Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1007 Coping
Shortly after Qingming fell asleep, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

On the bed.

Qingming opened his eyes again.

He seemed to have just woken up, listened intently for a moment, then got up, put on his clothes, walked out of the bedroom and the yard, and opened the outer gate.

crunch~
The courtyard gate was opened.

As you can see, two groups of people are standing outside the door.

On the left are members of the village patrol team, and on the right are members of the security department, namely Uchiha ninjas.

Qingming's gaze swept over them subtly, and it was clear that the patrol members had received some orders, as they were all on high alert.

Every now and then, people would look into his yard, as if searching for something.

In contrast, the members of the security force, composed of Uchiha ninjas, appeared somewhat relaxed.

Qingming guessed that these people must have seen members of the patrol team enter the Uchiha clan's territory late at night, so they followed them.

"what's up?"

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, but Qingming asked without changing his expression.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui, who was in charge, spoke up: "The barrier team just sent word that someone has broken into the village, and their location is nearby. So I wanted to ask, Qingming, have you found anything?"

That's right, the leader of these two groups was none other than Uchiha Shisui.

Although the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha clan has improved considerably, as the saying goes, a broken mirror is hard to mend.

Since a rift has already formed between the two sides, it will be extremely difficult to restore things to their former state. There is no shortcut other than letting time wear it down.

Therefore, under these circumstances, only someone like Uchiha Shisui, who was "good at both sides," could serve as their common leader.

For some time now, it has been Uchiha Shisui who has been handling matters related to this.

It's clear that Minato Namikaze was deliberately grooming Shisui Uchiha, intending to use him as a bridge to completely repair the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan.

Well.
That's too far!
Come back to the present moment.

Qingming looked at Uchiha Shisui in front of him, then glanced at the others, and frowned, saying, "Did someone just appear nearby?"

"Ah."

Uchiha Shisui nodded seriously and asked again, "Didn't you notice?"

"No."

Qingming shook his head and said, "I was sleeping just now. I cultivated all day and slept very soundly, so I didn't notice anything."

Qingming's answer was impeccable.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui pondered for a moment, glancing out of the corner of his eye at someone on his left.

Qingming keenly noticed the other party's actions and looked in that direction as well.

Then they saw a ninja from the Inuzuka clan leading a ninja dog that was waist-high.

At this moment, the ninja dog was sniffing something intently.

A moment later, it barked.

Immediately, the Inuzuka clan ninja shook his head slightly at Uchiha Shisui.

Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui withdrew his gaze.

He looked at Qingming again and said, "Alright, Qingming, be careful lately. Just a few days ago, this guy fought with the Dark Guard. He might be plotting something. If you find anything, come find me anytime."

"no problem."

Qingming nodded.

Then, Uchiha Shisui led two groups of people to the next house, questioning each household.

at the same time.

Qingming glanced discreetly at the top of a building in the distance.

There, some ninjas wearing masks and black robes could be vaguely seen standing.

Clearly, these were all ANBU ninjas. At this moment, they were guarding the outer perimeter, standing on high ground, constantly monitoring everything in the surrounding area. Any slight movement would alert them.

However, it was this performance that made Qingming secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Since they still want to cordon off this area, it means that the newly set up sensory barrier in Konoha cannot accurately locate spatial fluctuations.

In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about his meeting with Obito Uchiha tonight being discovered.

This will undoubtedly save him a lot of trouble.

However, he couldn't let Obito Uchiha control him.

'Perhaps we can take this opportunity to give them a hard time.'

The thought flashed through Qingming's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

For the time being, his main goal is to collect some of the Nine-Tails' chakra and see if he can create a mini Nine-Tails.

In this way, it will be much more convenient to fuse with the Ten-Tails or do anything else in the future.

Of course, it would be great if we could get our hands on the Nine-Tails directly.

However, this possibility is really not very high.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time!"

After a moment's thought, Qingming stopped pondering it.

He turned back to the yard, closed the gate, went back to his bedroom, and fell asleep immediately.

Today is his day to rest and recuperate; he doesn't want to be distracted by trivial matters.

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The next day.

noon.

Qingming awoke from his sleep.

At first, he was a little confused, but when he saw the familiar ceiling above his head, he remembered that he had returned to Konoha.

He also recalled everything that happened last night.

At this moment, recalling Uchiha Shisui's last words, Qingming suddenly realized that the other party might be hinting at something to him.

After pondering for a moment, Qingming suddenly laughed and said, "Heh~, you're really perceptive!"

Qingming didn't know whether Uchiha Shisui had noticed his unusual behavior based on intuition or some other clue, implying that he could go to him if he had any problems.

At the same time, it also pointed out that Obito Uchiha was up to some kind of conspiracy.

But it's impossible for him to contact the other party.

Even if he wasn't part of this 'conspiracy,' he wouldn't push these troublesome matters onto others.

Rather than bothering others, he prefers to solve all problems on his own.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Qingming quickly gathered his thoughts and stopped thinking about it.

He stretched, jumped out of bed, and spent a few minutes washing up.

After that, he put on his gear, walked out of the courtyard, and headed straight for the 'food street'.

It's noon now, time for lunch.

Qingming ate for over an hour, visiting several shops before finally stopping after completely satisfying his appetite.

It's worth mentioning that as his body underwent another transformation, his digestive ability also improved.

Although he can't digest food instantly after it enters his stomach, he can still eat the equivalent of dozens of people in a short period of time by expending some chakra to stimulate his stomach's digestive ability.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Qingming walked out of the 'food street'.

He secretly activated his Byakugan, surveyed his surroundings, and after confirming that no one was watching him, he immediately found a spot and used the 'Transformation Jutsu' to transform into the appearance of Uchiha Obito.

Then, he changed direction and headed straight for the Minato Namikaze residence.

Next, it's time for him to 'put in the eyes'.

(End of this chapter)