Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1032 Chaos and Action

Watching Obito Uchiha depart using 'Kamui', Minato Namikaze did not choose to pursue him; a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

For some reason, during their recent exchange, he felt a faint sense of familiarity with his opponent, as if he had seen him somewhere before!
However, no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't recall anyone who resembled the other person.

This caused Minato Namikaze some distress.

In fact, after confirming through various sources, including Qingming's report, that this unknown enemy was very likely a missing ninja from the Uchiha clan, he searched through all the village records.

He even secretly checked accounts with Fugaku Uchiha several times, trying to find out the man's identity.

Unfortunately, he has not made any definitive discoveries to this day.

Along the way, he encountered several suspicious individuals, but after some investigation, he was able to confirm that they were indeed dead.

So, who exactly is this person?

'And what's with this strange sense of familiarity?'

Minato Namikaze was completely baffled.

If Qingming knew his troubles, he would definitely say: "Even the wisest person can make a mistake."

Clearly, Minato Namikaze was blinded by a single leaf and had no idea that this person was his former student.

However, this is not Minato Namikaze's fault. Given the circumstances at the time, without the help of Zetsu and Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha would have certainly died.

Therefore, it's normal that Minato Namikaze didn't think in this direction.

As for the autopsy
Please, how could the enemy possibly leave behind the corpses of Uchiha clan ninjas?

This, in turn, allowed Obito Uchiha to avoid the screening that had taken place some time ago.

In this way, it successfully hid itself.

However, it is foreseeable that if Obito Uchiha were to be more active, especially under Minato Namikaze's nose, his eventual exposure would be almost inevitable.

After all, Minato Namikaze was no fool. If Obito Uchiha had revealed even a little more of his true identity, Minato would have been able to break through the illusion and figure out his true identity.

It's unclear what Minato Namikaze will think at that time.

The thought flashed through Qingming's mind, but he quickly focused his attention on the meeting in front of him.

That's right, it's a meeting.

At this moment, he is at Fugaku Uchiha's house, having a meeting with other Jonin from the clan.

As for the content of the meeting...
It's very simple: whether or not to take immediate action to cooperate with the village and quell the chaos within.

On another timeline, the Uchiha clan hesitated for a long time before finally preparing to take action, only after the Nine-Tails had been around for some time.

Even so, Danzo ultimately stopped them, citing unclear intentions.

But now, without Danzo causing trouble, and thanks to Minato Namikaze's mediation over the past period, the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan has indeed improved considerably.

Therefore, without much hesitation, the Uchiha clan reached a consensus—to take immediate action and quell the chaos in the village.

"Alright, now that everyone has agreed to this proposal, I hope that no one will hold us back during the subsequent operations."

After saying this, Fugaku Uchiha's gaze swept over everyone present.

Finally, he said, "Meeting adjourned!"

Immediately, the Jonin of the Uchiha clan stood up and left the meeting room.

Just as Qingming was about to leave, Fugaku Uchiha suddenly called out to him, "Qingming, stay for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Qingming turned around in confusion and stopped in his tracks.

Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui also stopped in his tracks. His gaze swept over the faces of Qingming and Uchiha Fugaku, his lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he did not speak.

Qingming's gaze swept over him, then turned to Uchiha Fugaku and asked, "Clan leader, is there something you need from me?"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha did not speak immediately, but instead looked at Shisui Uchiha.

After he left, he nodded and said, "I won't say anything more. Qingming, I just have one question."

"what's up?"

Qingming replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Fugaku Uchiha didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, asking, "Is the chaos in the village related to you?"

Upon hearing this question, Qingming frowned slightly, then feigned ignorance and asked, "What does the clan leader mean?"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha did not answer his question directly, but continued, "If the village's intelligence is correct, the person currently causing chaos in the village should be the one who has been frequently invading the village over the past few months."

Qingming didn't reply, but just looked at the other person quietly, waiting for him to say something next.

Sure enough, Fugaku Uchiha paused for a moment, then said, "I heard that you came into contact with him during a previous mission and deduced that he might be a ninja from the Uchiha clan, so..."

"do you know who he is?"

'Oh, you know so much detail. Did Minato Namikaze discuss this with him?'

The thought flashed through Qingming's mind, but his face remained expressionless as he decisively replied, "I don't know." Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku remained silent for a long time.

After a moment, he sighed and said, "Ah, Qingming, I know you are a very opinionated person, but the relationship between the family and the village has finally been eased. I hope you will not go astray."

Qingming was completely baffled by these words.

'What's the meaning? ’

Are you worried I'll fall out with the village?

'Have I become a radical?'

For a moment, Qingming was speechless.

However, considering the kindness he received from the Grand Elder in the past, it seems that classifying him as a radical is not wrong.

However, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha is not tense at present, so the radicals' proposals have not reached the level of a coup.

A jumble of thoughts flooded Qingming's mind, causing him to momentarily lose focus.

Seeing that Qingming remained silent, Fugaku Uchiha assumed his guess had come true and his tone suddenly hardened as he said, "Qingming, remember what I said, or else..."

At this point, his Sharingan with three tomoe suddenly activated, and it showed a faint reddish tinge.

Feeling the pressure emanating from the other party, Qingming quickly regained his senses.

However, she wasn't nervous; she simply looked at the other person quietly.

The silent standoff lasted for more than ten seconds before Fugaku Uchiha finally suppressed his imposing aura and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you can leave now!"

This time, Qingming didn't even say goodbye and just turned around and left the conference room.

After that, he walked without stopping and walked all the way out of the clan chief's mansion.

It was at this moment that he turned around and glanced at Uchiha Fugaku's residence.

At that moment, his gaze seemed to pierce through layers of obstacles and see the silent Uchiha Fugaku inside.

"Hehe~, there are really a lot of smart people here!"

Although Qingming didn't know how Fugaku Uchiha guessed that he had a connection with Obito Uchiha, Fugaku's statement just now was clearly a warning to him not to involve the Uchiha clan in this matter.

This also shows that Fugaku Uchiha really doesn't want to get involved in those unnecessary things now; he just wants to mind his own business.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

Qingming shrugged, walked to a deserted corner, and then used the 'Shadow Clone Technique' to create a shadow clone.

Looking at the shadow clone, Qingming said directly, "Go!"

Upon hearing this, the shadow clone didn't waste any words and went straight to the center of the village to quell the chaos with the other Uchiha clan members and Konoha ninja.

He himself activated the power of 'Heavenly Guard' and headed to the Nine-Tails' hiding place.

That's right. Although Minato Namikaze moved Kushina Uzumaki's location, he still managed to lock onto her using the 'Spiritualization Technique'.

This time, however, the Nine-Tails did not react excessively.

Clearly, the other side was also waiting for an opportunity.

While Qingming was in action, an uninvited guest arrived at the underground space that Konoha had prepared as a target for Kushina Uzumaki.

This person was none other than Uchiha Obito.

Using the genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan and Zetsu's intelligence capabilities, it didn't take Obito Uchiha long to pinpoint this suspicious location.

Then, he directly used the power of 'Kamui' to break in.

"Enemy attack!"

Instantly, a piercing alarm sounded in the underground space.

One by one, ANBU ninjas appeared and attacked Uchiha Obito.

Unfortunately, even the elite members of the Anbu were not as strong as Obito Uchiha.

This time, Obito Uchiha had almost no ability to hide himself. He used his Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release one after another. These Anbu ninjas couldn't even last a few rounds against him.

During this time, ANBU ninjas would occasionally activate the traps with suicidal intentions, but none of them managed to harm Obito Uchiha in the slightest.

However, their sacrifice ultimately slowed down Obito Uchiha's progress.

Just as these ANBU hoped to use this to hold off Obito Uchiha, Obito suddenly stopped his attack and used 'Kamui' to leave.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner unnoticed, Jue also merged into the underground and disappeared.

Clearly, Obito Uchiha's recent massacre was merely a tactic to attract the attention of the Anbu. The real investigators here were Zetsu, who was hiding in the shadows.

After confirming that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was not there, Obito Uchiha withdrew.

(End of this chapter)