Chapter 448 Meeting
For a moment, the meeting room was filled with noise, and the sound of people arguing was even louder than before.

However, overall, the majority of people support taking the initiative.

There is no other reason. Any ninja with a little ability likes to take the initiative in their bones, because only in this way can they perform better.

It was for this reason that the meeting finally decided to take the initiative.

However, just in case, not everyone went out.

According to the results of the discussion, the base will mobilize two-thirds of the manpower, set out from the south gate, and target the Mist Ninjas coming from the land.

The remaining one-third of the staff was divided into two parts.

Among them, most of them stayed in the stronghold with the wounded to guard against the sudden attack of the Mist Ninja.

In addition, a part of the manpower will be dispatched to set out from the sea by boat to harass the Kirigakure fleet and delay time as much as possible.

These people all have their own specialties, some are good at water-style ninjutsu, and some have water-attribute summoning beasts.

In short, they are all ninjas who are more suitable for performing in the sea.

Originally, Qing Ming was also going to be sent to harass the Kirigakure fleet.

However, in order to enable Nobuhisa Sano, whose combat power far exceeded that of a jonin, to play a greater role, he forced him to participate in land operations.

Qing Ming thought about it and agreed.

If this enemy force can be annihilated as planned this time, then it is conceivable that the Mist Ninja will not be able to organize a decent attack for some time to come.

This way, he can practice with peace of mind.

'Everything is for a more stable practice environment.'

Qingming warned himself in his heart.

Then, he came to the outside of the meeting room, and without stopping, he performed the "Wind Style: Wind Wings", flew high into the sky, and flew to where Hinata Maple Leaf was.

Because he mastered the flying ninjutsu, he was asked to set off early.

First, he would meet up with Hinata Maple Leaf and others from the reconnaissance team, and then monitor the movements of the Mist Ninjas to provide intelligence to the large force in the rear.

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Ten minutes later.

Qingming arrived above a forest and looked down, but found nothing.

"What about people?"

"According to the time, the other party should be nearby now. So where is the person?"

Just as Qingming was thinking, a group of insects suddenly flew out from the woods below and flew straight towards him.

These bugs are very small in size. If he hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings at all times and hadn't had the help of the Sharingan, he might not have been able to spot them in the first place.

Qing Ming did not act rashly. He waited patiently for the insects to approach. After seeing their appearance clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.

There was no other reason. He had already recognized that these bugs were not any other bugs, but parasitic bugs unique to the Aburame clan.

Among the reconnaissance team led by Hinata Maple Leaf, there is a member of the Aburame clan.

From this, it is not difficult to guess that they have discovered themselves.

Sure enough, after the insects came to him, they circled around him several times, as if they had confirmed his identity, and then formed an arrow shape, pointing in a direction.

When Qingming saw this, he immediately understood what they meant.

So, he flew in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Just a few hundred meters later, the arrow made of parasites suddenly pointed downward, pointing to a densely jungle area below.

It was obvious that Hinata Maple Leaf and others were hiding there.

Qing Ming opened his Sharingan and observed carefully for a while. After confirming that there was no danger, he landed. As soon as he stood firm, four figures appeared in front of him.

The people who came were none other than the reconnaissance team led by Hinata Maple Leaf.

In addition to Hinata Maple and a ninja from the Aburame clan who was wearing sunglasses and wrapped herself tightly, there were two other people in this team.

Qingming already knew the general information about these two people from Nobuhisa Sano.

One of them is a civilian ninja with average strength, but he has contracted an eagle-type summoning beast to transmit information to the stronghold.

The other is a ninja from the Yamanaka clan.

Not only is he good at perception, but he also has mastered the secret art of mind-reading, and is specifically responsible for obtaining intelligence from the enemy's mind.

The frontal combat capability of these four people may not be that great, but they are all extremely useful when it comes to scouting the enemy's movements.

While Qingming was observing the four people, the four people were also observing him.

In the past, Qing Ming was either on reconnaissance missions or practicing in the open sea, and had no time to come into contact with these people.

Strictly speaking, this was their first time to have such close contact.

Let’s not talk about the civilian ninja, as it’s hard to tell how powerful Qingming is. But the other three are different, as they all have some skills.

Therefore, I can better understand the horror of Qingming.

Before, they had only heard how powerful Qing Ming was, and had seen him take action a few times, but they didn't have a clear idea of ​​what he was capable of.

Now that they have such close contact, they finally understand what "a person's name is like a tree's shadow" means.

Under Hinata Fengye's Byakugan observation, the chakra in Qingming's body was like the dazzling sun, stinging people's eyes.

Not to mention in the Black Stone Stronghold, even in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, he had never seen anyone with more chakra than Qingming.

As for the ninja from the Aburame clan, he just felt that the bugs in his body seemed to have encountered some natural enemy and were trembling.

As for the ninja from the Yamanaka clan, he simply felt that Qingming was very powerful, which put a lot of pressure on him.

Both sides were silent for a while, and finally Qingming was the first to speak: "Who am I? I guess you all already know?"

Hearing this, the four of them looked at each other, nodded, and said, "Yes, Qingming Jonin, Captain Sano just sent us an order, asking us to fully cooperate with your actions."

Qing Ming didn't think it was strange that they were the first to know about his arrival.

Just as he had just said, one of the four had contracted an eagle-type spiritual beast, whose flying speed was much faster than his.

Therefore, it is normal to know his arrival in advance.

So Qing Ming didn't waste any words and asked directly: "Where are the Mist Ninjas from Feiyu Town now? Also, which road did they take?"

Hearing this, the leader, Hinata Fengye, immediately took out a map and pointed at a point on it and said, "This is our location."

Then, he pointed to another place and said, "This is the location of the Mist Ninja."

Then, he drew a curved line between the two points with his finger and said, "This is the route they will take next."

Watching the other party's actions and listening to his explanation, Qing Ming nodded with satisfaction.

After that, he looked at the map in his hand again, noted the surrounding topography, and said, "Good, you guys continue with your tasks, I'm leaving first!"

After saying that, he formed seals with his hands, instantly performed "Wind Style: Wind Wings", and then with a tap of his toes, he flew high into the sky.

In just a few breaths, he disappeared from the sight of the four people.

Upon seeing this, the four of them looked at each other, and then without further delay, they immediately used a "teleportation technique" to disappear from the spot.

(End of this chapter)