Chapter 59 Melee
A few minutes later.

The Iwagakure troop appeared at the end of the field of vision.

After getting closer, Qingming roughly counted them and found that there were just over two hundred people.

This made Qing Ming breathe a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that Orochimaru's plan was successful.

Otherwise, it is impossible that the Iwagakure Village would only send so few people over such a long period of time.

Now, three hundred versus two hundred, they have the upper hand, so the battle will not be too brutal.

The Rock Ninja team was getting closer and closer. Qingming and others had already raised the kunai in their hands, waiting for the leader's order to launch the first wave of attacks on the Rock Ninja.

But at this moment, the leading Iwagakure jonin suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, the leading Konoha Jonin did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered: "Shoot!"

The next moment, dense kunai flew out from the woods on both sides and shot towards the Rock Ninja team like raindrops.

"careful!"

Seeing this scene, the leading Iwagakure jonin immediately shouted.

But the attack came too suddenly, and many Iwagakure ninjas didn't have time to react and were hit. Especially some Genin, they were directly stabbed like hedgehogs and died on the spot.

In just one wave of attacks, one-tenth of the Rock Ninjas were killed.

Then came the second wave of attacks. This time the Rock Ninjas were prepared and they all took out their weapons to block. In the end, only a few unlucky ones died.

After all, they were fighting away from home and the number of ninja tools they carried was limited, so after the second wave of attack, the Konoha leader gave the order to attack.

Suddenly, a group of Konoha's jonin rushed out of the jungle howling.

Before they arrived at the battlefield, several Konoha jonin launched the third wave of attack.

I saw several powerful ninjutsu falling from the sky and hitting the Iwagakure team directly.

The Iwagakure jonin reacted quickly as well and immediately used ninjutsu to resist, but he ultimately lost the initiative.

In the end, nearly ten middle-level ninjas of the Iwagakure died from the ninjutsu attacks, and as many as twenty to thirty people were injured.

At this time, there were less than two hundred Iwagakure surviving on the battlefield, and dozens of them were injured.

It was also because the Rock Ninja was so eager to rescue that he didn't consider that there might be an ambush. By the time he discovered the problem, it was already too late.

Otherwise, if they had sent out a few scout teams, they wouldn't have lost so many people.

However, having said that, those who can serve as scouts are basically the elites among the ninjas.

But with the configuration and number of people on their side, no matter how elite they are, they will die if they encounter them.

So, is it more worthwhile to sacrifice some middle and lower-level ninjas, or to lose a few elite ninjas?
This depends on different people’s opinions.

"Kill~kill~kill~"

Boom~Boom~Boom~
The shouts and deafening explosions continued to echo in the scene.

Qingming's forward speed was not very fast. Before the two upper ninjas fought each other, any middle and lower ninjas who got close would be in danger.

Because no one knows whether the enemy's jonin will kill you at will, and at this time no one will follow the unspoken rules on the battlefield.

Therefore, Qingming always stayed in the middle of the team, and only after the Jonin from both sides engaged in the battle did he find a Chunin from Iwagakure.

As for why not find a Genin?

It's very simple. All the Genin nearby were picked up by the Konoha Ninja in front.

Obviously, on the battlefield, everyone has his own set of survival rules.

Rushing to the front may lead to risks of force majeure, but subsequent battles will be slightly easier.

Retracting his gaze, Qing Ming focused his attention back on the Iwagakure Chunin in front of him.

As luck would have it, the other party was also holding a long sword. He was a rare ninja in the Iwagakure Village who practiced swordsmanship.

Because of the unique geographical environment and values, most of the ninjas in the Hidden Rock Village don't like "fancy" things like swordsmanship.

Compared to swordsmanship, they prefer to practice serious physical skills and various ninjutsu. Now that they have finally met a rock ninja who practices swordsmanship, Qingming naturally wants to compete with him.

Similarly, when that person saw that Qingming was just a Genin, he happily ran over.

But he was happy too early.

With a series of clinking sounds, Qing Ming slashed out dozens of swords in just a dozen breaths, each sword aimed directly at the opponent's vital points.

At first, the Iwagakure Chunin did not take it seriously and did not think that a little brat like Qingming could have such advanced swordsmanship.

After all, genius is not a roadside weed that can be found everywhere.

So, he resisted very casually.

However, as the battle progressed, the Iwagakure Chunin's face became more and more ugly, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.

The reason for this is very simple. This Iwagakure Chunin suddenly discovered that in terms of swordsmanship alone, he seemed to be no match for Qingming.

He has been in danger several times in the past period of time, and the frequency of these situations is increasing, which makes him extremely nervous.

On the contrary, after Qing Ming got over the initial tension, he became more and more relaxed as the fight went on.

Because he found that not only was the swordsmanship practiced by the other party not as advanced as his "Konoha Style Swordsmanship", but his proficiency was also far inferior to his.

So, what does he have to worry about?

It just so happens that I haven't had the chance to practice the 'Konoha Style Swordsmanship' and accumulate proficiency these few days. Now I can take advantage of the opportunity to fight and brush up a few points.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
The battle was proceeding in an orderly manner. Qing Ming was fighting with the Iwagakure Chunin while paying attention to the battle situation on Mizutani Shizuko's side.

The one fighting against the opponent was also a Chunin, but his level was not very good. Although he had a slight advantage, he was unable to completely suppress Mizutani Shizuko.

Seeing this scene, Qingming felt relieved.

Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, more than ten minutes passed.

As time went on, the battle on the field became more and more intense.

It's okay for Konoha, their main goal is to prevent enemy reinforcements, so they try to delay as much as possible.

But the same couldn't happen to the Iwagakure ninjas. The order they received was to rush to the attacked stronghold for support as quickly as possible, so they naturally couldn't delay too long.

So, what we saw next was that powerful ninjutsu would appear from time to time on the battlefield of the Jonin, forcing the surrounding middle and lower ninjas to move away.

Qingming was no exception. He left the place early with Mizutani Shizuko.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Iwagakure Chunin who was fighting with him withdrew from the battle, and his opponent became another Iwagakure Ninja.

This guy is also a Chunin and seems to be quite powerful. He just killed two Konoha Genin who joined forces and they immediately came looking for him.

"Hey, kid, you're unlucky to meet me."

Nishimura Ikihira rushed towards Qingming with a grim smile on his face, staring at Qingming's eyes along the way, as if he wanted to see the familiar sense of fear in them.

As a veteran Chunin who has been fighting on the battlefield for a year, Ishihira Nishimura knows very well what this rookie who just graduated from the Ninja School is afraid of.

As long as he behaves ferociously enough, these rookies will only be able to display 70% of their full strength, and some will even be scared to death by him.

so.
'Fear, rookie!'

Ishihei Nishimura shouted in his heart.

But until he got closer, he didn't see any fear on Qingming's face. The other person's eyes were calm.

'what happened? ’

Ishihira Nishimura was nervous and felt like he had gotten into trouble.

But the arrow is on the string and must be fired.

So he shouted loudly, swung the kunai with all his might, and stabbed towards Qingming.

(End of this chapter)