Chapter 345 The first confrontation
"finally come!"

Seeing the figure on the waves in the distance, unlike Qingming's surprise, Xuefeng breathed a sigh of relief.

As early as when he set out, the superior who assigned him the task told him that if he could not defeat Qing Ming, he must move the battlefield as far as possible.

Before, he didn't understand what it meant, but now he finally understood. It turned out that there was a backup plan, but he was just worried that Qingming would stop him.

Now.
Even if Qingming rushed over immediately, he would not be able to block such an attack.

In this case, Konoha’s two passenger ships would definitely not be able to be saved.

In this way, the troops attacking Konoha's northern defense line will not have to worry about being outflanked for the time being.

As Xuefeng was thinking this, he saw Qingming turned his head again and looked at him with cold eyes.

Seeing this, Xuefeng's face froze slightly, then he endured the pain in his chest and arms and stepped hard on the ice with his right foot.

Click~
The next moment, the ice broke and a big hole appeared. Xuefeng fell directly into the sea through the ice hole, and then his breath quickly dissipated.

brush~
Qing Ming flashed to the front of the ice cave and looked at Xue Feng who had disappeared without a trace. He immediately knew that it was impossible for him to kill the other party today.

Maybe he could wait nearby and wait for it to come out.

But the key question is, can we stay here?
Qing Ming looked back at the waves that were about to submerge the entire battlefield.

The answer is obvious, isn't it?
A flash of green light passed by, and the "Instant Sword Technique" was performed. Qing Ming turned into a shadow and ran straight to the main battlefield.

No, to be more precise, he ran towards the Kirigakure ANBU.

Qing Ming passed through the panicked crowd, stepped on the waves, ran up, and quickly approached the Kirigakure Anbu.

However, the other party did not stop casting the spell when he saw him coming.

Eventually, huge waves submerged the entire battlefield.

Because the ninjas had been warned in advance, they all ran away, but the ships that remained, whether they were the two passenger ships of Konoha or the warship of the Hidden Mist Village, were all submerged.

If that were all, it would be fine. At most you could just take it out, clean out the water inside, and continue using it.

But the problem was that the wave contained a rotating force. After the ship was submerged, it was quickly attracted by the force and was soon torn to pieces by the water current.

From this we can see that the other party's main purpose of making such a big show is not to kill the Konoha ninjas, but to destroy their ships.

In order to solve the problem once and for all, he even destroyed the warships of the Hidden Mist Village.

This undoubtedly cut off the retreat of the Mist Ninjas on the scene.

After all, without the ship, Qingming and others would definitely not rush to the battlefield immediately, so the most likely thing they would do is to cause trouble for the Mist Ninjas on the battlefield.

The Mist Ninjas, who also lost their ship, had no way to escape and were forced to fight.

In this way, it is very likely that it will eventually turn into a fight to the death.

However, with Qingming's strength, if they fight to the death, the Mist Ninja will definitely suffer in the end.

In other words, the Kirigakure Anbu that suddenly appeared had almost implicitly sacrificed their own people in order to complete the mission.

Such a style of behavior and such spectacular ninjutsu made Qingming think of someone.

"Tailless Tailed Beast, is that you?"

Qingming looked at the Kirigakure Anbu that was so close to him and thought in his heart.

That's right, the person Qingming was thinking of was none other than the elite jonin of the Hidden Mist Village, Hoshigaki Kisame, who was known as the 'tailless tailed beast'.

This is how they do things. They will do whatever it takes to complete the task.

At the same time, because of the huge chakra, the ninjutsu he performs are usually exaggerated, which is very suitable for the situation of the person in front of him.

However, even if the opponent is Hoshigaki Kisame, it is impossible for him to hesitate.

huh~
A flash of knife light passed by. Qing Ming swung the long knife in his hand, aiming directly at the opponent's neck.

It was only at this point that the man finally showed some reaction.

He crouched down and narrowly avoided Qingming's attack.

Then, without waiting for Qingming to swing his knife again, he kicked him in the abdomen.

Seeing this, Qing Ming immediately jumped back and avoided the opponent's kick.

The next moment, a green light flashed, and Qing Ming, who had just retreated, performed the "Instant Sword Technique" and came to his side again.

The long sword in his hand swung out again.

Hey~
There was a clear sound of metal collision.

The Mist Hidden Anbu took out the long sword from his back at some point and stood in front of him, blocking his long sword.

Through the holes in the mask, Qingming could see that the other person had a pair of golden pupils.

However, there was not a trace of emotion in his pupils, only full of indifference, as if nothing in the outside world could affect his mood.

This situation almost made Qingming think that he had seen the Root Organization's ninjas again, and they completely regarded himself as a task tool.

However, if the opponent is really Hoshigaki Kisame, then it would be almost the same.

They are also people who will do whatever it takes to accomplish their mission. To some extent, they are no different from the mission tools of the root organization.

However, the ninjas of the Root Organization were trained through curses, brainwashing, and "self-annihilation" to become mission tools.

Hoshigaki Kisame is a true ninja. He relied on his own will to forcibly suppress his emotions and turned himself into an emotionless mission tool.

It is self-evident which is better.

Zizzi~
A harsh friction sound sounded.

Sparks flew.

Qing Ming and the Kirigakure Anbu in front of him exerted force at the same time, and the long swords rubbed against each other, resulting in a stalemate.

Suddenly, Qingming's pupils shrank slightly, and he cast the 'Illusion Sharingan'.

In front of him, the Kirigakure Anbu who had just been staring at him immediately closed his eyes, retracted the power of his sword, pushed off the water with his feet, and quickly retreated backwards.

Having lost the strength to fight back, Qing Ming thrust the long sword in his hand forward and instantly cut off the opponent's mask.

Then he saw a face that looked like a shark.

If it’s not Hoshigaki Kisame, who else could it be?
"Dried persimmon Kisame?"

Qing Ming suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Hoshigaki Kisame, who had just stabilized his body in front, was obviously stunned. This was a normal reaction when his name was suddenly called out by a stranger.

However, this can be extremely deadly in combat.

Taking advantage of the opponent's daze, Qingming took a step forward and stabbed out with the long sword in his hand. The blade was shining with cold light and carrying a sharp aura, and it pierced straight into the opponent's heart.

Hoshigaki Kisame is worthy of being an elite jonin. His reaction is quick. Almost at the moment Qingming moved, he realized that he had fallen into a trap.

It was too late to block at this time. At the critical moment, he stepped back half a step, then raised his arm slightly, and used his flesh and blood body to block Qingming's knife.

puff~
The tip of the knife sank into the opponent's arm and was stuck in the bone.

A look of pain flashed across Hoshigaki Kisame's face, but he quickly suppressed it and leaped back, instantly creating a distance of several meters between him and Qingming.

(End of this chapter)