Chapter 465 Return
Because of the significant increase in speed, Qingming arrived back in less than ten minutes, on a journey that he had originally estimated would take twenty minutes.

Outside Blackrock Stronghold.

On a battlefield.

Mori Muzhe saw Qingming returning safely and immediately went to meet him.

on the sky.

Qingming also saw the other party.

However, he did not go down, but performed the "telepathic technique" on the spot and gave a general account of what happened on the sea.

Tell the other party that the Kirigakure army will most likely not be able to arrive before Nobuhisa Sano returns.

However, he did not let the other party let down their guard.

Because he didn't know whether Osawa Yuki would take the risk of abandoning the main force and sending out a small force to cross the sea and raid the Black Stone stronghold first, regardless of the consumption of chakra.

Although this possibility is small, the most taboo thing when two armies are fighting is carelessness.

Therefore, even if there is the slightest possibility, he must give a reminder.

After receiving Qingming's reminder, Mori Mu Tetsuichi immediately assured: "Don't worry, we won't be careless."

"Ah."

Qingming nodded and said nothing more.

After cutting off the connection of the 'Telepathy Technique', he flew to the south of the base where Akiku Yasuda and others were heading.

Looking at Qingming's departing back, Moriki Tetsuichi wasted no time and immediately went down to prepare to deal with the small group of Kirigakure troops that might appear.

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at the same time.

South of Blackrock Stronghold.

Akiju Yasuda and others, who were still some distance away from the Kuroishi stronghold, finally received the information from Yuki Osawa.

Looking at the information in her hand, Akiku Yasuda's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Originally, he thought the situation was bad enough, but he never expected that it would be even worse than he expected.

"Damn Uchiha Qingming."

Akiku Yasuda crumpled the information in her hand into a ball and said with gritted teeth.

According to the information from Captain Ozawa, they were no longer able to reach the Black Stone stronghold first due to Uchiha Qingming's obstruction.

Therefore, there is no need to consider the joint attack from now on.

Ozawa Yuki ordered him to immediately adjust the direction of advance, avoid the Black Stone stronghold first, and then attack them together after meeting up with them.

This made Akiku Yasuda very unwilling.

Although he had basically given up the idea of ​​raiding the Blackrock stronghold, he was still hoping for a miracle to happen.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have marched straight towards the Blackrock Stronghold.

But now, Yuki Osawa told him clearly that a miracle could not happen.

This made his spirits plummet to the bottom.

After a long time, Akiku Yasuda finally recovered.

He looked at Yokoyama Yukio next to him and said in a slightly tired tone: "Yukio, notify each team to prepare to adjust the direction of advance."

Having learned the lesson from last time, Yukio Yokoyama didn't waste any time this time. After hearing Akiku Yasuda's order, he immediately went down to prepare.

Soon, Kirigakure's direction of movement changed slightly. Although it was still approaching the Black Stone stronghold, it deviated a bit after all.

If they continued like this, they would eventually miss the Blackrock Stronghold and appear directly to its east, close to the sea.

rear.

Yamanaka Aoi and others looked at the Kirigakure team who suddenly changed direction, feeling somewhat puzzled, but they finally followed them.

At this time, they had more than two teams, and the rapid support force sent by Nobuhisa Sano had already joined them.

Therefore, they were not worried about the Mist Ninjas' plots. ······
Time passes minute by minute.

About five minutes later.

Qingming appeared above the Kirigakure team.

"what!"

Looking at the direction they were heading, Qing Ming let out a light exclamation, seeming a little confused as to why they chose this direction.

But after thinking about it for a while, he understood what these people were planning and guessed the cause and effect.

Shaking his head, Qing Ming didn't pay much attention.

After circling above the sky for several times, Qing Ming did not linger any longer and continued to move backwards, and soon found the location of Yamanaka Aoi and others.

From them, Qingming learned the whereabouts of the large army led by Sano Nobuhisa.

Just as he expected, at their current speed, although they could not reach the Kuroishi stronghold before Akiku Yasuda and others, they would definitely be able to return before Yuki Osawa and others arrived.

That's enough.

below.

After Yamanaka Aoi finished telling the latest news, he immediately asked Qingming about the situation in the base and whether the other team of enemies had arrived.

Qingming did not hide anything about these two questions.

He spoke very quickly and took some time to give a general account of the situation in the base.

By the way, he also told them about how he had recently intercepted Osawa Yuki and others, in order to reassure them.

Sure enough, when he told the other party that the other team of Mist Ninja would most likely not be able to reach the Black Stone Stronghold before them because of his surprise attack, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, the two sides communicated for a while, and Qingming left this place and flew towards the direction of the large army led by Sano Nobuhisa.

He had done so many things, so naturally he had to report to Nobuhisa Sano, the highest commander of the base. Putting aside the issue of merit, intelligence communication alone was very necessary.

Otherwise, if the other party makes some stupid decision due to lack of information, he might have to clean up the mess in the end. Qing Ming doesn't want to waste this time.

So, it is better to avoid this problem from the beginning.

In addition, he also needs a relatively safe place to restore his chakra.

And nearby, where else could be safer than being among a large group of people?

Thanks to accurate intelligence and the flying speed of level 5 'Wind Style: Wind Wings', Qing Ming quickly found the trace of the large army.

Needless to say, after Qing Ming reported the relevant information to Nobuhisa Sano, he used the excuse of insufficient chakra in his body to blend in with the main force and acted with them.

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Shake.

Half an hour passed quietly.

Qingming and others finally returned to the Black Stone stronghold.

What he had worried about, that Ozawa Yuki would send a small force to launch a surprise attack, did not happen. The situation in the stronghold was the same as when he left more than half an hour ago.

Now, with the addition of a large force, the pressure on Moriki Tetsuichi and others to defend is even smaller.

As for Akiku Yasuda and others
According to the information from Yamanaka Aoi and the others, these people are now on the east side of the Black Stone stronghold, close to the coastline, seemingly waiting for Ozawa Yuki and the others to arrive.

After learning the news, Nobuhisa Sano thought about whether to take the opportunity to surround and kill these people, or drive them away completely.

But in the end, after some deep thought and familiarity, I gave up.

There was no other reason. First there was a big battle, and then there was a non-stop journey. Most of the Konoha ninjas were already very tired.

In this situation, the risk of acting rashly is too high.

Moreover, according to the latest intelligence, the fleet led by Ozawa Yuki will arrive soon, and they do not have enough time to surround and kill these Mist Ninjas.

In this case, it would be better to give everyone this time so that they can recover some strength and prepare for the subsequent battle.

(End of this chapter)