Chapter 94 Discovery
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Qingming neither encountered any enemies nor was he in any danger. Apart from his routine patrols every day, he spent his time practicing.

The two sword techniques that he cared about had made good progress, and his proficiency had increased significantly, especially the 'Konoha Style Sword Technique', which had almost reached perfection.

Now, Qingming just wants to complete the task quickly and then go back to continue working on it.

However, the development of things often does not conform to people's subjective wishes.

Just when Qingming thought that today would be as calm as the previous three days, he suddenly received a signal for help from one of his subordinates.

That’s right, subordinates.

Ever since he was promoted to Chunin, he was no longer a dispensable cannon fodder. Coupled with the bonus of the Uchiha clan's prestigious status, he would play a certain role in almost every mission.

Just like this time, he was the captain of one of the patrol teams, in charge of three Chunins, and it was one of them who sent the signal.

By the time he and two others arrived, the man was already dead.

All of a sudden, the three of them became extremely alert and looked around vigilantly. Qingming even activated his Sharingan to the fullest, always paying attention to any movement around him.

It’s no wonder they are so nervous, the enemy’s strength should not be underestimated.

It took no more than a minute from the time they noticed the signal to the time they arrived.

Killing someone in such a short time would not be easy no matter how it was done.

So, they have to be careful.

After a while, Qing Ming raised his right hand, indicating that the surroundings were temporarily safe.

Only then did the other two let down their guard.

Qing Ming directly ordered: "Si Guang, check the body."

"Yes, Captain!"

Hearing this, a Konoha ninja stepped forward and began to carefully examine the body on the ground.

After a moment, he stood up and said with a serious expression: "Captain, the one who killed Kuraki is most likely the puppeteer of the Sand Village."

"Puppet Master?"

Qing Ming immediately became interested when he heard this and motioned for him to continue.

Seeing this, Teramitsu immediately explained: "Captain, look, the wound on Kuraki's body is very smooth. Although people can do it, it is not necessary."

Qingming certainly knew why it was unnecessary.

Because that is simply a thankless task. If you can kill someone with one blow, who would waste more energy and let the wound become like this?

Qing Ming nodded, indicating that he understood, and let the other party continue.

Unlike him who had just arrived, Teramitsu had already carried out several missions here and had dealt with the Sand Ninja more than once. In terms of his understanding of them, he definitely knew them better than he, the newcomer.

In this case, Qingming will naturally not act arbitrarily.

After receiving Qing Ming's signal, Teramitsu continued, "Such injuries can usually only be caused by puppets from the Sand Village, and Captain, look here..."

As he spoke, Teramitsu pointed to the flesh on both sides of the wound on the corpse, where faint signs of blackening could be seen.

Teramitsu said: "Toxins are spreading around these wounds, and the puppeteers of the Sand Village like to poison their puppets' weapons.

Besides, there was no sign of anyone else nearby.

Therefore, I think the enemy is most likely a puppeteer who ambushed in the dark and controlled the puppets to attack Kuraki who was passing by. "

After listening to Teramitsu's analysis, Qingming nodded, indicating that he agreed with his statement.

After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Si Guang, continue to search the periphery. Although the other party can control the puppet, he should not hide too far. Look carefully and see if you can find his trace."

"Okay, Captain!"

After answering, Teramitsu went to get busy.

Then, Qing Ming looked at another subordinate who had not spoken, and said, "Yang Yi, immediately notify the nearby teams to surround them from the outside and make sure the enemy cannot escape."

Kamijou Yoichi didn't say much when he heard Qingming's words, but just nodded silently. Then, he bit his right thumb, letting the blood flow down his palm, and then raised his hands, quickly forming the five seals of 'Hai - Xu - You - Shen - Wei', and performed the spirit summoning technique.

bang~
As a cloud of chakra smoke dissipated, a summoning beast that looked like a parrot was summoned by him.

"Hey, Yoichi, what are you looking for me for this time? I'm warning you, don't think of letting me get away with it this time. There is no such thing as the best."

As soon as the parrot appeared, it started chattering, until it saw Qingming's scarlet Sharingan, then it stopped talking.

Kamijo Yoichi took the opportunity to tell the other party about the situation here, and then asked them to pass the information to several nearby teams.

As if afraid of making a mistake, Kamijou Yoichi repeated it several times without getting tired of it.

However, the parrot just flapped its wings impatiently and said, "Okay, okay, stop talking. I've remembered everything."

After saying that, it glanced at Qingming weakly, then flapped its wings and flew high into the sky.

Looking at the parrot that was quickly moving away, Qing Ming couldn't help but wonder whether he should also get a spiritual beast.

However, summoned beasts of average strength seemed useless to him, and those with powerful strength were not something he could covet at the moment.

Considering the situation where summoned beasts would run away when they encountered danger, Qingming felt that it would be more convenient to wait for the Sharingan to evolve to a higher level and then directly control one with illusion.

At critical moments, it can also be used as a meat shield.

Just when Qingming was daydreaming, Siguang's voice came again.

"Captain, we found something!"

Hearing this, Qingming used the "Telekinesis Technique" and instantly appeared next to Siguang.

Looking at Qingming who suddenly appeared, Siguang thought to himself: "The captain's 'flash body technique' is still so fast!"

"What did you find?"

Qingming didn't care what Si Guang was thinking. He started asking questions as soon as he came over.

Hearing Qingming's question, Siguang gathered his thoughts, pointed at the bushes ahead, and said, "Captain, look, this is a sign that someone has stayed there for a long time."

Qingming looked in the direction of his finger and saw some traces of flowers and plants being pressed, and also saw two shallow footprints underneath.

Thanks to the continuous rainy weather in the Rain Country, the flowers, trees and soil in the forest are relatively moist, which is why such traces have been preserved intact.

but
Qingming looked back and found that this place was nearly twenty meters away from where Kuraki died, and there were no obvious traces in between.

This means that the distance at which the enemy controls the puppet is at least twenty meters.

The fact that he could flexibly control the puppet at such a long distance and kill the Chunin Kuraki in a short time is enough to show his strength.

Qingming couldn't help but become fully alert again.

However, he did not give up.

Not to mention that as a member of the patrol team, his duty is to prevent the enemy from infiltrating towards the base camp. The other party's identity as a puppeteer alone is worth his relentless pursuit.

Qing Ming opened the panel and glanced at the lv3 (530/1000) 'Chakra Control', and felt that it would be a good thing if he could get the puppet secret technique in advance.

Originally, he planned to take it step by step.

But I never expected that after the change of guard, the first Sand Ninja I met was actually a puppeteer, and it seemed that his skills were quite high.

Then he would naturally seize the opportunity.

"Captain, there's more here."

Just as Qingming was lost in thought, Siguang's voice came again.

Qingming walked over quickly and indeed found new traces.

After careful identification, it can be confirmed that it was left behind by the person who just left.

Since this was the case, Qing Ming no longer hesitated and immediately ordered Teramitsu and Kamijo Yoichi to continue searching forward.

(End of this chapter)