Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1006 The storm is coming
Outside Konoha Village.

in the forest.

Qingming's figure suddenly appeared.

As usual, he activated his Byakugan, observed his surroundings, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he activated 'Heavenly Guard', passed through Konoha's sensory barrier, and entered Konoha Village.

However, he soon discovered something was amiss after entering the village.

Logically speaking, it's not even evening yet, and the village should be bustling with activity.

but now.
Qingming's gaze swept across the crowd. There were indeed many people on the street, but he sensed a different kind of aura among them.

Along the way, he not only saw bustling crowds, but also ninja squads whose patrol frequency had increased significantly.

In addition, he noticed that there were quite a few village ninjas active in some hidden places.

Their behavior clearly indicated that they were on guard against something.

This also gave the village a chilling atmosphere that was difficult for ordinary people to detect.

The anomaly that Qingming mentioned is precisely this.

"It seems something has happened in the village in the past ten days."

With that thought in mind, Qingming quickened his pace and returned home.

The first thing he did upon returning home was to deactivate the 'Shadow Clone Technique' and retrieve the shadow clones that had remained there.

Previously, due to the successive advancements in his bloodline limit, his mind and body once again showed signs of imbalance.

Therefore, he stopped retrieving this shadow clone a long time ago.

Now, with the 'Shadow Clone Technique' suddenly deactivated, a large amount of the other party's memories immediately flooded into his mind.

This gave Qingming a bit of a headache.

Fortunately, his 'spirit' attribute is now not much different from his 'physical' attribute, and he recovered quickly.

With his eyes closed, Qingming carefully reviewed these memories, especially those from the last ten days, searching for the reason behind the village's unusual changes.

Believe it or not, he actually found it.

More than half an hour later.

Qingming opened his eyes again.

At that moment, a look of sudden realization flashed in his eyes.

It turns out that just a few days ago, Obito Uchiha visited Konoha again and fought a battle with several Anbu ninjas.

That's why Konoha has increased its vigilance.

Of course, these are just the surface reasons. As for the deeper reasons, the shadow clone guesses that it should be related to Kushina Uzumaki's impending childbirth.

It's already close to mid-September, and based on the timeline, Naruto will be born in about twenty days at most.

As is well known, the seal may loosen during the production of a Jinchūriki, making it the easiest time for malicious individuals to cause trouble.

If Obito Uchiha's whereabouts had not been discovered by Konoha, then Konoha might have adopted the same approach as in another timeline, appearing relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside, and made arrangements before Kushina Uzumaki gave birth.

However, Obito Uchiha and Konoha have clashed more than once, and the Konoha leadership is now almost certain that the opponent's target is the Nine-Tails.

In this situation, the old approach of being outwardly loose but inwardly tight will naturally no longer be adopted.

Having secured a geographical advantage, they naturally wanted to maximize it.

Therefore, strengthening security is a necessary choice.

In fact, this is only the beginning.

Qingming could almost foresee that as the time for Kushina Uzumaki's delivery drew closer, Konoha's vigilance would become increasingly heavy.

On the day production actually begins, they might just lock down the entire village.

Qingming was already starting to worry about whether Obito Uchiha could still seize the opportunity.

After all, going against a village is not an easy task.

However, considering the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan and the opponent's awakened 'Kamui' ability, Qingming estimates that the opponent will most likely still take action.

But by then, he probably won't be acting alone like in the other timeline.

Judging from the last time the other party came to him with Zetsu, he must have been prepared to involve Zetsu, otherwise he wouldn't have brought Zetsu to Konoha.

With this thought in mind, Qingming turned his gaze toward the Hokage Building and murmured, "It seems I should start making some preparations as well."

Although he has knowledge of another timeline, specifically Kushina's birth time, he still needs an 'eye spot' to pinpoint the exact moment.

As for the choice of this 'eye position', Qingming had already made up his mind.

However, he needs to rest first, and we can talk about it tomorrow.

After quickly removing his equipment, Qingming washed up briefly, changed into casual clothes, and left the house, heading straight for the 'Food Street'.

It took Qingming nearly two hours to satisfy his appetite. Afterward, he went to the hot spring inn, soaked comfortably for an hour, and then returned home as night deepened.

Without wasting energy on cultivation, Qingming went straight back to his bedroom to rest.

He thought he could sleep soundly until dawn, but he never expected to be woken up in the middle of the night.

In the bedroom.

On the bed.

Qingming suddenly opened his eyes.

The next moment, he reached under the pillow and took out a gleaming kunai, holding it in his palm.

After waiting quietly for a while, no one from outside entered the room.

Qingming thought for a moment, then sat up, put on some clothes, and headed towards the door.

crunch~
The door was pushed open.

Qingming walked out of the bedroom.

Through the moonlight shining in from outside the courtyard, one can see a figure standing in the living room.

This person was wearing a long robe and a one-eyed mask; it was none other than Uchiha Obito.

Seemingly hearing his footsteps, Obito Uchiha turned around, facing him directly from the side.

Qingming looked at the other person, his face revealing neither joy nor anger, and simply said, "Remember to use the door next time!"

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha did not respond, but simply said, "You've been following what I told you before, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Qingming thought for a moment and then understood what he was referring to.

It was simply a matter of exploiting his apparent desire for the Tailed Beasts to lure him into focusing on the matter of Kushina Uzumaki.

However, even though he had thought of it, he didn't answer, because that would be more in line with his public image.

Similarly, Obito Uchiha didn't expect him to answer.

She merely glanced at him indifferently, as if she had confirmed something, and continued to herself: "Remember, the opportunity is coming soon. If you still want to obtain the Nine-Tails, you'd better keep a close eye on Uzumaki Kushina in the near future."

After saying that, he ignored Qingming's reaction and directly activated 'Divine Might', leaving the spot.

Qingming showed no reaction as he watched the other person's figure disappear.

Or rather, from beginning to end, he only said the very first sentence, and then there was no further reaction.

It wasn't that Qingming was intimidated by the other party or for some other reason that prevented him from reacting; it was simply unnecessary.

He had already figured out Obito Uchiha's purpose in suddenly coming here. Without saying a word, Obito teleported directly to his home, firstly to break the trust between him and the village.

Qingming couldn't believe that after so many open and covert struggles with Konoha, Obito Uchiha wouldn't know that Konoha had set up a barrier within the village to sense spatial fluctuations.

Even so, it was still directly transmitted over. What does that mean?
This shows that the other party did it on purpose.

You should know that the last time he impersonated the other party and invaded Iwagakure, such a big thing, when the other party came to question him, he met with the shadow clone outside when the shadow clone was out.

And what about this time?

It was teleported over directly.

Isn't the meaning obvious?

Clearly, he wanted Konoha to suspect him.

As for the further objective, Qingming guessed that it was to get Konoha to exclude him from possible guard duties.

After all, Obito Uchiha was more or less aware of his strength, and if he were to participate in the protection, the difficulty of the other party's operation would increase by at least one level.

This is something Obito Uchiha absolutely did not want to see.

Therefore, tonight's operation took place.

Of course, this is only one aspect. Another purpose of the other party is probably to remind him that they are about to take action.

In this way, whatever he does at that point in time can help alleviate the pressure on him.

This move can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

However, this put him in the spotlight.

Just a few days ago, Konoha discovered the intrusion, and the Anbu had already clashed with them. Now, the other side has done this again, which is practically a slap in the face to Konoha.

Under these circumstances, Konoha would naturally not let the matter rest.

Now we'll see how accurate the sensory barrier set up by Konoha is.

If we could pinpoint his house location directly, then...
Thinking of this, Qingming's expression finally darkened, but he still did nothing. He simply returned to his bedroom and continued sleeping, as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)