

Near noon, the three finally reached the mountain and met Furukawa who had arrived before them.

Seeing them, Furukawa tossed the scroll in his hand and said, "Time is running out. What are you going to do?"

"How to do?"

Qingming and Liangjie looked at each other, then ran out together, rushing towards Guchuan from the left and right.

At the same time, Mizutani Shizuko forced herself to cheer up and threw several shurikens and kunai at a rapid speed to restrict Furukawa's movements.

Furukawa dodged Mizutani Shizuko's attack by dodging her attacks.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qingming came to the other party's side and swung the kunai in his hand straight towards his waist and abdomen.

Hey~
A crisp sound of metal collision was heard, and Furukawa used a kunai to block Qingming's attack.

Just at this moment, Ryosuke rushed over and stabbed Furukawa in the back with the kunai in his hand.

It was about to hit, but maybe because he was afraid of hurting Furukawa or something, he hesitated for a moment.

But it was this hesitation that caused the opportunity to be missed, and Furukawa dodged sideways.

"Boy, face the enemy"

After dodging the attack, Furukawa was about to say something when he suddenly saw Ryosuke smile slightly, and his left hand reached out to his chest where the scroll was hidden at an extremely fast speed, and his movements were much more agile than before.

"not good!"

Furukawa cursed inwardly, "cunning boy," and quickly leaned back.

Because of his position and height, Ryosuke's left hand could only barely touch Furukawa's chest, which was not enough to take out the scroll.

Seeing this, Gu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself, "That was a close call!"

However, at this moment, Ryosuke turned his right hand holding the kunai and stabbed the kunai into Furukawa's lower abdomen cleanly.

"what!"

Seeing this scene, Qingming, who rushed up first, screamed and his body shape changed from Qingming's appearance to Liangjie's appearance.

Seeing this, Furukawa looked down at Ryosuke in front of him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Then, his figure turned into a ball of chakra smoke.

A scroll fell from the smoke, which was exactly the mission target of Qingming and others.

(End of this chapter)