Chapter 202 Encirclement and End

Time passes minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, the battle had been going on for more than forty minutes.

Qingming had been wasting time for nearly ten minutes, and the situation on the field finally changed.

First, there was some inexplicable commotion outside the battlefield, especially among the Iwagakure ninjas far away from the stronghold.

Next came some Iwagakure jonin. They seemed to have received some news and after a struggle, began to organize their retreat.

Seeing this, Qingming narrowed his eyes slightly.

Then, he looked at the two Iwagakure jonin who were killing time with him and said with interest: "Hey, your companions seem to be retreating, why don't you leave?"

"what?"

The two Iwagakure jonin were startled when they heard this, and then they immediately looked at the other Iwagakure jonin, and sure enough, they saw that some of them had already begun to evacuate.

Apparently, they hadn't noticed this before.

However, this is normal.

Although Qingming was trying to kill time with them before, he was not really just pretending. In order to gain more proficiency, he was using his "swordsmanship" with all his strength.

Therefore, these two people must respond wholeheartedly, otherwise they may still die in his hands.

Therefore, it was normal that he did not notice the actions of other Iwagakure jonin.

Just as they were wondering why, several sharp whistles of varying lengths suddenly sounded on the field.

'This is the signal to retreat!'

The expressions of the two Iwagakure jonin changed slightly, they looked at each other, and then immediately launched a counterattack against Qingming.

Seeing this, Qingming roughly guessed the meaning of Yanyin's whistles.

At this time, the two opponents' initiative to attack did not mean that they wanted to fight him to the death, but more likely they wanted to create space for retreat.

After all, if they were always suppressed by him, they would not have the chance even if they wanted to retreat.

"It seems that Nara Surabaya's plan was successful, but I don't know if it is the same as I thought."

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming swung the dagger in his hand and easily blocked the continuous attacks from the two Iwagakure jonin in front of him.

Moreover, they always launched a counterattack when they wanted to retreat, making it impossible for them to escape from the battle.

This made the two Iwagakure jonin extremely anxious.

On the contrary, Qing Ming was as calm as water. He just kept the two Iwagakure jonin hanging, neither too active nor too passive. The key word was clear - drag!

This was exactly the move that the two Iwagakure jonin had used against him before. Now he was using it on the two of them, which could be said to be a case of giving them a taste of their own medicine.

Immediately, the two Iwagakure jonin felt extremely uncomfortable.

Soon, a minute passed.

Just as Qing Ming was dealing with the two people who were becoming increasingly irritable, a voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

The person who spoke was none other than Shan Zhong Ting Feng.

At this moment, the other party was using the Yamanaka clan's secret mind technique - the mind communication technique, to inform all the Konoha jonin present of the latest situation.

At the same time, the latest instructions from Nara Surabaya were also conveyed to them.

Qing Ming listened carefully for a moment, and an expression of "as expected" soon appeared on his face.

His guess was correct. Nara Sishui indeed had his own plan, and his appetite was extremely big. He actually planned to wipe out all the elite Rock Ninjas in the field.

Now, more than three-quarters of the personnel in the stronghold have been transferred out by him, and the encirclement of the Rock Ninja troops on the field has been completed.

The Iwagakure rioted just now because they discovered they were surrounded and wanted to evacuate in a hurry.

As for why even these jonin were not notified in advance
It can only be said that this plan was made too hastily.

By the time they finished their investigation and made sure there were no threats from the Iwagakure in other directions and began to implement their plan, the battle on their side had already been going on for quite some time.

At that time, Shan Zhongting Feng was not nearby, so he couldn't send people to notify everyone one by one, right? That would easily lead to leaks! Therefore, Nara Siguo decisively postponed the notification.

In this regard, Qing Ming could only spread his hands. What else could he say?
These jonin were the backbone of the village, but in this war that was sweeping the entire world, they were just more advanced cannon fodder.

So, it is redundant to say anything.

Anyway, as long as he is strong enough, he can handle any situation with ease.

After all, strength is the basis for everything.

Just like now, even if he doesn't know the truth, he can still gain a foothold on the battlefield with his hard power, and then wait quietly for the situation to become clear.

Those who are weak can only blame themselves for their bad luck.

Just when Qingming was distracted by listening to Shanzhong Tingfeng's words, the two Iwagakure jonin seized the opportunity, withdrew from the battle at the cost of minor injuries, and quickly ran away.

Seeing this, Qing Ming thought about it and finally decided not to pursue.

He put away his dagger and began to organize the nearby Konoha ninjas according to Nara Sishui's instructions, preparing to cooperate with teams from other directions to launch a siege on the Iwagakure ninjas present.

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Two hours later.

The battle is over.

Everything happens so naturally.

Except for less than ten people who escaped, the rest of the elite Iwagakure were all killed.

In fact, everything was doomed when the Iwagakure ninja failed to discover Nara Surabaya's plan in advance and were surrounded.

Indeed, this Rock Ninja team is elite, but the Konoha Ninjas who were able to escape all the way here are not easy to deal with either.

In this way, coupled with the fact that Nara Surabaya had dispatched nearly three quarters of the people in the entire stronghold, the military advantage directly crushed the Iwagakure team.

Add to that the encirclement and the strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out, and the result is self-evident.

Even though the Iwagakure fought desperately throughout the whole process, in the end it only caused a few more deaths on the Konoha side, and it had no impact on the entire battle situation. Many of them still died.

Qing Ming looked at the body of the young Iwagakure lying on the ground, shook his head, and said, "It seems that you didn't survive in the end."

This person was none other than the Iwagakure jonin who had been severely injured by him.

Next to him was the body of the middle-aged Iwashi Ninja.

Before he died, the other party was still protecting the young Iwagakure, but unfortunately there were too many Konoha ninjas this time, and some of his tricks were useless.

In this case, with such a big burden by his side, if he doesn't die, who will die?

Just as he was sighing, a Konoha Chunin ran over and said respectfully, "Qingming Jonin, Captain Nara wants you to go to the conference room for a meeting in an hour."

"In an hour?"

Qing Ming groaned and replied, "Okay, I understand!"

It just so happened that he also wanted to know why the Rock Ninja suddenly launched an attack this time, and it seemed that many of them were not from the nearby strongholds.

How did he determine this?
The reason is simple. Ever since he became famous, the Iwagakure ninjas in nearby strongholds, especially the middle and lower level Iwagakure ninjas, all recognize his face.

After all, no one wants to be targeted by the "Ghost Sword".

However, when he arrived at the battlefield, among the four Iwagakure Chunins he first met, only one recognized him.

This was a problem. He couldn't think of any other possibility except that these people were not from the nearby stronghold.

What's more, the strength of the Rock Ninja that launched this surprise attack is simply beyond the reach of the Rock Ninja in the nearby strongholds, so they must have support from other places.

But now, the Iwagakure Village is facing pressure from the Sand Village and the Kumogakure Village. How could they possibly transfer people to support it?

There must be something he doesn't know, which is why he can't understand the choice of the Iwagakure Village.

However, this meeting should be able to answer some of his questions.

(End of this chapter)