Chapter 337 Support
base.

In the conference room.

Qingming sat at the table with his eyes slightly closed. He seemed to be resting, but in fact his ears were already perked up, listening carefully to the conversations of the people around him.

However, to his disappointment, these people also did not know more detailed information.

Just as Qingming shook his head secretly, an Uchiha Jonin walked into the meeting room.

The person who came was none other than the commander-in-chief of the base - Uchiha Kazuo.

He was as decisive and efficient as ever, without any nonsense. After coming in, he sat directly in the first seat and began to describe the current situation.

Basically, it's similar to what the Konoha Chunin said, but with a few more details.

It was these details that made Qingming confirm that the Mist Village was not making a small move this time.

He could see this, and the border command could naturally see it as well.

Therefore, Nara Kiyoshi now does not dare to withdraw a large number of ninjas from the central and southern defense lines, for fear of falling into the trap of the Hidden Mist Village to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

However, the northern defense line must be defended.

So the pressure came to them, and the command center asked them to immediately dispatch some personnel to surround the assault force of the Hidden Mist Village from the rear.

Upon hearing this order, a special jonin of the Nara clan immediately said, "Transfer people from us? What if this is the enemy's goal?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned at first, and then they all looked thoughtful.

Indeed, since the command was worried that the central and southern defense lines would be lured away, then by the same logic, they might also be the enemy's target.

In fact, to some extent, their position is more important.

"Nara Jonin is right. The enemy's ultimate goal may be our base. Don't forget what happened half a month ago. This matter still needs to be considered in the long run."

After a moment's silence, a jonin said this.

Hearing this, another person also echoed: "Indeed, this is possible."

"Indeed, we have to be on guard!"

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With someone taking the lead, everyone began to express their opinions.

Soon, the conference room became noisy.

"Quiet!"

Suddenly, a loud shout sounded.

Uchiha Kazuo glanced at everyone, and under his gaze, everyone shut their mouths.

It was only then that Uchiha Kazuo said, "The headquarters has taken your concerns into consideration, so this time we will only dispatch 100 people for support. The rest of the troops must be on full alert to guard against a surprise attack from the Hidden Mist Village."

"A hundred people?"

A Konoha jonin hesitated and asked, "Is that enough?"

"According to the intelligence sent by the headquarters, there are four to five hundred Mist Ninjas attacking the northern defense line. Can this number of people block their retreat?"

"cough~"

Hearing this, Uchiha Kazuo coughed lightly, looked at Qingming and said, "Quality is more important than quantity. Qingming, the command center specifically asked you to lead the team this time. Is there a problem?"

After hearing what Uchiha Kazuo said, before Qingming could answer, someone spoke first: "If Qingming Jonin leads the team, then there should be no problem."

"Yes, everyone has witnessed the combat capability of Qingming Jonin. It will not be a problem for him to complete such a task," another person echoed.

Hearing this, Qing Ming glanced at the two of them, and a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Although he doesn't mind carrying out such tasks, it doesn't mean that he likes being roasted on the fire.

The two of them sang the same tune, making it seem like he would be letting everyone down if he didn't accept the task.

He didn't know whether these two guys were simply adding fuel to the fire or were being directed by someone behind the scenes, but they definitely had no good intentions.

Looking at other people, they basically all act as if it has nothing to do with them and look like they are not concerned.

This made Qingming truly realize that the world he came to was a real world. Everyone had their own ideas, and the world did not revolve around one person.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingming calmed down, looked at Uchiha Kazuo, and said: "I can lead the team, but I need a few people to assist me."

"Speak!" Uchiha Kazuo said.

Seeing this, Qing Ming didn't hesitate and directly selected four senior ninjas, including the two who had just echoed the same idea.

"team leader!"

When the two men saw that Qingming wanted to go with them, they quickly stood up and were about to speak.

However, they had just said two words when Uchiha Kazuo raised his hand to interrupt them.

Then he said to Qingming: "No problem, the four of them will join you."

Uchiha Kazuo naturally saw that these two people were secretly targeting Qingming, but he didn't care much.

In his opinion, Uchiha geniuses must go through ups and downs, and geniuses who grow up in a greenhouse are not true geniuses.

That's why he didn't stop the two of them when they spoke just now.

But at the same time, if Qingming chose to fight back, he would not give the two of them any face. After all, Qingming was a ninja from the Uchiha clan, how could he be bullied at will?

Therefore, they were arranged into the support team according to Qingming's instructions.

After the matter was settled, Qing Ming no longer wasted time. After taking the task scroll, he said goodbye and left.

The departure time was set for half an hour later, and he planned to go back and bring everything he might need.

Although there was no evidence, Qingming's intuition told him that this trip would not be easy.

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In a flash, half an hour passed.

South side of the forward base.

Dock area.

Qing Ming and one hundred other ninjas boarded two passenger ships, and then under the starlight, they hurried to the border of the Fire Country, the northern defense line.

Shortly after he left, a shark swam out of the sea.

Immediately afterwards, a figure emerged from the shark's mouth.

He is wearing a black robe and a mask with four stripes on the mask that look like flowing water and mist, which is the symbol of the Hidden Mist Village.

Obviously, this person is an Anbu ninja from the Hidden Mist Village.

He looked at the direction Qingming left, took out a scroll from his arms, quickly wrote a few lines of secret text, formed seals with his hands, and summoned out another smaller shark.

Then, he stuffed the scroll in his hand into the shark's mouth, patted its head, and let it go.

Afterwards, the Kirigakure Anbu observed for a while before diving back into the original shark's mouth.

Then, the shark leaped up, then dived down suddenly, splashing waves, and finally disappeared into the sea.

At this time, Qingming didn't know that his group's traces had been noticed by someone with ulterior motives.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

Because in his opinion, there was a 90% chance that something unexpected would happen on their trip.

Not to mention the trouble that might be caused by the two 'companions' on the boat, who might have problems of their own or be instigated by someone behind the scenes, the Hidden Mist Village itself would not allow them to reach their destination easily.

Because no matter whether the Hidden Mist Village's attack on the northern defense line was a feint or a real attack, those four or five hundred people really existed.

Once they reach their destination, they will be double-teamed from the front and back.

By then, the four or five hundred people would be at risk of being wiped out.

And once all these people died, even if the Hidden Mist Village had some plan and ultimately succeeded, it would not necessarily be able to make up for the losses.

Therefore, there was no way they could allow their group to reach their destination safely.

At that time, ambush will be inevitable.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the other party lets them pass and then runs away early.

This way, there will be no loss.

Who knows, the headquarters might even hope this will happen!
Unfortunately, this possibility does not seem big to Qingming.

However, the specific situation will depend on how subsequent events develop.

　Thanks to the book friend 'This is a good book, very good' for the reward of 500 Qidian coins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)