Chapter 336 Sudden
"Qingming, it's getting late, shouldn't we go back?"

Just when Qingming was thinking about the next transformation of his body and how much his chakra recovery speed would increase after the improvement of his 'physique' attribute, Uchiha Tiehuo's voice suddenly came.

Qingming was awakened, and when he looked up, he saw that the sunset in the sky was about to fall below the sea level, so he didn't think any more, stood up, and said, "Let's go!"

As he spoke, he closed the proficiency panel.

"Ah."

Uchiha Tetsuka also responded.

Then, the two of them walked on the sea water and ran towards the forward base together.

On the way, Uchiha Tetsuka was still talking about the previous sparring and asked him about the relevant techniques.

Apart from anything else, this attitude alone made Qingming willing to give him guidance.

Of course, this is also a win-win situation.

He wanted to quickly accumulate proficiency in the 'Illusion Sword Technique' and the 'Instant Sword Technique' and raise their levels, so in addition to fighting with the Mist Ninja, he just kept practicing.

How can you gain proficiency by practicing alone as quickly as by learning from others?

Although Uchiha Tetsuka's strength is average, with the help of the Sharingan, he can barely be his opponent.

It is for this reason that Qingming would never tire of guiding him in his practice.

Otherwise, even if the other person's surname was Uchiha, he would not waste this time.

"Qingming, in the third battle just now, I clearly saw through my Sharingan that you stabbed me from the side. It was just a fake move. Why did it become real later?"

"that is because."

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In the sea breeze.

The sound of the two people talking came intermittently.

During this question and answer, the two returned to the forward base.

After saying goodbye to each other, Qingming returned to his residence - that simple courtyard!

As soon as he entered the door, Qing Ming opened his Sharingan as usual and scanned the yard and the layout of the house. After confirming that no one had broken in, he was completely relieved.

It’s not that he is sensitive, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Now, his fame is growing.

On the black market, his bounty had risen to 32 million taels, only 3 million taels less than Asuma's later bounty.

It is not known whether the black market discovered that the Kusanagi sword of the leader of the Artisan Ninja Village fell into his hands and realized that he had stolen it, so he increased the bounty himself, or whether it was an order from the Hidden Mist Village.

In short, his bounty is very high now, and there are many people who want to kill him, so he must act carefully.

Go back inside the house.

After Qingming washed up and had something to fill his stomach, he began to use the "Palm Immortal Technique" to strengthen his body.

During the day, he would naturally practice this technique.

But it takes time to strengthen the body with the "Palm Immortal Technique", and the plan of practicing it 240 times a day is simply not something that can be completed during the day.

Therefore, he still has to work overtime at night.

In addition, the number of times that the "Art of Reflecting the Heart" was not completed during the day must be performed at night.

So, every night, he would practice until very late.

Today, it is no exception.

Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, it was midnight.

After performing the 'Heart-Reflecting Technique' for the last time, Qing Ming let out a long sigh, then fell asleep without thinking.

However, just when he was sleeping soundly, there was a knock on the door.

dong dong dong~
In an instant, Qingming opened his eyes. Although there was still some fatigue between his brows, the light in his eyes was shining brightly.

Qingming glanced out the window, and the sky was still full of stars. Apparently, not much time had passed since he fell asleep.

dong dong dong~
The knock on the door sounded again, a little more urgent than before.

Just from the knock on the door, Qingming could tell that the person outside must be very anxious.

This thought flashed through his mind, and Qingming didn't think about it any more. He reached out and took the clothes beside him and put them on quickly. Then he picked up the Kusanagi sword on the table and came into the yard.

Finally, before the gate was knocked for the third time, it was opened.

crunch~
There was a sound of wood rubbing against each other.

Qingming opened the gate and looked outside, only to see a Konoha ninja standing outside the door with a hint of anxiety on his face.

His eyes swept across the other person's face and Qing Ming recognized his identity. He was a messenger Chunin beside the Uchiha Jonin who was in charge of commanding the base.

"Qingming Jonin!"

Seeing Qingming coming out, the Konoha Chunin immediately greeted him.

"Ah."

Qing Ming nodded, without any nonsense, and asked directly: "Why did you come to see me so late? What happened?"

The Konoha Chunin was not surprised that Qingming guessed that something had happened.

After all, he couldn't be idle here so late, right? There was no other possibility except for an emergency.

He calmed his breath a little, then quickly replied: "It's like this, not long ago, the border command sent a message that the Hidden Mist Village launched an attack on the northern defense line an hour ago, and the battle was quite fierce."

"The northern line again?"

Qing Ming murmured when he heard this.

If he remembered correctly, a month ago, the Kirigakure troops that ambushed them broke through the northern defense line.

It was basically certain that Danzo ordered his Root Ninjas hiding in the northern defense line to cooperate.

So what about this time?
Is this another conspiracy of Danzo? Or is it the hidden danger left by the deliberate cooperation last time, which was taken advantage of by the Hidden Mist Village?

For a moment, Qing Ming couldn't figure out what was going on.

But one thing needs to be made clear, and that is why the other party dares to do this.

You know, the purpose of Konoha setting up their forward base is to prevent the Hidden Mist Village from pushing the war into the territory of the Land of Fire.

As long as this forward base does not fall, no matter which of the three defense lines of the Fire Country border the Hidden Mist Village attacks, it will eventually face an outflanking attack from behind.

Qingming didn't believe that the Hidden Mist Village couldn't see this, but the other party did it anyway, and it didn't seem like it was just a small fight.

In addition, during the patrols over the past period of time, they did not notice any small movements of the Hidden Mist Village, so the other party must have gone to a far place.

In this way, when the two factors are combined, it is obvious that the other party is well prepared.

This made Qingming even more confused.

"Qingming Jonin?"

Just as Qingming fell into deep thought, the Konoha Chunin in front of him called out.

"Oh."

Qing Ming came back to his senses and said, "Go on."

However, the Konoha Chunin just shook his head upon hearing this and said, "That's all I know. The captain asked me to call you over for a meeting. If you have any questions, you can ask the captain."

"Is this so"

Qing Ming nodded and said, "Okay, let's go!"

As he spoke, he locked the gate, and then he and the other party hurried to the meeting room.

At the same time, there were many other senior ninjas who were suddenly awakened like Qingming. After they had a general understanding of the whole story, they immediately rushed to the meeting room.

So, when Qingming arrived, quite a few people had already gathered here.

　Thanks to book friend 'Lao Shuchonghui' for the reward of 100 Qidian coins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)