Chapter 385 Dawn
In a flash, more than an hour passed.

The moon, which was already setting in the west, was now near the sea level.

Logically speaking, this should be the darkest moment before dawn.

However, because of the great battle, the Eagle's Beak Cliff was now blazing with flames, and no shadow of darkness could be seen at all.

Qingming was flying above the battlefield, his Sharingan spinning rapidly. After finding an opportunity, he flapped his wings and suddenly lowered his altitude.

Next, various ninjutsu were used one after another, attacking the Mist Ninjas from a high position.

The whole process lasted less than thirty seconds, and then he left, not giving the other party any chance to stay.

Eagle's Beak Cliff is surrounded by the sea on three sides, which is very unfavorable for defense.

Therefore, even though the Hidden Mist Village succeeded in its sneak attack tonight, it did not give up this attacking advantage.

The entire battlefield was roughly divided into three parts.

Konoha was almost surrounded on three sides.

Originally, this was a very bad thing.

But when Qingming mastered the flying ninjutsu, the disadvantage instantly turned into an advantage.

Relying on the advantages brought by flying ninjutsu, he quickly shuttled through various battlefields from the sky, continuously attacking the Mist Ninja.

During this period, although Mei Terumi and others wanted to attack him, it was difficult for them to cross the battlefield like he did.

Therefore, they simply couldn't keep up with his speed.

This gave him plenty of time.

In this way, the situation that was originally very unfavorable to Konoha turned into an excellent opportunity to restrain the Mist Ninja.

However, what Qingming can see, the "victims" such as Terumi Mei can naturally also see.

So they wanted to join forces.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Tetsuka and others who received orders from Qingming refused to give up, making it impossible for the Kirigakure team to meet up.

Not only that, they also intentionally divided the battlefield into more parts.

In this way, they will certainly face greater danger.

After all, the danger of thirty people facing the siege of a hundred people is completely different from that of three people facing the siege of ten people.

Although the ratio is one to three, when there are more people, the chance of getting rescue will be higher even if you encounter danger than when there are fewer people.

But even in the face of greater danger, Uchiha Tetsuka and others still tried to divide the battlefield as much as possible.

There is no other reason, this will give Qingming more room to perform.

If Qingming performs well, it means their danger will be reduced.

It can be said that this is a mutually beneficial process.

Of course, they wouldn't be so extreme as to actually split into teams of three.

Generally speaking, there are about ten of them, facing the siege of thirty people from Kirigakure.

In this way, Qingming could easily kill four or five people as long as he found an opportunity.

After doing this a few times, their stress will be greatly reduced.

And with the extra strength, they will be able to better deal with the Mist Ninja.

However, Qingming's energy is limited after all, and it is impossible for him to take care of everyone.

Therefore, in this process, Konoha also suffered heavy losses. Many ninjas died at the hands of the Mist Ninja before they could receive support.

This was especially true when Mei Terumi and others confirmed that they could not do anything to him and dispersed most of their forces to various battlefields.

Even if he took advantage of this opportunity to kill the two Kirigakure jonin who were chasing him, it would be of no avail.

There is no way. The Hidden Mist Village has invested too much manpower this time.

However, overall, Konoha can still accept it.

Now, it depends on which side will collapse first.

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In a flash, nearly two hours had passed. The sky was turning pale.

After nearly four hours of fighting, both Konoha and Kirigakure suffered heavy losses.

At this time, look down from the sky.

It can be seen that around the Eagle Cliff stronghold, the ground in three directions close to the sea is covered with corpses, including those of Konoha ninjas and Kirigakure ninjas.

As for the surrounding environment, it was completely destroyed. Even the forest where Qingming usually practiced was turned into a scorched earth.

Boom~
Ding Ding Dang Dang~
The familiar sounds of detonating tags exploding and fighting were heard.

Qingming looked in the direction of the sound and saw a dozen Konoha ninjas being besieged by Kirigakure ninjas, who outnumbered them by twice their number, and fighting for their lives.

That’s right, the battle is not over yet.

Even though many people from the Hidden Mist Village had died in this battle, and even if they captured this stronghold, it would be impossible to defend it afterwards, but they still did not give up.

As for the reason
Qingming could probably guess something.

Just over an hour ago, Kurosawa Naoki sent a message asking about the situation on his side and hoping that if he had the spare energy, he could go to support another stronghold.

However, the family knew their own business. If he left, the Eagle Cliff stronghold would definitely not be able to be defended, so they decisively refused.

However, he did learn the overall situation from the message from the other party.

It turned out that not only their stronghold was attacked tonight, but also the other two lines of defense, as well as the northern line of defense where he was located, were attacked.

Moreover, the intelligence from the Hidden Mist Village this time was surprisingly accurate and caught them off guard.

Now, some strongholds have been breached, while some are still holding out. The battlefield commander-in-chief Nara Keimitsu is constantly mobilizing troops to provide support.

Combining this information, it was not difficult for Qing Ming to guess that the Hidden Mist Village was unwilling to retreat despite losing so many men, most likely in order to drag him here.

This is not because he is narcissistic, but because he has this weight now.

In the past month, he has provided support frequently and achieved good results every time.

Therefore, it is normal for the Hidden Mist Village to be wary of him.

Based on this, it is easy to understand why he was lost here and some people were dragged here.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qingming flapped his wings behind him, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

Then, he flew to the place where a dozen Konoha ninjas were besieged.

It can be seen that compared with before, his flying speed and flexibility have been significantly improved.

This is not an illusion, but a reality.

之所以会这样，原因也很简单，那就是经过数个小时的飞行和战斗，他的‘风遁·风之翼’已然lv2（35/500）提升到了lv3（310/1000）！
The improvement of his proficiency naturally gave him a higher degree of control over 'Wind Style: Wind Wings'.

Compared to level 2, after being promoted to level 3, he used "Wind Style: Wind Wings" again, and his maximum flight speed increased by 50% again.

It has directly increased from the original 20 meters per second to the current 30 meters per second, which is 108 kilometers per hour.

Although this speed is far behind the speed of civil airliners in the past, it is almost the same as a car traveling on the highway.

The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about traffic jams and terrain restrictions.

In addition, after upgrading to lv3, even if he flew at the fastest speed, the chakra consumed was not much higher than that at lv2.

From this, it can be seen that his control over the chakra wings behind him is becoming more and more sophisticated.

This can be seen from the fact that the chakra wings behind him have shrunk to about 1.2 meters.

After all, it stands to reason that the smaller the wings, the less power they provide, and the slower they fly for the same size and weight.

But the fact is, he flew faster.

In this case, there is only one explanation, that is, the accuracy of his control over the chakra wings has improved.

It is precisely because of this that his flying posture has become more flexible.

　Thanks to the book friend 'Ha Tiandi' for the reward of 2000 Qidian coins!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)