Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1008 Selection and Arrangement
As for the choice of this 'eye placement', just as Qingming had said before, he had already made his decision.

It didn't take him long to arrive near the Minato Namikaze residence.

Stopping in his tracks, Qingming didn't rashly activate his Byakugan, but instead used his own senses to examine everything around him.

It's one or two in the afternoon, and Minato Namikaze is still working at the Hokage Building, so only Kushina Uzumaki is home.

However, outside her house, there was another figure secretly guarding her.

This person was dressed in a black robe and wore a mask, clearly a member of the Anbu ninja.

If it were anyone else, Qingming might not have recognized them, but the other person's distinctive silver hair still gave him away.

That's right, this person is none other than Kakashi Hatake.

And he was precisely the best candidate for 'eye position' in Qingming's mind.

After all, the other party was Minato Namikaze's handpicked bodyguard, who had been by Kushina Uzumaki's side ever since she became pregnant, and was fully aware of her actions.

In this situation, using it as the eye position is definitely the best choice.

As for how to take down the opponent quietly?
In response, Qingming could only say that there are differences between even the best Jonin.

Don't even mention that Kakashi's current strength hasn't reached the level of an elite Jonin more than ten years later. Even if it had, he wouldn't be anything in front of Qingming now.

Because Qingming's strength had already surpassed the level of a Jonin, and even the level of a Kage.

Although he was destined not to use his full strength in such a secret operation, even a small portion was enough for him to take down his opponent.

Just as Qingming was thinking this, Kakashi, who was in the distance, seemed to have noticed his gaze and suddenly turned his head.

However, he saw nothing.

Beneath the mask, Kakashi's brows furrowed slightly.

Out of caution, he lifted the Konoha headband that was covering his left eye and used the power of his Sharingan to carefully observe everything around him.

However, nothing was found.

"Could it be that I'm imagining things because I'm too tense?"

Kakashi thought to himself.

It's no wonder he thinks that way; he's been under a lot of pressure lately.

Now, it's almost certain that someone is indeed secretly targeting the Nine-Tails. Just a few days ago, this person even broke into the village and had a brief encounter with other members of the Anbu.

Under these circumstances, one can imagine the pressure Kakashi was under.

Previously, he had asked Minato Namikaze whether to increase the number of people to protect his master's wife, but Minato Namikaze rejected the idea.

According to Minato Namikaze, that means believing in his abilities.

Kakashi neither confirmed nor denied this.

He was well aware of the limits of his abilities and knew that Minato Namikaze's statement was partly due to his trust in him.

But more likely, it's the village's higher-ups who want to use this defensive 'loophole' to lure out the person hiding in the shadows.

After all, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days?
The entire Hidden Leaf Village is now focused on how to capture that person. They are willing to try any method, and he is a perfect bait.

In his hand was a specially made kunai left by his teacher; once activated, it could summon his teacher to descend.

In this way, as long as the enemy comes looking for him, the village is confident that they can capture the enemy.

Unfortunately, that enemy never came looking for him.

This left Kakashi slightly disappointed.

Qingming had no idea what Kakashi was thinking. If he did, he would definitely scoff. In the current situation, it was a joke to have Obito come to find Kakashi.

As someone who witnessed Rin Nohara's death at Kakashi's hands, it's impossible for Obito Uchiha not to harbor any resentment towards Kakashi.

However, at the same time, he finds it difficult to let go of past friendships.

This situation led to a very conflicted feeling towards Kakashi, and naturally, he chose to avoid him. Therefore, Obito Uchiha would not meet with Kakashi unless absolutely necessary.

It must be said that Minato Namikaze's arrangement of Kakashi to act as Kushina Uzumaki's bodyguard greatly enhanced her safety.

If it were anyone else, Qingming estimates that they would have been controlled by Obito Uchiha and become his mole long ago.

However, this made things convenient for him.

If there were other people around, it would be difficult for him to make a move, but if it was only Kakashi, he was absolutely confident that he could leave a hidden weapon on him.

With that thought in mind, he maintained his 'Heavenly Defense' ability and came to his side.

Before Kakashi could pull down his Konoha headband again to cover his left eye, Qingming suddenly appeared in front of him.

Upon seeing Obito Uchiha's transformed appearance, Kakashi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately wanted to close his eyes and break the eye contact.

In their previous encounters, Konoha had not come away empty-handed.

At the very least, they have confirmed that Obito Uchiha possesses a Mangekyou Sharingan and has extremely powerful genjutsu abilities.

Therefore, the ANBU ninjas were specifically instructed to be extra careful when fighting him.

Kakashi reacted by closing his eyes based on this information.

However, his reaction was quick, but not fast enough.

Almost the instant their eyes met, Qingming used illusion magic to pull Kakashi's consciousness into an illusion.

Therefore, all of Kakashi's reactions at this moment were merely his own illusions.

Looking at Kakashi, who was barely moving, Qingming raised his hand to form a hand seal. Looking into Kakashi's eyes, he used the 'Translation Seal' to seal a Flying Thunder God mark into Kakashi's body.

Once the 'Translation Seal' is activated, this mark will disappear on its own.

As for the conditions for activating the seal, it's very simple: see Kushina Uzumaki being transferred, or guess that she is about to give birth.

Thus, once this mark disappears, Qingming will understand that the time has come.

In this way, he can take action.

As for why not leave the 'Heart-Sealing and Soul-Locking Contract Instantaneous Movement Mark' on him, like he did with other people?
This was mainly because the two were both Konoha ninjas, and Kakashi had no conflict with him. In addition, he had a good impression of him, so he did not resort to such radical methods.

Of course, this is also for the sake of secrecy.

It is foreseeable that after this incident, Konoha will definitely conduct a thorough investigation into everything related to it. If the traces he left behind are too obvious, it is very likely that people will realize the problem.

This is something Qingming doesn't want to see.

Therefore, he decided to use a more tactful approach.

However, if you only have the Flying Thunder God Mark and the 'Translation Seal', both will quickly disappear once they are activated.

Therefore, even if Kakashi finds out that someone has tampered with his things, he won't be able to figure out exactly what happened.

This will reduce a lot of risks invisibly.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qingming once again used the genjutsu ability of the Mangekyou Sharingan to erase Kakashi's memory of the last ten seconds.

After that, he activated 'Heavenly Defense' and disappeared from the spot.

A few breaths later, Kakashi came to his senses. Because the time was too short and the genjutsu had a subtle influence, he did not notice anything unusual.

From afar, Qingming saw Kakashi continue his previous action, pulling his Konoha headband completely open to cover his left eye.

Then, he continued to diligently perform his guard duties.

Seeing this, Qingming nodded in satisfaction.

Fortunately, Kakashi hasn't mastered the Mangekyou Sharingan yet, otherwise his actions wouldn't be so easy.

(End of this chapter)