Chapter 51: Action Begins and Surprises
That night.

It's raining lightly.

It was pitch black all around.

Qingming and others followed Guchuan, sneaking all the way and arriving at a location about a hundred meters west of the village.

This village is the base of the Iwagakure.

Faintly, you can see a few scattered lights there.

When they arrived at a low slope, Furukawa raised his right fist and signaled everyone to stop.

Immediately, everyone stopped and the whole process was characterized by strict compliance with orders.

It has to be said that the battlefield is a place to train people. Those who have survived the battles with the Rock Ninja in the past month are not stupid.

At least, no one is out of the ordinary and does something out of the ordinary.

Furukawa looked at the time and determined that there were still more than ten minutes before launching the attack, so he gestured for everyone to take a rest.

Seeing this, everyone silently adjusted their breathing and prepared for the upcoming battle.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the surroundings were quiet. Apart from the faint breathing of the crowd, the only sound was the sound of raindrops falling on the ground.

As if sensing that a war was about to break out, the rain in the sky quietly became heavier.

Qing Ming stretched out his hand, felt it, frowned slightly, and thought to himself: "This environment is not suitable for the use of Fire Escape!"

However, when he touched the short blade at his waist, he felt relieved.

There is nothing much to say, the lv3 (430/1000) 'Konoha Style Swordsmanship' gave him enough confidence.

Boom~
Suddenly, an explosion was heard from a distance.

Qing Ming immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw a ball of red flame suddenly rising from the south side of the village in front of him. It was the scene of the detonating talisman exploding.

Then, there was a clanging sound of metal collision.

It goes without saying that a battle must have taken place there.

'Someone was exposed?'

This thought popped up in Qingming's mind the first time.

For this mission, they were divided into four teams and planned to launch an attack from four directions of the village simultaneously.

Their team was led by Furukawa and was responsible for launching the attack from the west side of the village, while the other three teams were responsible for the other three sides.

Judging from the current situation, it is highly likely that the team in the south has been exposed.

Otherwise, they would not launch an attack without the agreed time.

What Qingming can think of, Guchuan can naturally think of as well.

Therefore, after only thinking for a few seconds, he decisively ordered: "The plan has changed. Everyone, follow me!"

After saying that, he took the lead and rushed towards the Iwagakure base.

Seeing this, Qingming and others immediately followed.

Obviously, Furukawa was planning to launch an attack in advance, and there were more than one person who had the same idea as him.

Just as they were rapidly approaching the Iwagakure base, explosions were heard from the north.

"That's fine, as long as you don't fight alone."

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming quickly glanced around, always alert to possible dangers in the dark.

Click~
A slight cracking sound was heard.

Qing Ming suddenly lowered his head and looked down at his feet.

Faintly, one could feel a slight vibration there, just like a level 1 or 2 earthquake, but the touch was not strong.

But even this slight vibration made Qingming feel as if a disaster was about to happen.

Without any hesitation, Qing Ming grabbed Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko on his left and right, one in each hand, and ran to the side like the wind.

At the same time, he did not forget to remind his teammates, shouting: "Be careful underground!"

"what?"

After hearing his warning, some people were confused and reacted a little slowly, while others reacted quickly and ran to both sides like him at the first moment.

The next moment, the ground cracked, and dozens of cracks of varying sizes, accompanied by a strong earthquake, suddenly appeared on the path where Qingming and others were moving forward.

The Konoha Genin who were a little slow to react were almost instantly swallowed by the crack. It was only at this time that Furukawa and several Jonin in the front of the team noticed something was wrong.

This is not to say that Qingming's perception is sharper than those of the upper ninjas, but that the enemy is targeting them, the middle and lower ninjas, and specifically avoiding Furukawa and others.

Otherwise, with the alertness of Furukawa and others, it would be impossible for them not to notice the movement underground.

Before everyone could stand firm, dense rock spikes emerged from the ground, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, one after another.

Several Konoha ninjas were unable to dodge and were scratched by the rock spikes.

Fortunately, no one died.

You know, there are only a little over 20 people in their team, and four or five of them have died in the first wave of attack. If a few more people are lost, what’s the point of fighting?
All this is thanks to Qingming's shout.

It was that reminder that made everyone mentally prepared and not be completely stunned by the first wave of attacks, otherwise several people would have died in the second wave of attacks.

Whoosh whoosh~
Several kunai were fired from the hands of several jonin including Furukawa.

Immediately afterwards, several crisp metal collision sounds were heard in the darkness.

Apparently, their attack was stopped.

However, the attacks against Qingming and other middle and lower-level ninjas also stopped.

Tap tap tap~
A dull sound of footsteps was heard.

I saw a Iwagakure jonin walking out from the darkness.

Seeing the person coming, Furukawa didn't waste any time and immediately asked a senior ninja beside him to step out and confront him, while he led his men to the Iwagakure base.

Before setting off, Qing Ming and others had been informed of the objectives of this mission - the first was to eliminate as much of the enemy's manpower as possible, and the second was to destroy the enemy's stockpiles of supplies.

Judging from Furukawa's intention, he plans to complete the second one.

Qingming also didn't want to fight to the death with the Rock Ninja, so if he could achieve this, it would be great.

With the explanation, they can retreat.

But will the Rock Ninja let them complete the task so easily?
The answer is obviously no.

As soon as Qing Ming and others approached the village, they were immediately forced back by hundreds of kunai fired towards them.

During the day, they had just used their home advantage to repel the Rock Ninja.

I never thought that retribution would come so quickly, and I would have to face the enemy on their home ground at night.

This kind of arrogant attitude of not treating kunai as money and throwing it casually is not a tactic they can use in away games.

Unless one is proficient in space-time ninjutsu and can use sealing scrolls to carry extra equipment and props, the things a ninja can carry when going out are very limited.

In this situation, it is naturally impossible to fight against the opponent and consume their energy.

What's more, such defense is not that difficult to break through.

Then, a Konoha Jonin quietly walked out to Furukawa's side, raised his hands, and quickly completed the hand seals.

The next moment, a large amount of chakra poured out of his body and mixed with the surrounding rainwater to form a giant water dragon more than ten meters long.

The water dragon roared towards the sky, then pounced forward and attacked the not-so-strong wall in front.

If this impact hits the wall, it will collapse in an instant, and the Iwagakure hiding behind it will be in trouble.

By then, even if they don't die, they will be injured.

In this environment, the power of Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique is beyond doubt.

The Iwa Ninja obviously understood this as well, so before the water dragon touched the wall, a roar came from behind the wall.

"Don't think about it!"

Along with the sound, a tall earth wall rising from the ground appeared.

Qingming recognized this technique. It was the B-level ninjutsu known for its defensive power - Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall.

Originally, earth escape is more restrained than water escape, and this technique is performed by both jonin, so the "Water Dragon Bullet" cannot break through the opponent's defense at all.

Qingming only heard a dull crash.

Feeling the ground beneath his feet tremble, the water dragon turned into splashing water and failed to cause any harm to the Iwagakure behind him.

Fortunately, the senior ninja on their side had prepared more than just this one move.

　Sorry, there is only one update today. I am stuck in traffic now. I took the time to code this chapter on my phone.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)