Chapter 351 Bad News

"Is it a failure after all?"

Qing Ming murmured as he looked at the shark that disappeared without a trace.

brush~
A figure appeared beside him and asked, "Qingming, are you okay?"

Hearing this, Qingming retracted his gaze, looked at the person who came, shook his head, and said: "It's okay, Tiehuo, how are you?"

That’s right, the person who came was none other than Uchiha Tetsuka.

At this time, the opponent's body was soaked in blood and looked extremely hideous.

However, Qingming could feel that the other party's life breath was still relatively stable, and he obviously had not suffered too serious injuries.

In other words, most of this blood belongs to the enemy.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Uchiha Tiehuo patting his chest and saying, "How could those chickens and dogs hurt me?"

"Ah."

Hearing this, Qing Ming nodded, but was not too surprised.

He has sparred with the opponent many times and has a certain understanding of his strength. Ordinary jonin are no match for Uchiha Tiehuo.

Although the sniper team sent by the Hidden Mist Village was strong this time, the two strongest members were tied up by him, so it was normal that he could be safe and sound.

His eyes swept past Uchiha Tiehuo and Qingming looked at the others. Of the previous team of one hundred people, less than 60% of them now survived.

From this we can see that the enemy is indeed very strong.

"what?"

Suddenly, Qingming noticed that the two special jonin who he had forced to travel with him and who were vaguely hostile to him were missing.

After some questioning, Qing Ming found out that the two men had died on the battlefield.

"This"

Qing Ming shook his head and suddenly felt speechless. He had been thinking about getting rid of these two people secretly before, but the result was like this?

So Qingming stopped paying attention to these two people and started thinking about what to do next.

Judging from the reaction of the Hidden Mist Village, it can be inferred that the other party’s goal has most likely been achieved.

As to whether the northern defense line was breached or the assault force from the Hidden Mist Village retreated safely, it is unknown.

Now that their ships were destroyed, they would definitely not be able to reach the battlefield in time.

In addition, after a great battle, everyone was in urgent need of rest, so it was even more impossible for them to arrive in time.

After thinking about it, Qing Ming simply stopped being anxious and gave an order: "Everyone, take a ten-minute break. After ten minutes, we will set off again and continue to rush to the northern defense line."

That's right, he planned to continue with his original mission.

No matter what the situation is, continuing with the original mission is the least bad option until clear instructions are received.

As for making the wrong choice and being labeled as having no command ability, Qing Ming didn't care.

He doesn't like leading a team anyway, so it would be better if he could stop carrying out such missions from now on.

Unfortunately, this possibility is not very high.

In the final analysis, the ninja world is ruled by fists. His command ability may be criticized, but his strength is unquestionable.

In this way, as long as it is not too outrageous, he will be indispensable for subsequent tasks like this.

At the very least, when he encounters an unexpected situation, he can rely on his hard power to save more people.

Just like this time, if other jonin came, let alone repelling Hoshigaki Kisame and others, it would be a blessing if they were not completely wiped out.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind and ten minutes passed quickly.

After everyone treated their injuries, they followed Qingming and rushed to their destination.

This direction was different from the direction that Xuefeng and the others fled in. This was also the main reason why Qingming concluded that the goal of the Hidden Mist Village had been achieved.

Otherwise, even if they retreated, they should go to the northern battlefield to support the Kirigakure assault force there instead of just leaving.

"I just don't know what the real purpose of Kirigakure is this time?"

Qingming was thinking in his mind, but he did not stop walking, and the others followed closely behind him.

Although many people died in the last war, those with weaker strength were also eliminated.

Therefore, their progress was slightly faster than expected.

About two hours later, Qingming and others saw the coastline and Konoha's defense forces.

As he expected, the fighting here had already stopped.

Now, only the troops left are here to clean up the battlefield.

Their arrival really scared these people, and they thought that the Hidden Mist Village was going to launch a counterattack.

It was not until Qing Ming and others revealed their identities that these people felt slightly relieved.

Afterwards, Qingming met the commander of the northern defense line, Kurosawa Chengshu, and received bad news from him.

Qing Ming looked at the jonin behind the table, stood up suddenly, and said, "What did you say? The forward base was breached?"

That's right, the other party told him that not long ago, Konoha's forward base in the Land of Waves was breached by the Hidden Mist Village.

Seeing Qingming couldn't believe it, Kurosawa Chengshu nodded affirmatively and said, "The Anbu has confirmed that the forward base has indeed been breached, and almost all the ninjas there have been wiped out."

“Inhale~~~Exhale~~~”

Hearing this, Qing Ming took a deep breath and asked again: "When did this happen?"

"Two hours ago."

Kurosawa Naoki answered.

"Two hours ago"

Qingming murmured, and immediately thought of the evacuation of Hoshigaki Kisame and the others, the timing was right.

At that time, he was still thinking that the goal of the Hidden Mist Village must have been achieved.

Now it seems that his idea was correct. The goal of the Hidden Mist Village was indeed achieved, but it was not as he expected that the northern defense line was broken or the attack was abandoned.

Rather, the forward base where he had been stationed not long ago was breached.

Seeing Qingming was silent for a long time, Kurosawa Chengshu continued: "Based on the analysis of the existing intelligence, it can be concluded that the primary purpose of the Hidden Mist Village this time is to attack the forward base."

"During this period, whether it was the surprise attack on our side or the ambush on your side, they were all just a cover. Their target was that base from the beginning to the end."

Hearing this, Qingming nodded. This conclusion was not difficult to draw.

After all, after he led his men away, there were still more than 200 people in the forward base. In addition to the geographical advantage, it would not be possible to take down the Hidden Mist Village on a whim.

"I just wonder if the outcome would be different if I stayed there?"

Suddenly, this thought popped up in Qingming's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

He didn't want to encounter that kind of dangerous situation.

Judging from the time the other party took, it was even faster than last time, and it was obvious that they came prepared.

In that situation, unless he used the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, he would probably only be able to cause a little trouble to the opponent, and it would be basically impossible for him to defend the base.

After all, even someone as strong as the Third Raikage could be exhausted to death, let alone him now.

Shaking his head, Qing Ming stopped thinking about it and turned to ask Kurosawa Chengshu: "What should we do next?"

Now, the forward base is gone, and the Kirigakure troops attacking the northern defense line have also withdrawn. For a while, they really have nowhere to go.

(End of this chapter)