Chapter 438 Return
In a flash, nearly two hours passed.

It was mid-afternoon.

Just when Qingming's chakra was nearly consumed by two-thirds, the wounded on the battlefield in the south were finally treated by him.

Watching the last wounded person being carried away, Qing Ming stretched hard, and after a long time, he stood up straight.

With a thought, Qing Ming opened the proficiency panel.

It can be seen that in the skill column, the 'Thin Extraction Technique' was promoted to level 6 as desired, and the effect of the ninjutsu became even more powerful.

Now, except for some extremely difficult toxins and pathogens, Qingming can handle most of the toxins and pathogens. It’s just a matter of how much chakra is consumed.

And once his 'Technique of Extracting Microorganisms' is promoted to the perfect realm of level 7, even those difficult toxins and pathogens will not be a problem for him.

However, this will still take quite some time.

After all, to advance the 'Art of Extracting Small Injuries' from level 6 to level 7, one needs points of proficiency, which is not a small number.

Taking his eyes off the 'Thin Fist Extraction Technique', Qing Ming looked at the other two medical ninjutsu - 'Chakra Scalpel' and 'Palm Fairy Technique'.

It can be seen that although the proficiency of these two has also improved a lot, it is still a little worse than the 'Art of Extracting Fine Diseases'.

In addition, one of these two ninjutsu was promoted to level 8 early on, and it would take points of proficiency to upgrade it again.

Now, the progress is only halfway through, and the less than one thousand points of proficiency added this time are nothing compared to it.

As for the other 'Chakra Scalpel'.
Although its level is not as high as the 'Palm Immortal Technique', it has already been promoted to level 6.

Therefore, although the proficiency of less than one thousand points has increased the progress bar a bit, it is still not on the verge of promotion.

This made Qingming feel a little regretful.

However, it was impossible for him to continue wasting chakra to improve this skill.

There is no other reason. In this world and at this time, strength is the most important thing. Without sufficient strength, no matter how high the level of medical skills is, it will be meaningless.

Therefore, the focus should still be on improving our strength.

The only way Qing Ming could think of to quickly improve his strength in a short period of time was to develop earth attribute chakra to make up for his own shortcomings.

Coincidentally, last night, he had successfully imprinted the "Earth Escape·Tulong Spear" on the panel.

Next, as long as you master the basics, learning the other two earth-style ninjutsu will not be a problem.

By then, the three-pronged approach will surely greatly accelerate his progress in developing the earth-attribute chakra.

In this way, the progress of the three earth-style ninjutsu can be promoted in turn, forming a perfect closed loop.

Not to mention 'Earth Style: Earth Rising Spear' and 'Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall', one for attack and the other for defense, he has other ninjutsu to replace them.

However, the 'Earth Escape Hardening Technique' is different. Once he learns this technique, his safety will definitely be greatly increased.

Next time I encounter a situation like today where I am attacked by Senbon and kunai in the air, I can use this technique to defend myself.

It can be said that it is very practical.

However, this is premised on the fact that proficiency must be improved.

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming decided to suspend the practice of 'Wind Style: Rasenshuriken' and use all the 70,000 chakra points invested in it every day to develop earth attribute chakra and improve the proficiency of the corresponding three earth style ninjutsu.

In this way, you will definitely be able to make rapid progress in a short period of time.

Just as Qingming was thinking this, a familiar voice came into his ears.

"Qingming Jonin, Captain Sano asked you to return to the base as soon as possible. The base will launch a counterattack in about two hours. Please be sure to participate."

The person who spoke was none other than Yamanaka Aoi who had been in contact with him. After hearing what the other party said, Qingming remembered that the battle had not yet completely stopped!
But from what he said, it's almost the same.

But, he is asked to participate in this final counterattack
Qing Ming frowned slightly and was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Okay, I understand."

After saying that, he dispelled the other party's chakra and mental power that invaded his mind, without giving the other party any extra chance to speak.

After standing there and thinking for a while, Qingming raised his hands and formed seals, then performed the "Wind Escape: Wind Wings" and flew towards the northern stronghold.

According to his current active and passive chakra recovery rate, he can recover approximately 12,000 chakra points per hour, which means 25,000 points in two hours.

In this way, coupled with the chakra in his body which is now over 30,000 points, when the counterattack comes, he can probably increase the chakra in his body to more than 50,000 points.

These chakras are enough for him to protect himself in the upcoming battle.

Although he did not plan to put much effort into the upcoming counterattack, his popularity was there, and as long as he appeared, he would inevitably attract the attention of Kirigakure.

In addition, not long ago, he had just killed Qing and took away the Byakugan that the Hidden Mist Village had finally obtained.

Although Kirigakure may not know this, this account will definitely be attributed to him.

By then, it was almost inevitable that he would be targeted.

Therefore, caution is a must.

As for not participating in this battle.
It is almost impossible.

Not to mention that he no longer had an excuse to stay in the rear, even if he did, Nobuhisa Sano would not allow such a high-end fighter like him to stay in the rear.

Similarly, other Mist Ninjas also hope to have a master to protect them.

And this is the will of the people and the general trend.

As long as he has no intention of leaving the Hidden Leaf Village for the time being, it is almost inevitable that he will be swept away by the general trend.

Fortunately, his strength is strong enough, and even if he is forced to do so, he has enough confidence to protect himself.

As for the dissatisfaction
There must be some.

But this is all we can do for now.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming continued to fly towards the Black Stone Stronghold.

In less than a minute, he returned to the Blackrock Stronghold.

Although most of the Konoha ninjas in the stronghold had gone out to join the battle, it was still not deserted, and was even a little hurried.

As for the reason
It's very simple. Most of the injured ninjas on the front line have been transported here and are now receiving treatment from medical ninjas.

However, Qingming did not intend to help this time.

He just glanced at it and ignored it.

Qingming quickly returned to his residence and began to rest with his eyes closed.

Indeed, with the existence of the 'Chakra Absorption Technique', he basically doesn't have to worry about running out of chakra in a large-scale melee.

But whether it was the previous battles with the Mist Ninja or the later healing of the Konoha Ninja, they all consumed a lot of his energy and made him mentally exhausted.

Even if there is no shortage of chakra, you still need to rest.

That's why he didn't help this time.

(End of this chapter)