Chapter 272 Return
Qing Ming naturally didn't know about the secret contact between Aburame Ryoma and Orochimaru.

At this time, he was on his way back.

Although the base camp asked him to return as soon as possible, Qing Ming was still not in a hurry. He walked and stopped along the way, and took out a certain amount of time every day to practice.

Therefore, it was not until the afternoon of the third day that he returned to the base camp.

After several months, Qingming couldn't help feeling a little dazed when he returned to this familiar place again.

Thinking back to when he had just graduated and arrived at the Rain Country battlefield, his first stop was to perform some logistical patrol tasks here.

Unconsciously, more than a year had passed and his strength had improved a lot, but his teachers and classmates had long been buried on the battlefield.

"Hey"

With a light sigh, Qing Ming did not linger any longer and immediately walked deeper into the base camp.

Along the way, he encountered several patrol teams, verified his identity several times, passed through several lines of defense, and finally arrived at the central base camp.

After arriving at the task center and completing the registration, the other party did not assign him a task immediately, but instead gave him three days of vacation.

During these three days, he can move freely as long as he does not leave the base camp area.

After leaving the mission center, Qing Ming looked back at the sign and muttered, "Three days of vacation. Why does it feel like a last minute meal?"

Shaking his head, Qingming didn't think about it anymore.

Since the other party gave him three days off, he would use it first. As for what happens next,
We’ll talk about it later!

Of course, these three days cannot be wasted, and cultivation must continue.

However, before practicing, there is one more thing to do.

蹭~
Qingming drew the dagger from his waist.

He glanced at the unremarkable weapon before putting it back on his waist and walking straight towards the Uchiha clan's headquarters.

It has been nearly two months, and there has been no news on the support he requested from the tribe. Now that he has returned to the base camp, he will go and see what is going on.
Soon, he found the person in charge of the Uchiha clan on the battlefield here - an elderly elder.

Well.
It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that he is old. He is only in his early fifties.

However, in the ninja world where the average age is less than 30, fifty years old is considered a long life.

Coupled with the hidden scars left by fighting on the battlefield in his early years, his appearance seems older than his actual age, so it is nothing to say that he is old.

Seeing Qingming coming over, the Uchiha elder smiled and said, "Hey, it's Qingming, you're back?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming's eyes fixed and he asked, "Elder, did you know I was coming back?"

"Hehehe~"

Hearing this, Elder Uchiha chuckled a few times.

Then, he said meaningfully: "Qingming boy, don't underestimate the intelligence capabilities of the clan. We also have people in the mission center. I knew about your transfer order the moment it was issued."

Qing Ming heard this and thought about it. Although the Uchiha clan was secretly excluded and suppressed by the Konoha high-level officials, as one of the powerful families in Konoha, they should still have some intelligence and connections.

In that case
Qing Ming's eyes flickered slightly. He did not ask about his request for support in a hurry. Instead, he looked at the other party and asked respectfully, "Then Elder, do you know why the headquarters transferred me back this time?"

Hearing Qing Ming's question, the smile on Elder Uchiha's face quickly faded, and then he said: "It seems that you have also noticed it."

"Hey!"

Elder Uchiha sighed and said, "I'm afraid this is another attempt by Konoha to suppress us."

'Konoha. Us'

Just from the description of these two words, Qingming knew that this elder was probably a member of the radical faction within the Uchiha clan.

His words directly separated the Uchiha clan from Konoha, and also implicitly included him in his own faction.

Otherwise, pronouns like "we" would not be used.

In an instant, Qing Ming thought a lot, but did not refute out loud, just quietly waiting for the other party's subsequent words.

Judging from the other person's expression, he seemed to know something.

Sure enough, he continued, "Not just you, but also Shisui. Uh, you know Uchiha Shisui, right?"

"Yeah." Qing Ming nodded and said, "We fought each other during the Chunin Exam."

"Yes, it's him!"

Elder Uchiha replied, and continued, “Not only you, Uchiha Shisui was also asked to return to the base camp as soon as possible.

According to various intelligence analyses, you will most likely follow the support troops to the Hidden Mist battlefield this time."

"The Hidden Mist Battlefield?"

Qingming showed a hint of surprise.

Just as he had said before, both the Kirigakure battlefield and the Sand Village battlefield were not very friendly to the Uchiha clan's ninjas.

The former are mostly proficient in the "Mist Hidden Technique", which is a not-so-small limitation for the Uchiha ninjas who rely on the Sharingan to fight.

In addition, the Hidden Mist battlefield is mainly distributed in the southeastern coastal area of ​​the Land of Fire, and during battles, it often goes into the sea.

This geographical environment is also a limitation for the Uchiha ninjas, who are generally good at fire escape.

With all these factors combined, the danger can be imagined.

There is also the Sand Hidden Battlefield
Although it is not as dangerous as the Kirigakure battlefield, the Uchiha ninjas are equally uncomfortable there, and the puppet masters of the Sand Village are also a kind of restraint for them.

It's not just because they don't use their original bodies to fight, which limits the performance of the Uchiha ninja's Sharingan.

Moreover, puppeteers are generally good at using poison, so if someone is slightly injured and does not receive timely treatment, he or she may die from the poison.

Of course, if you say that such a dangerous place is not only for the Uchiha clan ninjas, others can go there, but that means the Uchiha clan ninjas cannot go there?

Of course the Uchiha clan’s ninjas can go!

But the key point is that 80% of the Uchiha clan's ninjas were deployed in these two battlefields, and the targeting was too obvious.

In this way, it is not difficult to understand why the Uchiha clan later rebelled.

It would be strange if the Uchiha clan had no objection to this kind of differential treatment!
Of course, these have nothing to do with Qingming for the time being. He only knows that he will head to the Mist Hidden Battlefield next.

To say I was afraid, that wasn't the case.

With his current strength, even the dangerous Mist Hidden Battlefield is nothing to him.

But he just felt a little unhappy.

Because what Elder Uchiha said in front of him almost proved that someone was indeed plotting against him, and who was this person?

Qingming also had the answer in his heart.

After all, there are only a few people who can influence Orochimaru's decision.

Among them, the old bastard Danzo is the most suspicious.

Qing Ming did not forget that after the Chunin Exam, the other party sent people to kill him on the road.

"Fuck, should we just kill this guy?"

This thought suddenly popped up in Qingming's mind.

But in the end he shook his head.

It’s not that he couldn’t do it, or that he had some concerns, but Danzo’s whereabouts were too secretive.

The other party probably did too many bad things and was afraid of being retaliated against, so only the Root ninjas knew his whereabouts.

The Root Ninjas also have the 'Seal of the Tongue' on their bodies, which prevents them from saying anything about Danzo, either actively or passively.

This resulted in Qing Ming being unable to obtain any intelligence from them.

So, I can only give up for the time being.

However, Qingming remembered this account. Whenever he has the chance in the future, he will definitely get rid of the other party as soon as possible.

As for whether it can be beaten
What a joke!

If Danzo had the Sharingan arm later, he might have to work harder, after all, both Izanagi and Wood Release are not easy to deal with.

But what about the current group?
Not worth mentioning at all!
(End of this chapter)