Chapter 176: Times have changed
The wind blew through the woods, making a rustling sound.

Qing Ming and Ohara Hideji were facing each other at a distance of more than ten meters, and a murderous aura filled the air.

The insects that had gradually started chirping again due to the departure of the other ninjas fell silent again due to the appearance of this murderous aura.

At a certain moment, the two men moved, and Ohara Hideji instantly took out several kunai and shot them at Qingming.

The three magatama in Qingming Sharingan spun rapidly, and he could see the flight paths of the kunai in an instant, then swung the dagger in his hand.

Then, only a few "ding ding" sounds were heard, and all the kunai were cut down by him with one blow.

And the next moment, Ohara Hideji came in front of Qingming, and he stabbed a kunai at an extremely tricky angle, straight into Qingming's carotid artery.

At this point, it was too late for Qingming to retract his sword and block.

So he dodged sideways and avoided the attack.

Ohara Hideji was relentless and suddenly turned his wrist, changing the kunai from a stabbing to a slashing one, aiming directly at the area in front of Qingming's collarbone.

Qing Ming pushed the ground with his feet, took a step back, and avoided the attack again.

Hideji Ohara stepped forward, following Qingming's footsteps, and once again swung the kunai in his hand, cutting straight towards Qingming's throat.

Qing Ming tilted his head back slightly and avoided the attack by a hair's breadth. He could even feel the sharp breath coming from his throat.

Afterwards, Ohara Hideji launched a series of attacks, forcing Qingming to dodge again and again.

At this moment, Qing Ming felt as if he had returned to the scene a few months ago when he first fought with the other party.

The opponent's use of kunai was still so simple, efficient and sharp, and he had fully grasped the essence of the danger of short weapons.

But what is different from before is that he now has his own understanding of the "strength" of long weapons.

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming stopped dodging and instead swung the dagger in his hand and began to fight back.

Thinking back then, even if he used all his strength, he could only defend himself against the opponent's attack.

And now, after just a dozen moves, he turned the passive situation into active one and forced Ohara Hideji to start defending.

For a while, the sound of clanging continued in the field.

The kunai and the dagger collided continuously, making a series of crisp metal collision sounds.

Ohara Hideji had a serious expression and didn't seem to react much, but in fact, his heart was already in turmoil.

The fight two days ago was very brief, and he only saw the improvement in Qingming Ninjutsu and Ninja Tool Throwing. He thought it was because the Qingming Sharingan evolved to three magatama and it grew naturally.

But now, after a fight, he truly felt Qingming's progress.

As for the opponent's current swordsmanship, if he had not seen it with his own eyes and fought with him in person, he would never have believed that this was something that the immature kid could do a few months ago.

There is no way, the gap between before and after is just too big.

However, after the shock, there was a strong murderous intent.

He has a deep hatred for the Uchiha clan and absolutely does not want to see a new genius rise in the Uchiha clan.

Therefore, no matter what, he must kill the opponent here today.

Unfortunately, this time Konoha discovered their encirclement in advance, forcing Han and others to leave, otherwise he would have a better chance of success.

Now, it all depends on how well Chica cooperates.

Thinking this in his mind, Hideji Ohara glanced at Chica who had disappeared with his peripheral vision, and waited quietly for the opponent's sudden attack.

Qingming's Sharingan has evolved to the limit of three magatama, and his insight ability is far beyond that of ordinary people. Naturally, the opponent's small movements cannot be hidden from his eyes.

Therefore, he noticed the disappearance of the strange insect beast almost at the same time.

Before, he found that the other party seemed to be able to hide his breath, and now it seems that he can indeed do so.

"In this case, you have to be careful of the opponent's sneak attack."

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming separated a part of his mind and paid attention to the slightest movement around him. At the same time, he did not stop the attacking action in his hands.

He was well aware that the Iwagakure Village was surrounding this area, and once this battlefield was discovered, he would be in big trouble.

Therefore, it must be resolved quickly.

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Ding Ding Ding ~
There was another series of kunai and dagger clashing sounds.

But after that, there was a sound of clothes being torn.

stab~
Hideji Ohara looked down at the torn clothes around his waist, his eyes full of seriousness and fear.

Just now, Qing Ming made a feint and stabbed out two swords in succession. If he had not reacted in time, his kidney would have been pierced.

This put more and more pressure on him.

On the contrary, Qing Ming found it easier and easier as the fight went on.

The reason for this is very simple. As time went by, he gradually saw through Ohara Hideji's actions.

In this way, no matter how the opponent dodges, he can find the best angle of attack, and the fight will naturally be easier.

Qing Ming estimated that if the opponent did not change his tactics quickly, he would be able to defeat him in a few minutes. Now it depended on what choice the opponent made.

Time passes minute by minute.

As the battle progressed, scars began to appear on Hideji Obara's body, while Qingming's attacks became more and more fierce.

Just when he found the right opportunity and was about to inflict a heavy blow to the opponent, there was suddenly some subtle movement under his feet.

If he hadn't been always paying attention to any movement around him, he probably wouldn't have noticed it so easily.

Without any hesitation, Qing Ming jumped back and left the place.

And the next moment, a scaly insect beast quietly emerged from the ground, its mouth wide open, as if it wanted to swallow Qingming above it.

However, Qingming's reaction was faster than it, and what he swallowed was just an afterimage.

However, Ohara Hideji seemed to have guessed that he could dodge it, so he made preparations in advance and launched a timely follow-up attack.

He made seals with his hands, opened his mouth, and spit out a large ball of vacuum air like a bullet.

The magatama in Qingming Sharingan was spinning rapidly, and even though these vacuum air masses were transparent, he could see them clearly.

Then, he was seen flashing and dodged all the attacks.

Not only that, he also took the opportunity to take out three shurikens and shot them directly at Ohara Hideji's throat, heart and lower abdomen.

But what surprised Qingming was that all three shurikens were blocked by that strange insect beast.

It swung its tail and swept away three shurikens.

If he was just blocking the attack for Ohara Hideji, it wouldn't be worth Qingming's excessive attention, mainly because the other party chose a very good timing.

This shows that its intelligence is not low.

In this way, it cannot be easily ignored in subsequent battles.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. Qingming looked at Ohara Hideji and formed seals with his hands, as if he was about to perform an illusion.

Hideji Ohara didn't dare to resist and quickly avoided the sight.

At this moment, Qingming used the same trick again and used the same method to deal with Ohara Hideji that he used to deal with Han.

The hand seals of his hands changed, and the 'Magic·Jail Hang Technique' that he was about to perform suddenly turned into the 'Fire Style·Phoenix Fire Technique'.

The next moment, dense fireballs spurted out of his mouth and split into two streams, one third hit the insect beast, and two thirds hit Ohara Hideji.

(End of this chapter)