Chapter 328 Delay
After calming down, Qing Ming stopped thinking about it and turned to look at the two Chunins from the Kaguya clan behind him who had just been assisting Kaguya Kotaro in attacking him.

At this time, the two men had not yet recovered from the sudden death of Kaguya Kotaro.

Compared with them, Kaguya Kotaro has a much higher status in the clan, is much stronger, and has experienced countless battles of all sizes.

But such a character suddenly died in front of them, which made them feel unreal.

However, Qingming doesn't care what they think.

After locking onto the two people, he immediately activated the 'Instant Sword Technique' and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of one of them.

huh~
A flash of light flashed by.

The Chunin from the Hyuga clan wanted to resist, but was immediately controlled by Qing Ming's instantaneous "Illusion Sharingan".

Then, the long knife slashed across the opponent's throat, taking his life in an instant.

Upon seeing his companion die, another Chunin from the Hyuga clan finally reacted and instinctively turned around and ran away.

However, before he could take two steps, a long knife pierced his body.

Spots of scarlet blood dripped down and an intense pain came. The Chunin from the Hyuga clan looked down and saw a piece of knife tip sticking out of his body.

"Am I going to die?"

The Chunin of the Kaguya clan murmured.

The next moment, an extremely strong suction force came from behind his heart.

In an instant, the chakra in his body surged out like a dam bursting, and without the support of chakra, his life force began to rapidly weaken.

In just a few seconds, he completely lost his life.

Qing Ming retracted his palm and muttered, "Not bad, I made up for it!"

Just now, he used up a lot of chakra when performing the 'Wind Style: Rasenshuriken'. Now that he had a chance to replenish it, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

呲~
Qing Ming drew out his sword and let the body of the Hyuga clan Chunin fall to the ground.

Shaking off the blood from the long sword, Qing Ming looked around and saw that all the Mist Ninjas were hiding far away and no one dared to approach here.

Before, they did this perhaps because they were worried that the fight between him and Kaguya Kotaro would affect them.

Now.
After seeing his strength, they simply didn't dare to come over.

However, just because they don't come over doesn't mean Qingming won't cause trouble for them.

Just when Qingming was looking for his next target, a mental force suddenly broke into his mind, followed by a voice.

"This familiar feeling and process is the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan - the art of telepathy!"

Qingming felt that if he did this a few more times, he would be able to figure out a similar secret technique on his own.

It’s not that he is talented enough, but that his foundation is too high.

With his current 19-point "Spirit" attribute, it is not too easy for him to learn such a mental secret technique.

However, Qingming was not in a hurry and just let things take their course.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qingming quickly concentrated and listened to the other party's words.

Then a fairly young voice said, "Qingming Jonin, the situation on the eastern defense line is somewhat critical. The captain asked you to bring people to support immediately."

In order to facilitate going out to sea and to better deal with the invasion of the Hidden Mist Village, Konoha established a forward base in the Land of Waves, which is located on the southeast coast.

The base is not big and the defense line is not long.

But it is also divided into three sections, namely the east defense line and the south defense line located on the two wings of the base, and the southeast defense line located on the front.

Among them, the southern defense line is under the least pressure because it does not face the Water Kingdom.

The southeastern defense line is sandwiched between the eastern and southern defense lines, and the pressure is also not great.

Only the eastern defense line, because it faces the Water Country directly, the first stop of the invasion of the Hidden Mist Village is basically in that direction.

So, the pressure is the greatest.

No, this is where the Kirigakure landed. Now, that line of defense is also the problem.

Just as Qingming was thinking, the voice in his mind sounded again.

"Also, the Mist Ninjas that you defeated earlier, including Terumi Mei and Aoki, have returned. Judging from the direction they are heading, they seem to be planning to join the Eastern Front as well. Be careful!"

"Mei Terumi and Ao?"

Qing Ming murmured, then replied in his mind: "Well, I know everything. Is there anything else?"

"Gone."

The Yamanaka clan ninja replied.

Upon hearing this, Qing Ming directly dispelled that mental power.

Then, without lingering any longer, he immediately called over twenty or so Konoha ninjas nearby and rushed to the battlefield on the other side of the base with him.

That’s right, the location where they returned to their base was the southern battlefield farthest from the eastern battlefield, and it was also the area where the Hidden Mist Village launched a feint attack.

It is for this reason that their whereabouts were not exposed.

However, this also indirectly shows that the combat power dispatched by the Hidden Mist Village this time is extremely strong.

Otherwise, he would not have deployed a master like Kaguya Kotaro in this unimportant direction.

If the direction of the feint attack is like this, what will happen to the Eastern Front, which is the main attack battlefield!
Perhaps it is because of this that the eastern defense line of the base, which is the focus of defense, is in danger.

As for Terumi Mei and Ao.
To be honest, Qingming didn't really care.

Let’s not mention Qing.

He has been seriously injured by him and will not be able to recover to his full strength in a short time. His strength has declined greatly. There is nothing to worry about.

Terumi Mei.
Her Melting and Boiling Escapes are indeed very powerful, but because of this, there is no need to worry.

Because these two types of ninjutsu are more suitable for large-scale attacks, especially the latter, which can spread to a large area.

In this chaotic battlefield, it is impossible to exert its full power.

Just like when she was near the No. 3 sentry tower, even with the vast sea area as a buffer, Mei Terumi did not dare to use this technique recklessly, for fear of hurting her own people by mistake.

In this case, let alone in this relatively densely populated land battlefield, it will probably be even more restricted.

What's there to be afraid of with a ninja like this?

Other jonin
If we join hands to deal with him, it will be really troublesome.

Qingming didn't want to take the risk of using the Mangekyō Sharingan there again.

Therefore, after this time, he cannot be too high-profile and just needs to hold back a few senior ninjas.

The reason why the eastern defense line is in crisis is because of the lack of high-end combat power.

As long as he can hold back some of the Jōnin from the Hidden Mist Village, Konoha's current military strength at the forward base will be enough to hold it.

In this way, when support from the border troops in the rear arrives, the crisis will naturally be resolved.

Even without them arriving, the Mist Ninjas would retreat on their own.

After all, if they drag it out too long, they will also have to worry about being hunted down by Konoha.

It is true that Konoha’s warships are not as advanced as those of the Hidden Mist Village, but it is not a problem to catch up with them at a short distance.

Fighting at sea is different from fighting on land. Once the warship they are on is destroyed, they can only fight to the end with the Konoha ninja.

This place is closer to the Land of Fire, and Konoha's support will surely arrive faster. They would never dare to fight a decisive battle here.

Therefore, as long as they show their ability to defend the base and let the Mist Ninjas know that it is not so easy to break through, they will naturally retreat.

In other words, he just had to delay time.

After thinking this through, Qingming couldn't help but quicken his pace.

(End of this chapter)