Chapter 264: A Victory and Orders

"Retreat~~~"

Hearing Ichiro Kurokawa's miserable cry before his death, the Iwagakure junior ninjas in the field were stunned for a moment, and then began to retreat together.

Seeing this scene, the surviving Konoha ninjas all used their methods to either stop or chase after them.

For a moment, the entire battlefield was even more lively than before.

However, because the initiative was on Konoha's side, overall, the Iwagakure were in a more embarrassed state and suffered greater casualties.

In this last wave alone, at least thirty or forty Iwagakure ninjas were killed, and the number of those who managed to escape the pursuit and return to the Iwagakure headquarters alive was definitely no more than a hundred.

In other words, in this raid, not only did the Iwagakure ninja lose all of their jonin, but the team itself also lost more than two-thirds of its members.

Such a loss is indeed huge.

However, Konoha also suffered heavy losses. Of the 150 ninjas, it is estimated that no more than 50 are still alive.

Even this was the result of Qingming having previously killed many of the Iwagakure's middle-level ninjas. If he had not killed dozens of people in the beginning, Konoha's losses would have been even greater.

After all, this time the Iwagakure ninjas came with the intention of annihilating the Odani Village stronghold, so they were well prepared. It was almost a miracle that so many people from Konoha survived and won the battle.

No, it's not accurate to say it was a miracle. It should be said that it all relied on Qingming's "extraordinary" performance.

Without him to wipe out the opponent's jonin team, no matter how hard Konoha struggled, it would have ended in failure in the end. There was no other possibility.

Although it is a narrow victory now, it is better than a complete defeat, isn't it?
For this reason, after the battle, all the Konoha ninjas, whether they were jonin, chunin, or genin, looked at Qingming with eyes full of awe and gratitude.

Awe, because of his strength.

Grateful because he saved everyone with this strength.

However, Qingming did not take these people's gratitude and awe to heart. All he did was just to follow his own heart.

If someone pissed him off one day, he wouldn't mind killing the other person. As for the other person's identity, he wouldn't care at all.

The Hidden Leaf Village alone cannot, logically speaking, restrain him.

Moreover, as his strength continues to increase, this restraint will become weaker and weaker.

Again, his goal is the sea of ​​stars.

忍界
In his eyes, it was just a tiny place after all, and the ninja civilization was able to develop only because the aliens planted a tree.

Qingming sat on the roof, looked up at the starry sky, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, a figure appeared beside him.

The person who came was none other than one of the dozens of Konoha ninjas who survived during the day, and he was a special Jonin.

He came to Qingming and saw him looking up at the night sky. He did not make any noise to disturb him, but just stood quietly by his side.

After a long while, when Qingming came back to his senses, he stepped forward and said, "Captain, this is today's combat report."

As he spoke, he handed a document to Qingming.

Qing Ming took the document, scanned it roughly, and after confirming that there were no problems, he signed his name.

Then, he handed the document back to the Konoha Jonin in front of him and said, "No problem, just report it like this."

"Yes, Captain!"

The Konoha jonin responded and prepared to leave.

Just then, Qing Ming suddenly called him.

"and many more!"

The Konoha Jonin stopped and turned around and asked, "Captain, is there anything else?"

Qing Ming thought for a moment and said directly: "When you submit the combat report, tell them that the Xiaogu Village stronghold can no longer be defended and they hope to evacuate immediately."

Hearing this, the Konoha Jonin froze in his tracks. He hesitated for a long time before saying, "Captain, do you really want to say that?" "Yes."

Qing Ming nodded and said, "Just say it was me who said it."

Hearing this, the Konoha Jonin was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand, Captain!"

After saying that, he used the "Telekinesis Technique" and left.

Qingming knew that what he said would definitely lower the evaluation of him by the Konoha high-level officials, but.
Not to mention that he doesn't care about this at all, even if the evaluation is low, it doesn't matter. His identity as a member of the Uchiha clan alone means that he is destined to have no good development under the current Konoha leadership.

In that case, it's better to just follow your heart.

Qingming doesn't want to end up defending the Xiaogu Village stronghold alone.

Well.
That's a bit of an exaggeration, but that's what I mean.

It would be bad if those guys saw his outstanding strength and squeezed him to death.

Although this might help his swordsmanship improve rapidly, it was insignificant compared to the time and energy he wasted.

Therefore, it is better to say the ugly truth up front.

I think the other party will understand what he means when they hear what he says.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Qingming received a reply, or rather an order, from Omura Yuito, who hoped that he could hold on for another week.

The letter vaguely mentioned that Fengliu Town seemed to be preparing for an action, which would take some time.

For this purpose, Omura Yuito sent another hundred ninjas to support him.

Qingming thought about it and felt that after the Rock Ninja suffered this crushing defeat, they would not launch another attack in the short term.

After all, the jonin are not leeks. After one crop is harvested, there will be another crop.

It would be fine if there were only special jonin with one skill, but with so many chuunins, we can always select some outstanding ones.

However, it is not so easy to recruit a well-rounded jonin.

With the strength he has shown so far, if the Iwagakure Village wants to capture the Odani Village stronghold, it can only use the lives of a large number of middle and lower-level ninjas or mobilize more senior ninjas.

For the former, Qingming can also apply for support.

Ultimately, a small conflict might turn into a large-scale battle, which would be inconsistent with the overall strategic decision of the Iwagakure Village to disperse and attack the outskirts of Fengliu Town.

Therefore, it is highly likely that it will not be adopted.

Then, all that's left is soldiers versus soldiers and generals versus generals.

In order to deal with Qingming, at least four Iwagakure jonins must be mobilized, plus other Konoha jonins in Odani Village. The Iwagakure Village will need at least seven or eight jonins to capture this place.

It is impossible to gather so many jonin in such a short time.

It would be impossible to get it all together within at least a week.

In this way, the mission of holding out for a week would not be so dangerous.

So, Qingming decided to accept the task.

Of course, if the Rock Ninja showed any abnormality within this week, such as wanting to kill him at all costs, Qing Ming would not defend him to the death.

Compared with his life, a small village stronghold is nothing. Even if he is criticized for it, it doesn't matter.

However, what made him curious was what action Fengliu Town was preparing for?
"Isn't this another decapitation operation?"

Qing Ming muttered softly.

(End of this chapter)