Chapter 37 One month later

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A figure suddenly appeared in front of me.

"Teacher Furukawa!" ×3
Qingming, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko saw the person coming and quickly stood up to greet him.

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

As a jonin, Furukawa's mission is much heavier than theirs, so it's naturally impossible for him to stay with them all the time.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been bullied by a few Iwagakure Chunins just now.

"Teacher, is the battle over?"

Qing Ming glanced at the fighting sounds that were gradually subsiding in the distance and asked.

"Ah."

Furukawa nodded, glanced at the three people, and said with relief: "You are all still alive, that's good!"

However, hearing his praise, Qing Ming and others were speechless.

Furukawa didn't care about this.

He is an experienced person and knows how several people feel now.

Despite this, he still did not choose to comfort or enlighten her.

In Furukawa's view, a ninja must endure what ordinary people cannot endure, otherwise he is not worthy of being called a ninja.

It is based on this concept that he never guides students ideologically, and survival of the fittest is his principle.

After a moment of silence, Furukawa spoke again: "Pack up. The team will set out in about half an hour. If we are lucky, we will reach the base camp before dark. Then you can have a good rest."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

"Okay, let's clean up."

After he left, Qingming said this and then began to look for his package.

Because he would be staying outside for a long time this time, when he set out, in addition to carrying equipment and props, he also brought a lot of daily necessities such as spare clothes.

It’s just that, during the battle just now, they were thrown away because they were in the way.

Fortunately, they are the winning party and can calmly look for their own things.

Seeing Qingming starting to take action, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko calmed down and began to search for their own things.

About half an hour later.

The convoy sets off again.

Only a small number of people were left to continue cleaning up the battlefield.

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That night.

In the middle of a dense forest.

Inside a tent.

Qingming sat cross-legged, meditating and refining chakra.

At this time, he had arrived at Konoha's base in the Land of Rain.

According to Furukawa, their main task in the next period of time is to adapt to the battlefield environment and adjust their mentality.

There will be no heavy tasks during this period.

There is no doubt that this is a rare opportunity for Qingming.

He can take advantage of this period of time to improve his strength to a higher level.

Judging from today's battle, without activating the Sharingan, his strength is only slightly stronger than that of an average Chunin.

It's okay to fight alone, but it would be dangerous if you encounter more than two enemies at the same time.

Even if the enemy had no scruples and exerted all his strength, one person would be enough to pose some threat to him.

Although the threat is not great, there is always the possibility of hurting him.

And if he uses the Sharingan, his strength should exceed that of most Chunins.

But Chunin is nothing in the entire battlefield.

Only by becoming a jonin can one have a certain ability to protect oneself.

But with his current strength, even if he uses all his power, he can never reach the level of a Jonin.

Even if it was a second-rate special jonin, as long as he was not a pure auxiliary type, he would most likely not be a match.

Unless he can evolve the Sharingan to the second magatama
But this will take at least several months.

He can wait, but the enemy won't.

Relying on this to improve strength is obviously not realistic.

Therefore, Qingming planned to allocate a part of his chakra to upgrade the levels of several fire-style ninjutsu and illusion techniques.

In this way, the combat power can be improved in a shorter period of time. In this way, the ability to protect oneself will naturally increase.

Although doing so will slow down the evolution of the Sharingan, what use is the Sharingan if one loses one's life.

Only by saving your life first can you have a chance to talk about the future.

Otherwise, everything you say will be in vain.

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A month later.

Outside the base camp.

Four figures, one big and three small, were walking through the woods.

It can be seen that they are very cautious. Not only do they always observe the movements around them, but they also stop from time to time to check some hidden traps and signs.

These four people were none other than Team 17, consisting of Furukawa, Aomi, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko.

At this time, they were carrying out patrol missions to protect the base camp.

In other words, they have been carrying out this mission for the past month, but as time goes by, the defense area they are responsible for has become more and more important.

Of course, importance also means danger.

At first, they didn't encounter the enemy for ten days or half a month, so the mission was relatively easy.

But once they adapted to the battlefield environment and the area they were responsible for was changed, the task became less easy.

Now, almost every few days, they would find traces of enemy invasion.

Although most of the time the enemy had already fled by the time they arrived, there were a few times when the enemy did not have time to retreat.

At times like this, you have to fight hard.

None of the enemies who can be sent to carry out covert infiltration missions are good people.

Therefore, every encounter can be described as dangerous.

Only their team leader is a real jonin who can provide them with a safety net to a certain extent.

Otherwise, Class 17 might have already lost some members.

But I have to say that this kind of environment is very challenging.

Whether it's Qing Ming, Ryosuke, or Mizutani Shizuko, after this month's mission, their student spirit has disappeared, and what remains is only competence.

Just like now, the four of them stopped, and without Guchuan's instructions, Qingming and the other two tacitly did their own things.

Qingming was in charge of the alert, while Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko were in charge of checking nearby traps and signs.

Everything is so orderly.

After a while, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko returned to the team and reported: "Teacher, there is no problem."

"very good."

Furukawa nodded and said, "Let's go to the last spot."

"Yes, teacher!" ×3
A group of four rushed to the last mission point.

Along the way, no one spoke unless necessary, and four pairs of eyes were all paying attention to the surroundings, alert to any possible danger.

Fortunately, I have good luck today.

After checking the last mission point, they found no trace of the enemy.

Qingming and the others all breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

After waiting for a while and completing the handover with the patrol team that came to relieve the guard, they returned to the temporary base.

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late at night.

In the temporary station.

Qingming completed the performance of the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' once again. After a moment, he opened his eyes, and a hint of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

"Is this Level 4?"

Murmuring, Qingming raised his hands again and began to form seals to perform the "Art of Reflecting the Heart".

The next moment, he was seen moving his hands and completing the seals. The speed was so fast that it was unimaginable.

Not only the casting speed, but also the effect of 'Reflection of the Heart' on the evolution of the Sharingan has been greatly improved after it has been upgraded to Lv4.

Qing Ming closed his eyes and carefully felt the special chakra in his brain nourishing his eyes.

After a while, when it disappeared, he formed seals again and performed the "Heart-Reflecting Technique".

Just like that, over and over again.

After performing it five times, Qingming stopped.

At this moment, he only felt that his Sharingan had advanced one step from single magatama to double magatama.

(End of this chapter)