Chapter 335: Half Moon
Time flows by like water.

In the blink of an eye, it was early June.

More than two weeks have passed since the last raid on the base by the Hidden Mist Village.

At that time, the rear border troops arrived at the forward base about three hours after the Mist Ninja withdrew. After a short stay, they chased forward.

Unfortunately, the Mist Ninja had already escaped and they found nothing.

So the support troops stayed at the base for two days and then returned.

However, before leaving, they did leave behind a group of ninjas, who not only made up for the manpower lost at the front-line base, but also added nearly a hundred more people.

In this way, the strength of the forward base reached an unprecedented 350 people.

Afterwards, the Hidden Mist Village also attempted several attacks, but none of them approached the base and were stopped by the outer patrol forces.

During this period, Qingming was targeted as expected.

Wherever he appears, if the Hidden Mist Village has enough fighting power, they will definitely attack him together. If not, they will simply flee.

This caused Qingming to lose a lot of gains.

However, Qingming didn't care much about this. He still ran between tasks and practice every day without missing a day.

Thanks to frequent battles and hard training, Qingming's 'Illusion Sword Technique' and 'Instant Sword Technique' improved rapidly.

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This evening.

On the rocky beach not far from the forward base.

Qingming held a long sword in his hand, his figure like a ghost, constantly appearing in front, behind, and around Uchiha Tiehuo, and the sound of clanging continued to be heard.

Uchiha Tetsuka used the three-magatama Sharingan to its limit, and swung the kunai in his hand continuously, constantly blocking the attacks from Qingming.

However, even so, he was defeated a minute later and was held at the neck by Qing Ming's knife.

Mumble~
Feeling the chill from the blade on his neck, Uchiha Tiehuo swallowed deeply and dared not move.

At the same time, he shouted: "I give up!"

However, the expected response did not appear, and the long knife in front of his neck did not move away. Qingming seemed to have not heard his call.

"This familiar feeling, could it be..."

Uchiha Tiehuo's heart moved, and he tilted his head slightly, making his neck a little further away from the blade, and then he turned around carefully.

Then, he saw Qing Ming standing there with his eyes closed, motionless. There seemed to be a hint of sadness between his brows, as if he was thinking about something.

Uchiha Tiehuo, who saw this scene, murmured, "As expected!"

Before, Qingming had fallen into this state several times when he was sparring with him. After that, his swordsmanship would improve significantly.

Now it seems that the other party has gained some understanding.

Uchiha Tiehuo felt bitter in his heart, and thought to himself: "The gap between these people is even greater than that between humans and dogs."

Shaking his head secretly, Uchiha Tiehuo didn't think any more about it. He turned around and tiptoed to the side, quietly waiting for Qingming to wake up.

About half a minute later, Qingming opened his eyes again.

Uchiha Tiehuo, who saw this scene, immediately stepped forward and said, "Qingming, your swordsmanship has improved again, right?"

Hearing this, Qingming smiled without saying anything.

He was not surprised that Uchiha Tiehuo could guess this, after all, he had completed several promotions in front of the other party before.

However, the previous times were all about upgrading the "Instant Sword Technique", but this time.
Qingming retracted his arms and danced with his sword.

Suddenly, I felt as if I could control my own arms and legs.

He felt that at this moment, as long as he thought about it, he could combine illusion and swordsmanship, and the fluency was much stronger than before.

There is only one reason why this effect occurred, and that is that his "Phantom Sword Technique" has been upgraded.

That's right, the sparring with Uchiha Tetsuka just now helped him gain the last bit of proficiency needed to advance in the 'Illusion Sword Technique'.

此时，其等级已经从lv5（1150/5000）提升到了lv6（1/10000）！
Qiang~
Qing Ming sheathed his sword, then said to Uchiha Tie Huo: "Okay, let's stop here today. I'll take a rest."

After saying this, without caring about the other party's reaction, he went to a reef and sat down.

"panel!"

He thought about it and opened the proficiency panel.

The next moment, a familiar light blue light curtain appeared.

[Name: Uchiha Qingming

Age: 12 years old Physical fitness: 15→16
Spirit: 19
Chakra: 55000 (60596 → 70964)

Bloodline: Sharingan·Mangekyo (3201/50000) → (4929/50000)

技能：查克拉提炼术：lv5（1115/5000）→lv5（1439/5000）

风遁·风之刃：lv6（875/10000）→lv6（3405/10000）

风遁·螺旋手里剑：lv3（174/1000）→lv4（462/2000）

水遁·水阵壁：lv3（294/1000）→lv4（954/2000）

水遁·水龙弹之术：lv3（101/1000）→lv4（721/2000）

*Water Style: Mist Hidden Technique: Level 1 (51/200)

影分身之术：lv4（190/2000）→lv4（540/2000）

查克拉吸收术：lv5（3650/5000）→lv5（4150/5000）

螺旋丸：lv6（1015/10000）→lv6（3545/10000）

掌仙术：lv8（101/50000）→lv8（4065/50000）

查克拉手术刀：lv5（1550/5000）→lv5（2200/5000）

* Extraction Technique: Level 1 (1/200)

映心之术：lv7（14486/20000）→lv7（19094/20000）

幻剑术：lv5（1150/5000）→lv6（1/10000）

瞬剑术：lv1（162/200）→lv4（1100/2000）

查克拉掌控：lv5（2320/5000）→lv5（2610/5000）

Perfect skills:

Almost a month has passed since he arrived at the Hidden Mist battlefield. Although he was delayed for a few days, his abilities have improved significantly.

Among them, the most obvious is naturally the amount of chakra.

After nearly a month of excavation, his chakra capacity had directly increased by more than 10,000 points, about one card, which directly increased the upper limit of his chakra from 60,000 points to 70,000 points.

There is no doubt that this brings him one step closer to "Chatonla" and his endurance increases again.

Apart from that, the biggest improvement is the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart'.

得益于他持之以恒的练习，其熟练度已经从lv7（14486/20000）提升到了lv7（19094/20000），距离lv8仅有一步之遥。

According to the current rate of accumulating 192 proficiency points per day, it will take less than five days to successfully advance.

At that time, when this technique is performed again, its effect on promoting the evolution of the Mangekyō Sharingan will definitely be enhanced.

Currently, every three points of proficiency in the 'Mind-Reflecting Technique' will increase the progress of the 'Sharingan Mangekyō' by one point.

And after they advance, this ratio may become two to one, or even one to one.

In this way, the time required for his Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan will inevitably be shortened, and by then it will probably only take two or three years.

In addition, the 'Water Style: Water Array Wall' and the 'Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique' have been upgraded by one level respectively, further enhancing their practicality.

There are also 'Phantom Sword Technique' and 'Instant Sword Technique'.
The former has just been promoted from lv4 to lv5.

As for the latter, his proficiency increased rapidly due to the foundation laid by 'Swordsmanship' and 'Illusion Swordsmanship', as well as his deepening understanding of Wind Escape and his continuous use in battle.

短短半个月的时间，其等级就从lv1（162/200）提升到了lv4（1100/2000）。

At this point, it will be easier to use.

In addition to these, he also learned two new skills - 'Water Style: Mist Hiding Technique' and 'Micro-Extraction Technique'!
The former was a ninjutsu he learned through the copying ability of the Sharingan when he was fighting with Ao, and the latter was a ninjutsu he exchanged with Chiba Aohei.

It's just that the chakra he has available every day is limited, and he doesn't have the extra energy to practice them, so he just learns them to the basics and doesn't practice them much anymore.

Well.
Speaking of chakra, Qing Ming felt his body carefully.

More than twenty days have passed, and as he continues to use the 'Palm Immortal Technique' to strengthen himself, he can now vaguely sense the time of his next physical transformation.

In no more than half a month at the latest, and in about ten days at the earliest, his body should reach the critical point.

At that time, he can borrow the power of 'Human Control' to break the shackles at once, causing his body to undergo a transformation, thereby driving the growth of his 'Physique' attribute.

By then, both the chakra upper limit and the chakra recovery speed will be improved to a certain extent.

That way, he would have extra chakra to practice these two skills.

(End of this chapter)