Chapter 289 The first confrontation
In the blink of an eye, another half hour passed.

呲~
Qingming pulled the dagger out of the heart of a Kirigakure special jonin, let his body fall to the ground, and then looked around.

It can be seen that there are only a few Mist Ninjas left besieging him, and at his feet are dozens of corpses lying.

Obviously, in the past half hour of melee, the Kirigakure side suffered heavy losses.

Shaking off the blood on the sword, Qing Ming looked at the others and said with a tone that seemed to be unsatisfied: "You seem to be short of manpower."

After hearing Qingming's words, the expressions of several Mist Ninjas changed again and again, but they did not refute anything because it was indeed the fact.

More than a dozen of them besieged Qingming and fought for more than half an hour. In the end, Qingming was not hurt at all, while they suffered heavy casualties.

Now, we are indeed a little short-handed.

But no matter what, they couldn't let Qingming leave.

With this thought in mind, they decided to gather more people to besiege Qingming.

And just at this moment, a whistling wind came.

Qingming glanced to the side, and then took a half step back.

The next moment, a large knife as big as a door panel passed by his eyes and stabbed directly into the trunk of a big tree next to him.

When the blade touched the tree trunk, it was like a hot knife cutting through butter. There was almost no resistance and it cut into it easily.

Its sharpness can be seen from this.

Before everyone could react, another figure appeared in front of Qingming and kicked out, hitting Qingming's head directly.

Qing Ming reacted quickly and immediately raised his left arm to block his body.

bang~
A dull crashing sound sounded.

Qing Ming was kicked hard by the man who kicked him so hard that he slipped two or three meters away.

This was not the end. Just as Qingming had gained his footing, the man punched him again, straight at the face.

Qing Ming turned his head to avoid the attack, allowing the strong wind from his fist to scratch his cheek. He then swung his sword diagonally and counterattacked the man.

However, although the man was big and strong, his reaction was not slow. He just twisted his body slightly and avoided the attack just in time.

Then, he kicked out again, still aiming at Qingming's head.

Qing Ming raised his arm to block again, and then counterattacked.

For a moment, the sounds of fists and kicks hitting flesh rang out one after another. In the blink of an eye, the two sides had fought for more than a dozen rounds.

bang~
Finally, after Qingming blocked the man's attack again, the other party retreated temporarily, then jumped back a few times and came to the side of the big knife.

It was only at this moment that the surrounding Mist Ninjas came to their senses and began to praise: "Master Juzo!"

That’s right, the person who came was none other than Biwa Juzang.

It has to be said that the opponent is very strong in both combat experience and actual combat ability.

No wonder that a few months later, when the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were defeated and reduced to the Three Auspicious Treasures by Might Dai's Eight Gates, the opponent could become one of the three survivors.

This strength should not be underestimated.

Although it was only a brief fight, Qingming still saw some tricks. Even without the 'Broken Sword·Beheading Sword', his strength was beyond the level of an ordinary jonin.

If the extremely sharp 'beheading sword' is added, the combat power will be even greater.
Qingming glanced at the body of the deputy captain that was cut in half in the distance, and thought to himself, "Even a general jonin master is no match for him."

That’s right, the deputy captain who had previously fought against Biwa Juzo has died.

Before, Qingming felt that the other party was no match for Biwa Juzang, and now it seems that is indeed the case.

It's rare that the other party can persist for so long!
Qing Ming sighed, retracted his gaze, and looked at Biwa Juzang again. The other party was not afraid at all, just staring at him with cold eyes. "Heh~"

Seeing this, Qing Ming naturally would not be polite. He raised his hand and cast the "Illusion Sharingan", and then threw out a few kunai.

However, since Biwa Juzang dared to look him in the eye so openly, he must have something to rely on.

It was seen that at the moment when he cast the illusion, he pulled out the "beheading sword" that was stuck in the trunk of the big tree next to him.

Then, the big knife rotated ninety degrees in his hand, sank deeply into the soil, and stood upright in front of him.

The broad blade of the 'beheading broadsword' just happened to block his vital parts.

The kunai thrown by Qingming hit the knife, making only a series of tinkling sounds.

Qingming was not too disappointed about this.

He pushed off the ground with both feet, and his whole body shot out like a cannonball. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Biwa Juzo.

Then, the dagger in his hand thrust straight out, just passing through the semicircular gap near the handle of the 'beheading sword'.

After that, it was Biwa Juzo’s chest.

However, Biwa Juzang also reacted quickly.

He had just broken free from the influence of the illusion, and seeing this scene, he casually swung his 'beheading sword' to the side, causing Qingming's dagger to stab into nothing.

Not only that, he then rushed forward, crashing into Qingming's face with both his body and the knife.

Thinking back to the close combat just now when the two of them had seen the opponent's immense strength, Qing Ming decisively gave up the idea of ​​a head-on confrontation.

What's more, the opponent was hitting him with the blade, so he couldn't fight him head-on.

Qing Ming tapped the ground with his feet and immediately jumped back.

Biwa Juzang hit nothing, and without any pause, he immediately swung the sword in his hand and continued to chop towards Qingming.

Feeling the sharp aura coming from it, Qing Ming did not hesitate at all and immediately ducked to avoid the attack.

Then, he thrust the dagger in his hand, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent's old strength had been exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated, and stabbed it into the opponent's heart.

Sensing the danger, Biwa Juzang immediately stopped and turned sideways, narrowly avoiding the sword.

It was not until this moment that Biwa Juzang became fully alert, and when he looked towards Qingming again, his eyes were full of seriousness and caution.

Before, he naturally felt the 'Wind Style: Rasenshuriken' that Qing Ming used to kill Kaguya Morinosuke.

And since Qingming could unleash such powerful ninjutsu, he originally thought that he was a ninja who was skilled in ninjutsu.

Now it seems that his swordsmanship should not be underestimated.

Although it was just a few sword strikes, it was enough to illustrate the problem.

As for the corpses scattered all over the ground and the sword wounds on their bodies
Sorry, in Biwa Juzang's eyes, these people are just ants and cannon fodder, and their experiences are not enough to serve as a reference.

Only after experiencing it personally did he become wary of Qing Ming's swordsmanship.

However, he was merely vigilant, far from being afraid. When it came to swordsmanship or knife skills, he had never been afraid of many people!

What's more, good swordsmanship can only be effective when paired with good weapons.

And it was obvious that the dagger in the opponent's hand was far inferior to his 'beheading sword'.

Therefore, he is fearless!

(End of this chapter)