Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1072 Chopping melons and vegetables
"Oh, really?"

Just as the leader of the Cloud Village Jonin made his sarcastic remark, a soft voice mixed with a hint of mockery suddenly rang in his ear.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shimazu Gosuke's expression changed drastically.

Almost instinctively, he took a step forward, creating distance between himself and the person behind him. At the same time, he spun the kunai in his hand, gripped it in reverse, and thrust it in the direction from which the sound came from behind.

Hey~
There was a clear sound of metal collision.

Then, Qingming, wielding a long sword, precisely blocked the opponent's kunai attack.

That's right, the first two rounds of attacks were launched by Qingming.

The Shimazu Gosuke standing in front of him had probably deduced his identity from the intense shuriken attack he had just witnessed.

After all, the 'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique' is an A-rank ninjutsu, and only a handful of people have mastered it.

He happened to use this technique during the Third Shinobi World War.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce his identity.

That's why I used that provocation tactic just now.

In fact, with Qingming's current strength, he could kill all these people without even showing up, and it would be quite easy.

However, considering the potential profits, he ultimately decided against doing so.

Rather than taking their lives outright, he wanted to squeeze out the last bit of value from them, namely, to drain their chakra before killing them.

He was quite annoyed at being disturbed from his cultivation and forced to perform this kind of mission.

Since he was unhappy, he naturally wanted to make amends.

Therefore, during the mission, the chakra of the enemy ninjas became his target.

Only in this way can his restless heart be somewhat soothed.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Qingming slightly shifted his body to avoid the kunai thrust at him by another Cloud Village Jonin from behind.

Then, he slashed with his sword, a sharp whistling sound rang out, and instantly cut the Cloud Ninja who was attacking from behind in two.

However, before the man's body hit the ground, his upper and lower body were reduced to two pieces of wood.

Clearly, he used the 'Substitute Technique' at the critical moment.

However, Qingming was not surprised by this.

After all, with his current eye power, even if he only activated the three-tomoe Sharingan, he could see the other party's movements clearly.

If he really wanted to kill his opponent, he could have been much faster.

Withdrawing his gaze, Qingming used a 'Flash Sword Technique' to appear directly behind the nearest Cloud Village Chunin.

The next moment, he swung his sword.

stab~
The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh rang out.

The Cloud Ninja felt a sharp pain in his arm, and then his dominant right hand fell to the ground, with a large amount of blood gushing out from the severed shoulder wound.

The Cloud Village Chunin let out a scream and quickly covered his wound.

Seeing the undefended enemy in front of him, Qingming did not choose to finish him off. Instead, he dodged another kunai that came flying at him.

Then, he blocked Shimazu Gosuke's attack with his sword, and at the same time, he turned his head slightly, the three tomoe in his pupils spinning rapidly as he looked at another Cloud Village Jonin who was rushing towards him.

Upon seeing this, the Cloud Village Jonin did not hesitate at all. He immediately closed his eyes, stopped in his tracks, and, relying on his senses, threw the kunai in his hand.

However, in Qingming's eyes, such an attack was no different from a tortoise crawling.

Effortlessly dodging the attack, Qingming suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of chakra, causing Shimazu Gosuke to pause in his impending attack.

Seizing the opportunity, Qingming extended his left hand, which was not holding a sword, and a chakra ball about ten centimeters in diameter appeared. He pressed it against Shimazu Gosuke's abdomen with lightning speed.

This is no other ninjutsu; it is none other than the A-rank, hand seal-less ninjutsu—the Rasengan!

Sensing danger, Shimazu Gosuke immediately used the 'Substitution Technique'.

Click~
A section of wooden stake was shattered by Qingming's 'Rasengan'.

Although his opponent seemed to have dodged his attack, the sensation in his hand told Qingming that he had not completely missed with that strike.

Indeed, that was the case. In the distance, Shimazu Gosuke appeared, clutching his abdomen and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Qingming glanced at his opponent, but instead of finishing him off, he used the 'Instant Sword Technique' again, arriving at the side of the other two Cloud Village Chunin who were defending back to back at an extremely fast speed.

The next moment, he swung the long sword, and as the blade sliced ​​through the opponent's body, he enhanced the blade with 'Wind Release: Vacuum Blade'.

stab~
The next moment, he chopped off both of their legs.

The familiar screams rang out again.

Ignoring the two people's painful cries, Qingming flashed again and appeared in front of another Cloud Village Chunin. He swung his sword again and cut off the opponent's right hand, which he had been using.

This bloody scene made the eyelids of all the Cloud Ninjas in the arena twitch.

But Qingming didn't give them any time to react. He flashed around and crippled the hands and feet of one Cloud Village Chunin after another.

During this time, Shimazu Gosuke and four other Cloud Village Jonin and Special Jonin tried to stop him, but he easily thwarted their attempts.

In addition, some of the Cloud Village Chunin he targeted seemed to realize that he intended to spare their lives.

So, despite having his hands and feet crippled, he tried to fight back and buy an opportunity for the Jonin captains.

Unfortunately, in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are in vain.

Their strength might be considered elite among ordinary Chunin, but they are no match for Qingming.

With just a glance, Qingming saw through their thoughts and knew they wouldn't fall for it.

Sometimes he would even deliberately mislead others, using their schemes against the five Kirigakure Jonin who came to stop him.

One of the Cloud Village's special Jonin was caught off guard by him, losing an arm and the ability to form hand seals.

Another person was left with a deep, bone-revealing wound, greatly reducing his fighting ability.

In the end, only Shimazu Gosuke and two other Jonin captains remained standing.

As for the others, they were either seriously injured and collapsed, or trapped in the Sharingan's genjutsu and unable to extricate themselves.

However, with these people no longer distracting them, Shimazu Gosuke and the other two Jonin breathed a sigh of relief.

The three of them exchanged a glance and were about to launch an attack on Qingming.

This doesn't mean they are confident of defeating Qingming.

Based on the sporadic intelligence received during this period, as well as the intelligence gathered during the past three battles, Qingming's strength was far beyond what the three of them could handle together.

But given the current situation, they have no choice but to fight to the death, as they cannot escape.

However, Qingming didn't give them that chance at all.

His gaze swept across the three faces, and Qingming quietly activated his Byakugan. After confirming that no one was watching within a two-kilometer radius, he smiled slightly and suddenly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

The next moment, his figure disappeared in front of the three of them.

"what?"

Upon seeing this, the three men's expressions changed drastically.

Before they could react, Qingming had already deactivated 'Heavenly Defense' and appeared behind one of them.

"careful!"

One of the people opposite spotted Qingming and immediately warned him.

Unfortunately, before the man could react, Qingming had already severed one of his arms with his sword.

Then, his figure disappeared again.

In the blink of an eye, they appeared behind another person.

However, this time he was on guard. After seeing the change in his companion's expression, the Cloud Village Jonin did not hesitate and immediately lunged forward, trying to avoid the attack from behind.

But the next moment, an invisible force of gravity acted on him, causing him to fly backward involuntarily, leaning towards Qingming.

stab~
The sharp blade slashed across again.

He also cut off one of the man's arms.

At this point, only Shimazu Gosuke remained as a fighting force on the Cloud Ninja side.

(End of this chapter)