Chapter 239 Entanglement
dong dong dong~
Heavy and hurried footsteps sounded in the woods.

Every time Lao Zi took a step, a charred hole would be burned on the ground, and any flowers, plants, and trees nearby would be instantly ignited.

At this moment, Lao Zi was like the God of Fire descending to earth, terrifying and intimidating.

Looking at the layer of lava armor on its body and feeling the scorching heat, Qing Ming frowned and had no intention of making any contact with it.

Putting away the dagger, Qing Ming performed the "Telekinesis Technique" and rushed straight into the crowd.

Seeing this, Lao Zi shouted, "Get out of my way!"

Having said that, he chased after Qingming.

Seeing this, the Rock Ninjas along the way dared not block the way, and they scattered to both sides as quickly as frightened rabbits.

But Qing Ming still wants to use them to restrain Lao Zi, so how could he let them go easily?

So, he turned around and rushed towards the Iwagakure who had just avoided him.

Nagashima Tomohisa saw through his intention at a glance, so he ordered these Rock Ninjas to attack while he formed hand seals and performed ninjutsu to prevent Qingming from approaching.

Phew~puff~puff~
Rock spikes suddenly emerged from the ground and pierced into Qingming's vital points, blocking his way forward.

Qingming seemed to have no way to escape, but since he dared to charge into the formation, he must have some confidence.

With the Sharingan activated at full power, the process of these rock spikes appearing seemed to be played in slow motion. Qingming dodged them easily by quickly dodging them.

Not only these rock spikes, but even the ninja tools and props thrown by other rock ninjas were dodged by Qingming accurately.

The power of the Sharingan was fully demonstrated by Qingming in this chaotic situation.

With a "swoosh", Qing Ming flashed into the crowd.

Suddenly, the crowd was in chaos again.

Lao Zi at the back wanted to attack several times, but when he saw the Rock Ninja next to Qing Ming, he held back.

As a Jinchūriki, many people in the village were prejudiced against him.

If he were to launch indiscriminate attacks against his own people now, I'm afraid public opinion would explode.

When Lao Zi thought of that scene, he couldn't help but shudder.

It is said that words are the sharpest weapon. If one is reduced to the point of being criticized by thousands of people, no matter how strong his heart is, he will not be able to withstand it.

What's more, the Iwagakure Village is not without the power to subdue him. Apart from anything else, Ōnoki alone is enough to suppress him.

If he really angered everyone and forced Ōnoki to take action, that would be big trouble.

With concerns in his mind, Lao Zi's movements naturally slowed down.

As the person under pressure, Qing Ming naturally noticed the sudden change in Lao Zi's behavior at the first moment.

Then, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Things developed just as he expected. The existence of these Rock Ninjas did make Lao Zi cautious and afraid to launch an all-out attack.

Next, he just needs to continue delaying time and wait for Minato Namikaze to arrive.

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Time passes minute by minute.

The Iwashi Ninjas in the field were becoming more and more scattered, and it took him longer and longer to move from one place to another.

Correspondingly, the gaps left for Lao Zi to attack became longer and longer.

Gradually, Qingming's heart began to tighten.

bang~
Another lava ball hits.

Qing Ming dodged and then used the ninjutsu - Wind Style: Wind Blade!

This is the only ninjutsu among all his ninjutsu that can hurt Lao Zi. The high attack power of the wind blade is just enough to cut through Lao Zi's lava armor.

At first, when he used this technique, he caught Lao Zi off guard and left a shallow scar on his body.

But now, we can only delay for a while.

Then, facing the rapidly coming wind blade, Lao Zi at the back immediately gathered more chakra and thickened the lava facing the wind blade.
The wind blade cut through it, making a harsh sound, but ultimately failed to cut through Lao Zi's lava armor.

After the wind blades dissipated, Lao Zi breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he continued to chase Qingming.

As for why he didn't hide?
The reason is simple. Although the lava armor enhances his attack and defense power, it limits his movement speed.

And 'Wind Style: Wind Blade' is known for its speed, so Lao Zi couldn't dodge it at all.

So, he could only fight hard.

It is for this reason that Qing Ming can use this technique to delay time.

A few minutes later, the battle between Lao Zi and Qing Ming suddenly became intense.

There was no way. Without the Rock Ninja around, Qingming could only face the opponent alone.

Lao Zi did not have to be restricted. Relying on his huge amount of chakra, he could use various large-scale lava escape ninjutsu at once.

In a short while, the surroundings turned into a lava purgatory, with flames and flowing magma everywhere, greatly limiting Qingming's space for dodging.

It was only because Qingming's Sharingan was powerful that he could seize the opportunity when the opponent was casting a spell to dodge, otherwise he might really be defeated by the opponent.

Of course, to talk about killing him is a bit nonsense.

With his current strength, there are people in the ninja world who can kill him, but they are definitely not many, and the other party is definitely not among them.

If Lava Release was not too restrictive to his combat system, and the lava armor limited the use of his Sharingan illusions, with the opponent's strength, it would be impossible to force him to this point.

However, this also gave Qingming a reminder.

"Perhaps, the development of the third chakra attribute should be put on the agenda."

As for which attributes to develop?
Before, Qingming also planned to develop the thunder attribute and wanted to use thunder escape to further strengthen his body.

Now.
Qingming plans to develop water-attribute chakra.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with similar opponents in the future.

Qingming doesn't want to feel so depressed anymore.

In addition, water-style ninjutsu is also known for its wide coverage.

As long as he has enough chakra, he can use it as a starting move to create a combat environment suitable for him.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingming gathered his thoughts and continued to struggle with Lao Zi.

Thanks to the powerful insight of the Sharingan and Qingming's own flexibility, although he was unable to confront Lao Zi head-on at full power, he was not injured.

Although Lao Zi was not afraid of Qing Ming's attack, he was also unable to hurt Qing Ming.

As a result, the situation came to a standstill.

Time continues to pass.

Just when Qingming was getting a little impatient, there was suddenly a commotion among the outer rock ninjas, and then a figure appeared on the scene.

The person who came was none other than Minato Namikaze.

He looked at the mess on the ground and said to Qingming: "Sorry, I'm late. The situation in the north is a bit bad. I'll go there first."

Qingming had actually anticipated this.

Because not long ago, he felt the violent aura of the Five-Tails in the north, and Minato Namikaze had not come over, so he had this guess in his mind.

That is why he has persisted until now.

Otherwise, he would have run away long ago. Why would he be fighting with Lao Zi here?

It's impossible to ask him to take the blame for others!

(End of this chapter)