Chapter 274 Success
After finally getting some news, the clues were suddenly cut off, which made Qingming feel uncomfortable.

Just when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Elder Uchiha in front of him looking calm and composed, as if he had everything planned out and was very confident.

Suddenly, he remembered that the other party had a qualifier before "did not get", that is, "temporarily".

In other words, the other party may have already received news about the leader of the Artisan Ninja Village.

However, judging from the other party's appearance, he might have to make some promises.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming hesitated for a moment, then said directly: "I wonder if the elder needs me to do anything?"

Hearing this, Elder Uchiha looked Qingming up and down, and said with satisfaction: "This boy is teachable!"

After saying this, he burst into hearty laughter.

After laughing, he said, "In fact, not long ago, Granny Cat sent a message that the ninja cats of their clan found a person who was suspected to be the leader of the Takumi Ninja Village, but this news has not been confirmed yet."

'Cat Granny'

Relevant information flashed quickly through Qingming’s mind.

Granny Cat is an honest black market merchant who lives with a group of ninja cats, runs a ninja tool shop, and has been on good terms with the Uchiha clan for generations.

It is not only the Uchiha clan's intelligence source, but also their exclusive weapons supplier.

"The information was sent by her, so it shouldn't be wrong."

Qing Ming thought so in his heart, and then asked: "Where is the target?"

"The country of craftsmen."

Elder Uchiha replied.

"what?"

Qing Ming was shocked and asked, "How dare he still stay in the Kingdom of Craftsmen?"

"dare?"

Elder Uchiha looked at Qingming in surprise and asked, "Why don't you dare?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming was stunned at first, then he realized that the five major ninja villages were afraid that the entire Artisan Ninja Village would fall to other villages, rather than being afraid of him, a mere leader of the Artisan Ninja Village.

As long as the other party does not do something that can easily cause misunderstanding, such as summoning the ninjas of the Artisan Village to gather, even if the spies from the five major ninja villages discover him, they will most likely not do anything.

After all, after the war, they will still need the Artisan Ninja Village to serve them, so it would be a bad idea to do too much now.

In this case, it is normal for the other party to continue staying in the Country of Craftsmen.

Maybe the other party stayed here on purpose and showed up from time to time to reassure the five major ninja villages.

After thinking this through, Qing Ming said to Elder Uchiha: "Elder, please confirm the other party's whereabouts and send me the news immediately."

"You want to take action yourself?"

Hearing this, Elder Uchiha frowned slightly, but thinking of Qingming's past achievements, he finally nodded and said, "Alright! I'll have someone notify you when the time comes."

After that, the two chatted for a while, and Qingming said goodbye and left.

And until the end, Elder Uchiha didn't ask him to do anything.

Qingming had anticipated this.

What the other party wants is actually an attitude, not necessarily something he must do.

At least, not now.

It was for this reason that Qing Ming asked the other party directly what he wanted him to do. Otherwise, did he really think that he would be willing to obey the other party's orders just for a mere Kusanagi sword?

Everything is just acting.
To him, the radicals and conservatives in the Uchiha clan were just familiar strangers. If he wanted to, he could do anything, even overthrow Konoha's rule for them, but if he didn't want to, then no one's threats or inducements would be of any use.

He has the confidence as he possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan and his strength is growing rapidly.

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Sunset and sunrise.

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

morning.

Qing Ming came to the familiar training ground on the northwest side of the base camp. For the first time in a long time, he did not create a shadow clone, but prepared to practice the ninjutsu himself - Water Style: Water Array Wall.

After an afternoon and evening of study, he had some ideas on how to develop water-attribute chakra.

Next, as long as you can successfully perform "Water Style: Water Array Wall", you will almost be able to get started.

Compared to the 'Wind Style: Great Breakthrough' that was originally practiced to develop wind attribute chakra, the difficulty of 'Water Style: Water Array Wall' is undoubtedly higher.

But
Qingming has confidence!
If nothing else, just in terms of chakra control, he is not on the same level now as he was before, not to mention that he also has the eye technique of "Human Control".

The different properties of chakra, after all, are just displays of the different states of chakra.

Since every jonin can develop a second or even a third attribute, theoretically, everyone should have all attributes.

However, the further you go, the more difficult it becomes to develop.

But this problem does not exist in Qingming.

Since chakra has this nature, Qingming can completely guide it with "human control". With sufficient theoretical knowledge, it should be easy to accomplish.

He did it as soon as he thought of it. Qingming opened his Sharingan and looked around. After confirming that there was no one else, he had a thought and the three-magatama Sharingan instantly turned into a Mangekyo.

A slight stinging sensation came, and a stream of blood flowed from his right eye. The power of "Human Control" was added to his body.

Qingming recalled the various experiences and insights on developing water-attribute chakra in the book, combined with the corresponding theoretical knowledge, and silently used the power of "Human Control" to guide the changes in the chakra in the body.

After a moment, he raised his hands and began to make seals in a methodical manner - 'Yin - Si - Zi - Si - Yin'!
bang~
A cloud of chakra smoke exploded.

A wall of water suddenly emerged from the ground and stood about one meter in front of Qingming.

However, it only lasted for less than half a second before the water wall suddenly collapsed and turned into a pool of water, gathering at Qingming's feet.

The kaleidoscope closed, Qing Ming wiped the blood off his face, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

His guess turned out to be correct. With the help of the power of "Human Control" and sufficient theoretical knowledge, he easily developed the water attribute of chakra.

Moreover, with the help of the "Human Defense" to enhance the control over the body, he successfully performed the B-level ninjutsu - Water Style: Water Array Wall.

Although the water wall collapsed soon, it was a breakthrough from zero to one.

Qing Ming opened the panel and took a look. Without any surprise, there was a new skill on his panel - [Water Escape·Water Array Wall: lv0 (1/100)]!
Next, as long as he continues to work hard, he will be able to improve the level of this technique soon.

As his proficiency in Water Style: Water Array Wall increases, his understanding and mastery of the changes in the form and properties of water attribute chakra will gradually deepen.

At that time, there will be no need to worry about the water wall suddenly collapsing.

In addition, he can also try to learn the 'Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique'.

However, Qingming does not plan to use "Human Control" to speed up this time.

Anyway, he has successfully developed the water-attribute chakra. As long as he persists in practicing it dozens of times, he will be able to achieve a breakthrough from zero to one.

By then, the liver will be finished.

(End of this chapter)