Chapter 404 Success and Discovery

In a blink of an eye, another two days passed.

What happened that night did not cause much stir either in Konoha or in Kirigakure.

Let’s not mention Kirigakure. There’s no need to make a big fuss about a failed operation.

As for Konoha, perhaps they hope that he can come a few more times to divert the attention of the Hidden Mist Village.

Unfortunately, after the lesson that night, Qing Ming became much more cautious.

Although he didn't have to worry about being trapped because of the existence of 'Tian Zhi Yu', but knowing that the other party was targeting him, he still went ahead with his head held high. That was not bravery, but stupidity.

Therefore, even though the commanding jonin of the Black Stone Stronghold, Nobuhisa Sano, hinted to him several times in words and deeds, he pretended not to understand.

And it was impossible for Nobuhisa Sano to force him to do such a thing.

After all, other people don't know that he has the 'Heavenly Defense' to protect his life, and they will only think that this is forcing someone to do something.

If Nobuhisa Sano really did this, then everyone else would inevitably be in danger, because this is no different from sending people to their deaths.

Perhaps they could sacrifice themselves for the village, but they could not die in vain.

Therefore, even if Nobuhisa Sano was the commander, he would not dare to go too far.

Of course, even if the other party wanted to go too far, they didn't have the ability to do so.

Not to mention Qingming’s own will, even the Uchiha clan would not agree.

No matter what, Qingming is also a genius ninja of the Uchiha clan. If he is forced to die, then the Uchiha clan will no longer have any face.

So, after some attempts, Nobuhisa Sano gave up this plan.

After that, Qing Ming behaved well and continued to fly to Feiyu Town every day to observe the actions of the Mist Ninjas and then report the relevant intelligence.

After these days of observation, he could clearly feel that the Hidden Mist Village was getting restless.

Of course, the situation in Konoha is similar.

Obviously, after these days of intensive preparations, both sides are almost ready.

It is foreseeable that this war will break out soon.

However, Qingming didn't care much about this.

Compared to fighting, he would rather improve himself.

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Another night.

Later in the night.

After completing his routine reconnaissance mission, Qing Ming arrived at the rocky beach.

As soon as he finished a round of training, his eyes lit up.

There was no other reason. Just now, with the help of his experience with shadow clones, he successfully developed earth attribute chakra.

Looking at the ball of chakra in the palm of his hand, although there was nothing special about it, Qingming knew that it was a ball of earth-style chakra.

And this means that he has taken a big step forward on the road to all attributes.

Forcibly suppressing his inner excitement, Qing Ming dispersed the chakra in his palm.

The successful development of earth attribute chakra is only the first step in a long journey. If you want to use it proficiently, you need to further master its changes in shape and properties.

And this is the most important thing.

If other jonin are willing and spend a certain amount of time, they can actually develop chakra of various attributes, but it is not so easy to master the corresponding changes in form and nature.

For a ninjutsu to unleash its full power, changes in nature and form are indispensable, otherwise it would just be a trick.

For this reason, most of the jonin will not blindly develop chakra attributes, but will specialize in two or three.

Only in this way can we avoid the situation of being mixed and unrefined.

However, Qingming is different.
He doesn't need to practice and master the changes in shape and properties.

Because as long as he masters the corresponding ninjutsu to a high enough level, he can basically master the changes in form and nature of the corresponding attributes.

This is a process of tracing back the cause to the effect.

If others do not master the changes in form and nature of the corresponding attributes, they will not be able to practice the relevant ninjutsu to a high level.

And what about him?
It is to first master the relevant ninjutsu to a high level, and then use it to naturally master the changes in form and nature of the corresponding attributes.

It’s definitely a BUG!

But Qingming likes it!

With this thought in mind, Qingming recalled the practice requirements and methods of 'Earth Escape·Earth Lance', 'Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall', and 'Earth Escape·Hardening Technique' in his mind.

Then, he formed seals with his hands and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

This time, he directly created twelve shadow clones. Nine of them continued to practice other skills as before, and the remaining three began to practice the three earth escape ninjutsu.

Time passes minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.

After Qingming once again took back his shadow clone and digested the relevant experience and memories, a new skill suddenly appeared on his panel - Earth Escape·Tulong Spear: lv0 (1/100)!
Looking at the new skill on the panel, Qing Ming smiled.

Although he has not yet gotten started and his proficiency level is only level 0 (1/100), Qingming is still sincerely happy.

There is no other reason. As long as you can be recognized by the proficiency panel, you will be on the fast track.

After that, as long as he provided enough chakra, he could easily raise its level, and there would be no bottlenecks or obstacles.

In this case, how could Qingming not be happy?
The only pity is that 'Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall' and 'Earth Style: Hardening Technique' were not successfully imprinted on the panel.

Even though he had provided enough chakra over the past two hours, he still failed.

Qing Ming could accept this.

After all, the learning difficulty of 'Earth Style: Earth Spear' is only C-level, while the other two Earth Style Ninjutsu are both B-level Ninjutsu.

Since the learning difficulty is different, it is naturally impossible for them to appear on the panel at the same time.

However, with 'Earth Style: Earth Spear' as the foundation, it is only a matter of time before the other two Earth Style ninjutsu are engraved on the panel.

Therefore, Qingming is not in a hurry.

Then, after comprehending the essence of the practice of 'Earth Escape·Tulong Spear' for a while, he formed seals again and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique', creating twelve shadow clones and continuing his previous practice.

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In a blink of an eye, nearly another hour had passed.

As the sky gradually brightened, it was almost time for Qingming to return to the Black Stone stronghold.

At this moment, several black spots appeared on the horizon and on the sea level.

Qingming was awakened by the shadow clone and immediately opened his Sharingan and looked over there.

"Is this a ship?"

Qingming was filled with confusion.

Then, he raised his hands, formed seals, and performed the ninjutsu - Wind Style: Wind Wings!

The next moment, he flapped his wings and flew high into the sky.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he flew directly to a height of several hundred meters this time and then flew towards the black spot over there.

Soon, the black spots appeared in his field of vision.

Just as he had just seen, they were clearly ships, and they were warships of the Hidden Mist Village.

Looking at the familiar-looking Mist Ninjas on the decks, Qingming could basically confirm that they were all Mist Ninjas from Feiyu Town.

'If that's the case, then.'

Suddenly, Qingming didn’t know what he thought of, his expression changed slightly, he said "not good" in his heart, and then flew directly towards the Black Stone stronghold.

If he hadn't guessed, the Hidden Mist Village would most likely be planning to attack the Black Stone stronghold by water.

Indeed, given the relative locations of Flying Fish Town and Black Stone Stronghold, it would undoubtedly be easier to launch an attack by land.

After all, the fortifications before the Black Stone Stronghold were built facing the sea, and their main purpose was to defend against attacks from the Hidden Mist Village from the sea.

However, with the capture of Flying Fish Town, the defense focus of the Black Stone Stronghold had long since shifted from the ocean to the land.

This time, the Hidden Mist Village did the opposite, undoubtedly seizing this loophole.

This was definitely not a decision made on a whim by the Hidden Mist Village.

It's just that the timing they chose is very delicate.

According to the sailing speed of the other party's ship, the time when the other party set out was exactly the time when he completed the reconnaissance mission and left.

Qingming didn't believe this was a coincidence.

It was obvious that the other party had done his homework and knew when he usually left, and took action at that time in order to create a time difference.

However, the other party did not expect that every time he completed a reconnaissance mission, he would practice on this rocky beach for a period of time.

This resulted in him discovering the other party's whereabouts directly.

"This is really true."

For a moment, Qing Ming didn't know whether to say that he was lucky or that the other party was unlucky!

But no matter what, he was sure to get the credit.

(End of this chapter)