Chapter 350 Retreat
Ding Ding Dang Dang~
Crisp metal collision sounds rang out one after another.

Qingming held a long sword and fought two people alone, but he was not at a disadvantage at all.

Time passes minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, another quarter of an hour passed.

Hoshigaki Kisame and Yukikaze briefly distanced themselves from each other and stood still. They looked at Qingming's still childish face with seriousness in their eyes.

After several battles, even the enemies had to admit that Qing Ming was a true genius.

At such a young age, he was able to fight the two of them evenly. What else could he be but a genius?
It can be predicted that as long as the other party does not die in this war, he will definitely be the pillar of Konoha in the future.

This also made Hoshigaki Kisame more eager to kill Qingming.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, they could not find Qing Ming's weakness.

No, to be more precise, it’s not that we can’t find the loopholes, but that we can’t exploit them.

Qing Ming is still too young. Although the battlefield environment promotes his growth, his combat experience is still somewhat insufficient compared to these two veteran jonin.

In this case, some flaws will inevitably be exposed.

But the problem is, even if Qingming reveals some flaws, they won't be able to catch them. Even if they do catch them, Qingming can fight back with his hard power.

And this is what gives Hoshigaki Kisame the most headache.

"Maybe I should fight for my life."

Hoshigaki Kisame thought so in his heart, and then glanced at Yukikaze secretly.

However, the expected tacit understanding did not appear, and he only saw deep-seated fear in the other person's eyes.

In this situation, it is almost impossible to make him fight to the death.

The most important thing is that the order issued by the village was for them to delay the support forces led by Qingming, not to kill them.

Therefore, even if he wanted the other party to fight to the death, the other party could find an excuse to shirk responsibility.

This is the disadvantage of the Hidden Mist Village’s implementation of the cruel blood mist policy, namely, the lack of unity among the people.

Perhaps the Hidden Mist Village has not yet targeted the bloodline families, but out of the instinct of self-preservation, these families will not consume too much of their own strength.

Just like Xuefeng in front of him, he might carry out some tasks assigned by the village, but he would never sacrifice his life for the benefit of the village.

This is especially true when there are excuses.

In his heart, the inheritance and continuation of the family is much more important than the mission of the village.

Although Hoshigaki Kisame regarded himself as a task tool and was silent all day long, his IQ was not low and he easily saw through Yukikaze's character.

Therefore, he knew Xuefeng's answer without her saying anything.

"Hey!"

With a quiet sigh, Hoshigaki Kisame didn't think any more and immediately planned to launch a second round of attack.

Although the possibility of killing Qingming today is not great, we still have to make the necessary efforts.

However, just as he was about to take action, an eagle suddenly flew over from a distance, circled above their heads several times, and made a loud eagle cry.

Hoshigaki Kisame looked up at the sky and recognized it at a glance. It was the village's herald eagle.

After confirming this, he immediately listened to the sound it made and analyzed its meaning.

That’s right, the messenger eagle can not only transmit physical information like a carrier pigeon, but can also convey some simple instructions through calls.

The cry of this messenger eagle was telling them that the blocking mission had been completed and they could wait for an opportunity to retreat.

After analyzing this order, before Hoshigaki Kisame could say anything, Yukikaze next to him said directly: "Retreat!"

After saying that, he gave up the confrontation with Qingming, turned around, and ran towards the battlefield of the Mist Ninja and Konoha Ninja. Seeing this, Hoshigaki Kisame was dumbfounded and thought to himself: "Aren't you too straightforward?"

However, the other party had already left, and he had no choice but to look at Qingming unwillingly and plan to retreat.

However, how could Qing Ming let him leave so easily?

Although he had almost given up the idea of ​​capturing the other party alive, now that there was a glimmer of hope, he still wanted to try again.

So he ignored Yukikaze and rushed straight towards Hoshigaki Kisame.

Hoshigaki Kisame originally wanted to retreat directly, but when he saw the surviving Mist Ninjas on the periphery, he finally decided to stay and delay Qingming for a while to buy time for their retreat.

Hoshigaki Kisame is such a contradictory character. In order to complete the mission, he can sacrifice his companions without hesitation.

But at the same time, he can also put himself in danger for his companions.

This is the complexity of human nature.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
Fighting breaks out again.

Without Yukikaze's help this time, Hoshigaki Kisame's pressure increased significantly.

However, that's all.

With Hoshigaki Kisame's strength, although he is no match for Qingming in close combat, it is unlikely for Qingming to completely defeat or kill him.

Especially after the opponent gave up attacking and focused on defense, his chances became even smaller.

Five minutes later, Qing Ming used his superb swordsmanship to leave two wounds on Hoshigaki Kisame, but the wounds were not deep and failed to cause serious damage to the opponent.

At the same time, seeing that the surviving Mist Ninjas in the rear had broken free from the entanglement of the Konoha Ninjas and were retreating with the Yukikaze, Hoshigaki Kisame finally stopped lingering and began to think of a way to leave.

However, it is easy to stay and difficult to leave.

As soon as the other party showed this intention, Qing Ming noticed it.

So he immediately intensified his offensive and did not give the opponent any chance to escape from the battlefield.

At the same time, the surviving Konoha ninjas also began to gather here.

Glancing at these people from the corner of his eye, Hoshigaki Kisame knew he couldn't continue to pester them like this.

These people may not be that strong, but they can still hold him back.

In this way, once these people join in and Qing Ming waits for an opportunity to take action, his danger will be greatly increased.

With this thought in mind, Hoshigaki Kisame gritted his teeth, seized the opportunity, and at the cost of a knife in the chest, he forced some distance between himself and Qingming.

Immediately afterwards, he was seen forming hand seals at a very fast speed and performing his signature ninjutsu - Water Style: Water Explosion!
The next moment, a large amount of water flowed out of his mouth, like a river from the sky flowing back, forming a huge wave, rushing straight towards Qingming.

Qing Ming reacted quickly and dived into the sea.

Then, he directly opened his Mangekyō Sharingan, cast Ae-no-Mitsu, ignored the impact of the surrounding sea water, and quickly came to Hoshigaki Kisame's feet.

With a thought, he released the "Heavenly Defense", and as he emerged from the water, he closed his Mangekyō Sharingan and stabbed out with a knife.

puff~
The long sword pierced straight through Hoshigaki Kisame's back.

However, no blood flowed, only the "tick, tick" sound of sea water falling.

bang~
Hoshigaki Kisame's body exploded and turned into a pool of sea water.

Qingming retracted his sword and turned to look not far away, then saw a shark appear and swallowed Hoshigaki Kisame in one gulp.

Then the shark quickly disappeared from his sight.

(End of this chapter)