Chapter 260 Adjustment
"Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique~"

Qing Ming dodged the ninjutsu attacks of several Iwagakure ninjas, stabbed one of the Iwagakure Genin in the heart with a sword, and then used his body as a shield.

Then, he raised his left hand, completed the hand seal in the blink of an eye, and performed the ninjutsu - Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Jutsu!

In an instant, hundreds of fist-sized fireballs appeared and were controlled by Qingming. They smashed towards the Rock Ninjas in front like a meteor shower.

These Rock Ninjas either dodged or blocked, and eventually all avoided the attacks.

Just as they were about to fight back, a transparent wind blade came flying at them, and the sound of flesh being torn was heard.

Suddenly, two Iwagakure Chunins were cut in half.

"Ah~"

"Ah~~"

A painful wail was heard.

The two Rock Ninjas did not die immediately. Their upper bodies slid to the ground, their mouths opened wide and they made painful sounds.

At the side, several Iwagakure ninjas' pupils shuddered when they saw their miserable condition.

Then, they all looked forward, not missing any movement, as if they were afraid that they would be attacked in the same way.

However, Qingming had already left the place by then.

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at the same time.

On the other side, looking at Qing Ming who was still at ease under the attack of a group of rock ninjas, Kurokawa Ichiro stopped in vain and cursed inwardly: "Damn it!"

Then, he looked at the Iwagakure Chunin beside him and ordered, "Send the third and fourth teams over immediately!"

"what?"

Seemingly a little surprised by Kurokawa Ichiro's decision, the Iwagakure Chunin couldn't help but make a puzzled sound.

Seeing his reaction, Kurokawa Ichiro frowned and said, "What? Follow the order immediately?"

Hearing this, the Iwagakure Chunin glanced at Qingming and wanted to say something, but due to the power of Kurokawa Ichiro, he finally gave up.

"Yes, Captain!"

He responded and went to carry out Kurokawa Ichiro's orders.

In fact, he felt that the captain was a little crazy.

It can be seen from Qingming's performance that his strength is simply not something that these middle and lower-level ninjas can deal with.

Continuing to send people here now is no different from pushing them into the fire.

Doesn't Ichiro Kurokawa know this?
No, of course he does.

But there was nothing he could do.

They took the lead in launching the siege, which to some extent broke the unspoken rules of the battlefield.

In this situation, the only way to restrict Qingming from attacking other middle and lower ninjas is to send several upper ninjas to besiege him.

but
Ichiro Kurokawa glanced at the entire battlefield.

Now on the battlefield, all the active Iwagakure jonin are entangled by other Konoha jonin, and there is no room for any extra manpower.

In this situation, in order to prevent Qingming from rescuing other Konoha ninjas, he could only mobilize more people to besiege him.

In this way, there may be a lot of casualties, but at least Qingming can be confined to one place, preventing him from playing freely.

As long as they win in other battlefields, it will be useless even if Qingming holds on to the end, as this stronghold will eventually be captured by them.

As for the life and death of those middle and lower ninjas
To be honest, in the atmosphere of Iwagakure Village, Ichiro Kurokawa really doesn't care much.

If they could use their lives to deplete Qingming's state and eventually kill him, let alone the death of a dozen people, even if the number doubled, it would still be worth it.

Unfortunately, although his idea was good, Qing Ming’s strength was beyond his understanding.

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Ten minutes later.

Kurokawa Ichiro looked at the third and fourth squads, most of which were killed or injured, and the few survivors of the original team, and felt dizzy. In just this period of time, Qingming had killed more than 40 rock ninjas, and this killing speed exceeded the total of all Konoha ninjas.

If this continues, Konoha will collapse before they do.

"Captain, we can't go on like this. Think of a way. The third and fourth teams can't hold on any longer."

It was still the Iwagakure Chunin who looked at Kurokawa Ichiro and spoke earnestly.

But Ichiro Kurokawa was also desperate. What could he do?
The strength that Qingming showed a few days ago was just so-so. Although very strong, it was not so strong that it could not be dealt with.

But today.
Who knows what kind of medicine the other party took to make him so powerful that he not only killed the four men of Kanhara Nobunaga who were specifically designed to deal with him, but also pinned them to the ground and rubbed them.

Where can he seek justice?

"Damn it, are we going to retreat?"

Ichiro Kurokawa looked at the battlefield where his side still had the advantage, and it was neither logical nor justifiable to retreat like that.

After a moment of contemplation, he looked at the Iwagakure Chunin and said, "Let the first, second, fifth, and sixth teams leave the battlefield and help Kurofu and his men stop those Konoha Jonins. Then let Kurofu and his men come over to deal with Uchiha Qingming."

Upon hearing this, the Iwagakure Chunin's eyes lit up and he immediately understood Kurokawa Ichiro's idea.

In fact, Ichiro Kurokawa’s idea was very simple, which was to separate the manpower that was originally used to besiege Qingming to restrain other Konoha Jonins.

Then let the Iwagakure jonin who were fighting with these Konoha jonin come over and deal with Qingming together.

In this way, there may still be a lot of casualties, but they will definitely not be as exaggerated as they are now.

However, this puts all the pressure on them.

If they cannot completely suppress or kill Qingming, Konoha has several senior ninjas in charge and is likely to make a comeback.

It can be said that this is a gamble.

But not gambling is not an option.

If they continue to send people to besiege Qingming, they will probably collapse first. Kurokawa Ichiro can only take a gamble.

Just as the Iwagakure Chunin left to convey his orders, Kurokawa Ichiro looked up at Qingming who was still killing in the field.

In the past, he had heard of people who could change the course of a war with their individual strength, but those people were all famous figures in the ninja world.

But now, this happened to Qingming.

Faintly, he seemed to see the shadows of these people in Qingming.

"Perhaps, after today, Ghost Sword Qingming's name will become more famous."

Suddenly, this thought popped up in Ichiro Kurokawa's mind.

Then, his face turned dark.

'What does this mean? Am I subconsciously thinking that even if we gather the strength of Heifeng and others, we can't kill Uchiha Qingming?'

Ichiro Kurokawa asked himself this question in his heart.

For a long while, he had no answer.

In other words, he already had the answer in his heart, but he didn't want to accept it.

"Humph! Then let me see it for myself!"

Ichiro Kurokawa didn't think any more about it. He snorted coldly, touched his stiff left hand and forearm, and muttered.

This half of his arm is a prosthetic limb.

More than half a month ago, he led his men to raid the Odani Village stronghold, and it was Qingming who killed several of their senior ninjas and broke their offensive.

His arm was also lost during that battle when he was besieged by several Konoha jonin.

He blamed Qingming for this.

Now, his personal grudge and the interests of the village are aligned, and he wants to try to see if he can avenge himself.

(End of this chapter)