Chapter 443 Rapid Improvement

That night.

Qingming, who had been practicing outside for several hours, finally returned to the Black Stone stronghold.

After returning to his residence, Qingming opened the door and saw a figure inside.

This person was none other than his shadow clone.

The two looked at each other, and the shadow clone disappeared on the spot.

What followed was a long series of memories.

Among them, there are not only scenes of him following Kirigakure back to Feiyu Town, but also memories of being dragged into a meeting by Sano Nobuhisa after returning.

As for the former, Qingming just took a quick look and ignored it.

Yuki Ozawa did not do anything weird. After issuing the order to retreat, he obediently returned to Feiyu Town with the surviving Mist Ninjas.

As for the latter.
Not much nutritious stuff either.

The battle had just ended, and Nobuhisa Sano had a lot of things to do, so the meeting only gave a general report on the gains and losses of this battle, as well as the situation on the other three battlefields.

From him, Qingming knew that the gap in the southern defense line was the focus of the attack on the Hidden Mist Village.

This could also explain why Ozawa Yuki retreated so decisively - not just because of the pressure he exerted, but also because they were not the main attackers.

As for that gap
Up to now, the two sides still have not determined the winner.

However, because it lasted too long, the battle over there had already turned into a tug-of-war. The personnel on the field had been replaced twice, and they were still fighting.

Nobuhisa Sano asked them to be ready to provide support at any time.

Although the village has agreed to dispatch high-end combat forces here, it will take some time. If they can't hold on, they will most likely transfer people from here first.

This is something that the commander-in-chief, Nara Keimitsu, has personally instructed them to do, and they must take it seriously.

In addition, Nobuhisa Sano also arranged some follow-up tasks.

However, this has little to do with Qingming. His task is still to scout the movements of the Mist Ninjas in Feiyu Town every night.

Of course, not tonight.

The war had just ended, and both the Konoha ninjas and the Kirigakure ninjas were licking their wounds and had no energy to start a second war right away.

So, there is no need for him to go out tonight.

Coincidentally, after practicing in the second half of last night and several hours today, combined with the 'Earth Style: Earth Rising Spear', he felt that he was not far from successfully imprinting the two ninjutsu, 'Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall' and 'Earth Style: Hardening Technique', on the panel.

"Keep up the good work!"

After secretly encouraging himself, Qingming raised his hands, crossed them to form the "壬" character seal, and once again performed the "Shadow Clone Technique".

bang~
Accompanied by a puff of chakra smoke, two figures appeared in the room.

Qing Ming looked at the two shadow clones and ordered directly: "Let's get started!"

"Yeah."×2
The two shadow clones nodded, and without further ado, they immediately walked to the corner of the room and began to carefully recall the contents of the 'Earth Escape: Hardening Technique' before attempting to practice it.

That's right, Qing Ming didn't let them practice a ninjutsu individually, but instead planned to concentrate on mastering the 'Earth Style: Hardening Technique' first.

The reason for this choice is very simple, that is, practicing "Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall" makes too much noise. It is fine if it is not performed, but once it is used, it will inevitably cause chaos.

Qingming didn't want to attract attention, so he put it aside for the time being.

On the contrary, 'Earth Escape: Hardening Technique' acts on oneself, and whether it succeeds or not, it will not attract the attention of others, making it very suitable for practice in this environment.

In addition, 'Earth Escape: Hardening Technique' can effectively enhance his ability to survive.

For most people, this kind of last-minute cramming is completely meaningless.

After all, if you want to bring out the effect of 'Earth Escape Hardening Technique', just the entry level is not enough.

But Qingming is different. He has a proficiency panel. As long as he can imprint this technique on the panel and is willing to spend chakra, he can master it to a very high level in a short period of time.

In this way, it can naturally play its due effect. Therefore, cramming at the last minute is not a waste of time for him.

Taking his eyes away from the two shadow clones, Qing Ming sat cross-legged on the bed, and then continued to perform the 'Palm Immortal Technique' and 'Heart-Reflecting Technique' in turn, strengthening his body while guiding the Sharingan to continue evolving.

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In a flash, it was already the second half of the night.

Just as Qing Ming was routinely retrieving his shadow clone, summarizing his experience, and refreshing his status, he suddenly froze in place.

The next moment, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and a smile appeared on his face.

"Finally it worked!"

With a mutter, Qing Ming opened the panel and saw a new skill - Earth Escape·Hardening Technique: lv0 (1/100)!
That's right, he successfully imprinted the 'Earth Escape·Hardening Technique' on the panel.

That's why Qingming is so happy.

“Inhale~~~Exhale~~~”

Take a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Qing Ming calmed himself down, then immediately performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique', creating five shadow clones and letting them practice this ninjutsu at the same time.

With five times the efficiency of cultivation, the speed is quite fast.

In just over ten minutes, Qingming successfully reached the entry stage, which is level 1.

This is the time needed for thinking and comprehending, otherwise the speed will be even faster.

The moment all the shadow clones were retracted, Qing Ming felt a sense of enlightenment emerging in his heart.

After quietly pondering for a moment, Qingming raised his hands and formed seals. After spending a few seconds, he successfully performed the ninjutsu - Earth Style: Hardening Technique!

In an instant, Qingming's skin turned from fair to dark gray.

Then, an extremely tough feeling came. Qing Ming picked up a kunai and scratched his arm. There was no pain, only a faint white mark appeared on it, and then quickly disappeared.

Although Qingming didn't use much strength, he was able to block the sharp weapon's attack, which was enough to show the effectiveness of this technique.

You know, this is only the lv1 level. If you continue to improve it, its defense will definitely become stronger and stronger.

At that time, he can ignore ordinary physical attacks.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming cancelled the 'Earth Escape·Hardening Technique' and created five shadow clones again, allowing them to continue to improve their proficiency.

This time it required two hundred points of proficiency, which took Qingming more than half an hour.

When it was upgraded to level 2, Qingming used this technique again, and his defense power was improved as expected.

In addition, the time taken to perform it is also reduced.

At this rate, if he practices with the five shadow clones, it would only take him about an hour and a half to reach level 3.

However, Qing Ming had to stop.

It's nothing, he just doesn't have enough chakra.

This method of increasing proficiency is indeed very fast, but it also consumes a lot of chakra.

Just now, he had consumed almost 0 points of chakra to upgrade from lv1 (100/2) to lv1 (500/3). If he continued to work hard, he would need another points of chakra to upgrade to lv. Qingming could not bear it.

Originally, he had no chance to replenish his chakra after the battle during the day, not to mention training for such a long time at night.

If it weren't for the 'Chakra Refining Technique' and his body's naturally recovered chakra, he might not have been able to hold on until the 'Earth Style: Hardening Technique' was upgraded to level 2.

So, when it’s time to slow down, you still have to slow down.

It just so happens that he is a little tired now and it is time to take a nap.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming returned to bed, did not even take off his clothes, and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)