Chapter 170 Discovery
After discussing countermeasures, Qingming returned to Hinata Linghuo and briefly repeated the contents of the meeting.

After listening to his narration, Hinata Linghuo realized the seriousness of the matter, and also understood why Qingming had just hurried back.

If his premonition came true, it would indeed be a very terrifying thing.

This also made him more careful when performing pathfinding missions.

Almost every minute, he would open his Byakugan and use its ability of perspective to observe things within a one-kilometer radius.

Fortunately, until mid-morning, when we took a short break, we didn't notice anything unusual around us.

However, that's where the luck ends.

After the rest, they had just set out for less than half an hour. When Hinata Linghuo opened his Byakugan to observe his surroundings as usual, his expression suddenly changed.

Qing Ming, who had been paying close attention to the other party, naturally noticed the change in his expression at the first time, and immediately asked, "Ling Huo, did you find anything?"

Hearing this, Hyuga Linghuo turned his head and looked to the right front, and said in a serious voice: "At three o'clock, about six hundred meters away, there is a rock ninja team."

Hearing this, Qing Ming immediately looked in that direction, but the distance was too far and he couldn't see anything, so he continued to ask: "How many people are there? How strong are they?"

"Seven."

Hinata Linghuo was the first to announce the number of people in the team.

"Where's the strength?"

Qing Ming asked again.

Although a ninja's strength cannot be completely determined by the amount of chakra, there is no doubt that those with more chakra will not be too weak.

Therefore, judging the strength of the enemy based on the amount of chakra is a basic operation, and Qingming often does this.

Compared to the accuracy of his Sharingan's observation of chakra, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan is undoubtedly more accurate.

Therefore, their judgment will be more accurate.

Sure enough, every once in a while, I heard Hinata Linghuo say, "Four of them are average in strength, and their chakra is only about a quarter of yours."

"My quarter?"

Qing Ming murmured, opened the panel and took a look.

Now, his chakra limit is 24724 points. During the mission, he will basically maintain his chakra at around 24000 points.

One quarter is six thousand points, which is the level of a special jonin.

In just a moment, Qing Ming had a certain estimate of the strength of these four people.

Then, I heard Hinata Linghuo continue: "The other two are stronger, and their chakra is about half of yours."

"half?"

Qing Ming frowned slightly. Half of it was twelve thousand points, even exceeding the level of "one card".

"Are these two both elite jonin?"

Qingming was filled with confusion.

But don't be too nervous, because at this level, not only the amount of chakra but also the ninja's combat proficiency is important.

In fact, the latter is more important.

If one's combat proficiency is not good enough, even if one's chakra level is up to standard, it will be difficult to reach the level of an elite jonin.

If ordinary jonin are the backbone of the village, then the elite jonin are the strongest ones among them.

In peacetime, they can even compete for the position of Kage.

From this, we can know that there will not be too many elite jonin in each village.

Therefore, it is not realistic for the Iwagakure Village to send two at once.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he continued, "What about the last one?"

"the last one."

Hinata Linghuo groaned and didn't say anything for a long time. He just stared at that place, as if he was observing something with great effort.

"what!"

Just when Qingming was getting anxious, he suddenly yelled, closed his eyes, and gasped for breath. Dense beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he looked like he was frightened by something.

Before Qingming could ask any questions, he shouted anxiously, "Go!"

Hearing this, Qing Ming didn't waste any words, and immediately grabbed his arm, took him, and ran quickly towards the direction of the main force. More than ten seconds passed before Hinata Linghuo recovered.

He broke free from Qingming's right hand and explained as he moved forward: "The guy at the end is not an ordinary ninja at all. If I am not mistaken, that guy should be the Five-Tails Jinchuriki."

"what?"

Qing Ming paused when he heard this, and stopped moving forward. He asked in disbelief, "Are you telling the truth?"

Although he had guessed from Hinata Linghuo's reaction just now that the last person must be no simple person, he never thought that he would be the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

And
"How could the Iwagakure Village be willing to release such a powerful weapon?"

Qingming was confused.

But when I thought about it carefully, I felt that it was nothing, after all, it was the Five-Tails Jinchuriki who came out this time.

Compared to other Jinchuriki, the situation of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han is much more stable, and there is basically no need to worry about losing control.

Moreover, this is not the first time that the Iwagakure Village has released the other party.

Otherwise, how did the other party get the title of "Steam Ninja"? It was earned through fighting!

Thinking of this way, Qingming didn’t think it was a big deal anymore.

but.
"That's a Jinchūriki! If I can turn it into a 'chakra battery', I won't have to worry about chakra for a long time. "

As soon as this thought came to mind, Qingming couldn't help but feel excited.

what?
Is he not strong enough?

Indeed, with his current strength, it is unlikely to defeat the opponent, but don’t forget that the degree of evolution of his Sharingan is (9999/10000).

Once he evolves the Three-magatama Sharingan into the Mangekyō, his strength will surely increase greatly.

By then, with the Mangekyo-level pupil power, activating the lv6 half-progressed 'Illusion Sharingan', it would not be a problem to control a mere Jinchūriki.

Even if the opponent completely transforms into a tailed beast, Qingming is confident that he can deal with it.

If the pupil technique he awakened was more powerful, the process might have been simpler.

But
After a struggle between his conscience and his desires, he gave up this plan for three main reasons. First, he did not want to disrupt his own plans by rashly opening the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The second reason is that capturing the tailed beast now would be too glaring. Uchiha Madara is not dead yet, and once it attracts the other party's attention, it will be a big problem.

It would be bad if the other party thought he had great potential, captured him, controlled him, and used him to promote the "Moon Eye Project".

Qingming didn't want to get entangled with a dying person.

As for the third reason.
There were too many people nearby, not only Konoha ninjas, but also Iwagakure ninjas.

Once he chooses to attack the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, if he cannot defeat him in a short period of time, it will inevitably turn into a war in the end.

By then, his Mangekyō Sharingan would definitely not be able to be concealed.

Once his Mangekyō Sharingan was exposed, it would cause even greater trouble, which was completely inconsistent with his plan.

So, after much thought, he finally decided to endure it.

Of course, such a good opportunity cannot be wasted.

Although we cannot capture the opponent this time, it is also quite good to observe his fighting habits and combat power level.

Although he may not necessarily attack this tailed beast in the future, it is better to be prepared, right?
"Qingming? Qingming?"

Just as Qingming was brainstorming, Hinata Linghuo's anxious voice suddenly came, bringing his thoughts back to reality.

Seeing him come back to his senses, Hinata Linghuo asked anxiously: "Why did you stop? Just now when I was observing the enemy with my Byakugan, I was discovered by the tailed beast. The Jinchūriki is already rushing over here. We have to quickly meet up with the main force."

However, before he could finish his words, a "whoosh" sound like a train starting suddenly came from the distance and became louder and louder.

Hearing the voice, Hinata Linghuo immediately opened his Byakugan and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

The next moment, his face changed drastically and he shouted, "Hurry up, that guy is coming."

In fact, without him saying anything, Qingming had already seen the person coming through the gap in the woods.

He was wearing red armor and a bamboo hat, with white steam coming out of his body. He was rushing towards this side at a very fast speed.

He ignored the thin trees along the way and knocked them down directly. Only some thicker trees could allow him to slightly change his direction.

This kind of power is truly terrifying.

(End of this chapter)