Chapter 436 Retreat

"You really can't underestimate anyone!"

Qing Ming couldn't help but let out a sigh.

At the same time, he was thinking, since a mere Aoki could detect his abnormality with his Byakugan, then as he continued to use the Mangekyō Sharingan, more and more traces would be revealed, there was no reason why Konoha, which had more Byakugan, would not be able to detect it.

In fact, they may have discovered it a long time ago but just didn't make it public.

After all, in the past period of time, he opened the Mangekyō Sharingan several times, and although he tried his best to avoid the crowd, there were times when he could not avoid them.

For example, when he was ambushed by the Kirigakure Anbu outside the Eagle's Beak Cliff, without the help of 'Ame no Miko', he would have no way of escaping the restrictions of the 'Four Mist Seal Array'.

At that time, there were ninjas from the Hyuga clan nearby.

There were other times that Qingming could hardly remember.

You can't just pray that all the Hyuga ninjas in the team don't notice it all the time, right?

But a secret known by two people is no longer a secret.

No one can guarantee that they will not leak secrets.

To take a step back, even if they did not reveal the relevant secrets, the Konoha high-level officials, especially the spies planted by Danzo in the team, would not think about how he escaped the enemy's targeting many times and even defeated the strong with the weak?
And as long as they think about it, Konoha, which has more complete information, can obviously guess what he is hiding.

Qing Ming estimated that it was only because it was a time of war and they needed to unite against the outside world that no one came to test him, otherwise there would probably be flies flying around him.

But I am afraid that such peaceful days will no longer exist when the war is over.

For some reason, Qingming felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

Now, the only thing to be thankful for is that Qing did not tell anyone else about the relevant information before investigating these things.

By the time he discovered his secret, there was no chance for him to tell it.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the secret leaking from the Hidden Mist Village for the time being.

As for Konoha
Qing Ming had only one thought, which was to improve his strength as much as possible. Strength was the foundation of everything. As long as he was strong enough, no matter what secrets there were, he could keep them.

Otherwise, no matter how well you hide, you are just a rat crossing the street.

Qing Ming collected his thoughts and stopped thinking about it. He began to look through Qing's memories, trying to find more valuable information.

However, to his disappointment, some secret information about the war was sealed by the Hidden Mist Village with some kind of sealing technique. He was unable to guide his memories and had no way to check it.

After confirming that it had no surplus value, Qing Ming raised his hands and formed a seal, releasing a huge fireball.

After destroying the bodies, he began to contact his shadow clones who were going to the battlefield on his behalf.

Soon, the 'heart connection technique' was successfully established.

As they communicated, Qingming quickly figured out the situation on the battlefield not far away. After thinking for a while, he performed the "Wind Escape: Wind Wings" and flew over there.

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at the same time.

On the battlefield about 1.5 kilometers away from the south gate of the Black Stone stronghold, the Konoha ninjas were still fighting with the Kirigakure ninjas.

Although the disappearance of the team commander Qing had a significant impact on the Mist Ninjas, they were finally able to stabilize thanks to the presence of other Mist Ninjas.

Moreover, because of the advantage in numbers, they gradually took the initiative.

On the contrary, on Konoha's side, both the survivors of the previous battle and the hundreds of ninjas who came to support later were generally in poor condition.

Therefore, even with Uchiha Shisui, a master among the jonin, trying to put out the fire, the situation was still somewhat unsustainable.

As for Qingming
He is just a shadow clone. In such a chaotic battlefield, he cannot play a big role and can be ignored.

Because of this, the casualties on Konoha's side had been rising since a few minutes ago. It was foreseeable that once they reached the critical point they could endure, large-scale sacrifices would be inevitable.

However, this time point probably won’t come.

There was no other reason, Qingming’s real body came over.

Looking at the chaotic battlefield below, Qing Ming muttered: "This battle has lasted too long. It's time to end it."

After saying that, he dived down, avoiding several incoming kunai and shurikens on the way, and then he fell into a group of Mist Ninjas.

Before this, they had just surrounded and killed several Konoha ninjas and were in a state of excitement.

But now, I am sweating coldly.

Looking at Qingming who suddenly appeared, a Mist Hidden Ninja swallowed his saliva, suppressed his inner fear, and shouted loudly: "Kill!"

Having said that, he took the lead and rushed towards Qingming.

Seeing this, others followed suit.

However, facing the siege of these people, Qingming remained unmoved.

He first released the 'Shadow Clone Technique' to make his own state more perfect, and then drew out the long sword from his waist.

Finally, facing several incoming shurikens and kunai, he swung out several swords in an instant and knocked them down one by one.

The next moment, a flash of green light appeared, and the "Instant Sword Technique" was performed by him.

Qingming's speed suddenly soared to the limit, and with an unpredictable speed, he arrived in front of the Kirigakure Chunin who gave the order first.

"what!"

The Kirigakure Chunin was startled.

However, his fighting skills were still there, and he stabbed out the kunai in his hand almost instinctively.

However, in Qingming's eyes, his movements were no different from a snail's pace.

Qingming raised his long sword to block the incoming kunai.

Then, he stretched out his left palm, and a light blue chakra ball suddenly appeared, which he pressed on the Mist Village Chunin.

puff~
A mouthful of blood spurted out from the mouth of this Kirigakure Chunin and went straight to Qingming's face.

However, when the blood sprayed on Qingming, only a residual image was left there.

The next moment, screams were heard from the side.

The Kirigakure Chunin used his last bit of strength to look in the direction where the sound came from, and saw that one of his subordinates, a Kirigakure Genin, was stabbed through the heart by Qingming from behind.

Qing Ming glanced at him as if he sensed something, then ignored him and continued to use his 'Instant Sword Technique', attacking other people like a ghost.

At this moment, the Mist Ninjas present finally understood why Qingming's nickname was 'Ghost Sword Qingming'.

With his joining, Konoha quickly stopped its decline and began to try to counterattack.

During this period, two Kirigakure jonin attempted to restrain Qingming, but under Qingming's all-out attack, they were killed before they could hold out for long.

Since then, the situation on the battlefield has reached a turning point.

With him and Uchiha Shisui, two of the best jonin, there, even if Kirigakure has more people, they are no match for them.

In the end, after about 70% of the troops were killed, the only three remaining Kirigakure jonins led the remaining Kirigakure ninjas to retreat.

(End of this chapter)