Chapter 323 Retreat
With the convenience of the Sharingan, Qingming saw the struggle in Terumi's eyes at a glance, but he didn't care about it.

At this time, he had returned to the surface of the sea and was at the same height as the other party.

Without any hesitation, he rushed forward, formed seals with his hands while running, and instantly performed the ninjutsu - Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Jutsu!

The next moment, balls of fire that looked like Impatiens seeds shot out of his mouth and hit Terumi Mei like meteors.

Not only that, in order to increase the lethality of this technique, he also took the opportunity to throw out several shurikens, trapping them in the fireball and attacking Mei Terumi.

The fireball was flying and the shuriken was hidden, about to hit Mei Terumi, but was blocked by a sudden wall of water.

It turned out that the moment he made his move, Mei Terumi reacted and quickly retreated.

At the same time, she quickly formed seals with her hands, and finally, before the fireball approached her, she performed the ninjutsu - Water Style: Water Array Wall!

This not only blocked the ninjutsu that was a magical attack, but also blocked the shuriken that was sandwiched in between and acted as a physical attack.

Qing Ming didn't care too much about this, because he used this technique to restrain the opponent so as to have a chance to get close to him.

And now, his goal has been achieved.

Qiang~
The long sword is unsheathed.

Qing Ming came in front of Terumi Mei and swung his sword again. The blade was shining coldly, causing Terumi Mei's eyes to wander slightly.

"not good!"

Suddenly, Terumi Mei reacted and quickly focused her mind, no longer paying attention to Qingming's sword, and dodged and blocked only by relying on her feeling.

For a moment, the two of them fought each other again.

Seeing that the situation was about to fall into a passive position again, Terumi Mei gritted her teeth and, at the cost of injuring her left arm, suddenly distanced herself from Qing Ming.

The next moment, she completed the hand seal at the fastest speed in her life and performed the bloodline ninjutsu - Dissolution Style: Dissolving Monsters!
puff~
A large amount of pungent sticky liquid sprayed towards Qingming's face.

Qing Ming didn't dare to resist, and quickly dodged to the side to avoid being corroded and melted.

"Instant Sword Technique~"

Almost the next moment after he dodged the attack, he mobilized the wind-style chakra, performed this sword technique, and quickly moved towards Mei Terumi.

However, Mei Terumi was no pushover either. She flipped her hands over and took out several kunai from somewhere, and shot them at his vital points like flowers scattered by a fairy.

Seeing this scene, Qingming Sharingan spun rapidly, and instantly determined the flight direction and trajectory of all the kunai.

Then, green light flashed on his body, and he used the "Instant Sword Technique" in succession to avoid these attacks.

However, he avoided the opponent's attack, but this also gave Mei Terumi time to increase the distance between them again.

Then, without saying anything, she used the "Dissolving Monster Technique" on Qingming.

Qing Ming still didn't dare to resist and could only dodge.

So, the battle turned into flying the kite and being flown the kite.

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Time passes minute by minute.

Gradually, Mei Terumi couldn't bear it anymore.

Compared to Qingming who mostly uses swordsmanship against the enemy, occasionally supplemented by ninjutsu and illusion, Terumi Mei basically fights with ninjutsu in order to play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses.

In this way, the chakra consumption of both sides is not at the same level at all.

Add to that the different pressures that both sides are under, and the result is predictable.

Huchi~huchi~
Mei Terumi stood on the sea with wounds all over her body, gasping for breath, looking at Qingming in the distance with unwillingness in her eyes.

It can be seen that Qing Ming at this moment has not changed much compared to the beginning, except that his clothes are a little torn, and there is no visible wound on his body.

This is not to say that he was not injured, but the injuries he suffered had been healed by the improved "Palm Immortal Technique" he performed during the battle. As one gained, the other lost, and the images of the two formed a sharp contrast.

At the same time, this also reflects the difference in status between the two.

And this is also the reason why Mei Terumi is unwilling to give in.

However, no matter how unwilling I am, I have no choice but to do this.

If she was still a little conflicted before, she no longer has to worry about it now, because she has no choice but to retreat.

Mei Terumi glanced at the periphery of the battlefield. More than ten minutes had passed, and the advantage she had previously gained by taking advantage of Qingming's absence was gone.

If this continues, not only will she die here, but others will also not be able to escape the fate of death.

With this thought in mind, Terumi Mei immediately made up her mind. She quickly dodged and retreated to the outskirts of the battlefield, near Qing, and made a retreat gesture to him.

At this time, although Qing's condition was still very bad, the injury on his chest had been treated urgently and the bleeding had been temporarily stopped, and his combat power had recovered a little.

When he saw Mei Terumi's gesture, he took out a whistle and blew it without any hesitation.

Suddenly, a shrill whistle sounded on the field.

Originally all the Mist Ninjas were paying attention to this side, and now when they heard the order to retreat, they naturally reacted immediately.

Seeing their retreat, Uchiha Tiehuo and Kanda Yinghe immediately came to Qingming and asked, "Captain, do you want to chase them?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming looked in the direction where Mei Terumi and others were fleeing. It was exactly the direction that the Kirigakure warship left, and it was also the location of their Konoha's forward base in the Land of Waves.

Obviously, Mei Terumi and others were planning to join up with the main force of the Kirigakure.

Yes, in the vast ocean, they had nowhere else to go except to join the main force. Only those four warships could allow them to return safely.

Coincidentally, their mission was to launch a surprise attack from behind the Kirigakure.

Well.
This plan is basically unlikely to work, but they still have to go to the main battlefield.

In this way, we can launch a pursuit along the way.

However, before that, Qingming looked around the battlefield. There were only twenty-one surviving Konoha ninjas, and all of them were injured.

In this situation, it is naturally impossible to launch a direct pursuit.

In this situation, even if we catch up, we may not be able to stop the enemy. If we encounter the enemy's support troops, the trouble will be even greater.

So, after some thought, Qing Ming decided to rest for a while before leading the team in pursuit.

When he announced this decision, both Uchiha Tetsuka and Kanda Oikawa breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, they didn't want to catch up like this.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Qing Ming ordered: "You should immediately count the losses of each team and check the injuries of everyone. If they are too serious, you can send them to me first."

"Yes, Captain!"

Uchiha Tetsuka and Kanda Yinghe responded and left.

Looking at their backs, Qing Ming didn't think any more and in a few moments, he arrived at the reef sentry tower.

Afterwards, regardless of the blood and corpses on the ground, he found a relatively clean place and closed his eyes to rest.

The continuous traveling and fighting had exhausted him and he had to rest as soon as possible.

This was also one of the reasons why he did not rashly lead people to pursue.

(End of this chapter)