Chapter 31 Ambush
"Qingming, have you really learned it?"

Furukawa didn't show any reaction to Qingming's answer, but Ryosuke beside him couldn't remain calm.

Although he had long known that there was a certain gap between himself and Qingming in learning ability, the young man's unyielding character still made him unwilling to fall behind.

Before, when Furukawa taught the Qingming Flickering Technique, he did not avoid him.

So he followed suit and learned.

He had practiced very hard over the past few days and had finally mastered some tricks. They might not be usable in intense battles, but he would have no problem fully displaying them in normal times.

Although this cannot be considered as having mastered the technique, it is enough for Ryosuke to be proud of.

He originally thought that Qingming's progress would be similar to his, and even if he was ahead, he would only be ahead by a little at most, but the reality was far from that.

After being a companion for several months, he had a certain understanding of Qing Ming's way of speaking and doing things - the other party might deliberately downplay his own strength, but would never exaggerate it.

In other words, the actual level of what Qingming said he had learned must be far more than that.

Therefore, Ryosuke's mood was extremely complicated, as he failed in his pursuit again.

For a moment, his body was filled with negative energy.

Qing Ming was keenly aware of his emotional changes, and after just a moment of thought, he roughly guessed the reason.

However, he did not say anything to comfort her because that was the truth.

Not wanting to dwell on this issue any further, Qing Ming immediately asked, "Where's Jingzi? Hasn't she come yet?"

You know, in the past when the group gathered, Shizuko Mizutani was always the first to arrive.

And now.
Qingming looked at the time. It was almost the last minute for gathering, but the other party hadn't arrived yet.

This made Qingming a little surprised.

"Did something unexpected happen?" Qingming thought.

"I do not know."

On the side, Ryosuke replied weakly.

As he spoke, he looked towards the village gate and happened to see Mizutani Shizuko who was rushing over.

So, he waved and called out, "Shizuko, this way!"

Hearing his call, Mizutani Shizuko quickly turned her head, and after seeing them clearly, she forced a smile and walked over quickly.

"Shizuko, why are you here so late today? Is there something wrong?"

Ryosuke asked without waiting for Mizutani Shizuko to come closer.

Hearing this, Mizutani Shizuko shook her head, forced a smile again, and said, "It's okay, I just got up late."

"Is this so"

Ryosuke touched his chin and said seriously, "Then you should set an alarm clock so that you won't oversleep, like me."

Looking at the chattering Ryosuke, Qingming didn't know whether the other party was really generous or was intentionally relieving Mizutani Shizuko's pressure.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the reason why Shizuko Mizutani came here at this time was not because she had overslept.

The red and swollen corners of the other person's eyes showed that he had just cried not long ago.

Considering the fact that they were about to go to the battlefield, it is not difficult to guess that this was left behind when they said goodbye to their families.

This also made Qingming deeply realize that this is a real world.

Here, war is war, and death will not be taken for granted because of one or two slogans.

Ninjas are also human beings. They have their own emotions, families, friends and lives. Once they die, it will affect a large number of people.

Therefore, there are many people who fear war, but they are bound by a series of rules and concepts and are forced to accept it.

"Ah! This is indeed a twisted world!"

With a sigh, Qing Ming stopped thinking about it and began to wait patiently for the team to set off.

Time passed by minute by minute. After the team had assembled, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, appeared in front of everyone.

After that, there was a passionate speech.

It must be said that the other party's words were very inflammatory, and after the speech, the young middle and lower ninjas were all so passionate that they couldn't wait to go into battle and kill the enemy.

Even Mizutani Shizuko, who was in a bad mood, smiled a little after hearing what the other party said.

Only the jonin kept serious faces throughout the whole process, and seemed to have no reaction to his words.

But, think about it, those who can become jonin have all fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Their firm will cannot be shaken by a few words.

If you want to mobilize their enthusiasm, you must either bind them with actual benefits or drive them with justice. Otherwise, why would they listen to you if you are just empty talk?

Just because you are Hokage?

The Hokage wasn’t chosen by everyone!

Well.
Maybe, probably!

Qing Ming shook his head and stopped thinking about it. These things were still far away from him for the time being, and he was not willing to get involved in these things.

In the final analysis, the ninja world is still a world where strength is respected. As long as you are strong enough, even if you know nothing, you can speak with your fists.

If you don't like someone, just knock him down with one punch. Why think about so much?
Therefore, improving your strength is the right path.

A few minutes later.

After the speech, the team started to set off.

Qingming roughly counted and found that there were about thirty jonins, with another sixty or seventy special jonins accompanying them.

As for the Chunins and Genins, together they number more than three hundred, nearly four hundred people.

Such a large team naturally cannot move too fast.

What's more, there are dozens of supply trucks.

Therefore, it took them two full weeks to get out of the Fire Country territory and enter the Rain Country battlefield.

As soon as they entered the Land of Rain, they were greeted by continuous drizzle, and often the sun would not be seen for three or two days.

Therefore, the team moved more slowly.

Nearly a week later.

They arrived at a canyon, crossed the canyon, and walked forward for dozens of miles to reach Konoha's base camp in the Land of Rain.

The destination of their trip was there, and these dozens of trucks of supplies were also sent there.

Qingming looked at the deep canyon in front of him and his brows twitched.

Even a rookie on the battlefield like him knew that this kind of terrain was very suitable for setting up an ambush. Qingming didn't believe that those senior ninjas would not be able to see it.

'Then why go here?'

Qing Ming couldn't think of any other reason except that he had no choice.

In other words, Konoha's situation on the battlefield in the Land of Rain was far less optimistic than he had imagined, otherwise such a supply channel would not have been retained.

Fortunately, the Konoha Jonin was not a idler and he slowed down the team before entering the canyon.

At the same time, several teams were sent out to search the cliffs in front and on both sides to see if there were any enemy ambushes.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the team moved forward slowly.

Suddenly, a huge explosion was heard from the distant rock wall, and a ball of red flame could be vaguely seen rising.

"It's a detonating talisman. There's an ambush!"

Someone in the team shouted and the crowd suddenly became panicked.

Fortunately, the Jonin spoke up in time and stopped the chaos.

(End of this chapter)