Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1088 Solution
Just as Qingming had predicted, the two watched him leave without making any reaction.

Ahead, Qingming, who was running through the forest, glanced back out of the corner of his eye, and then stopped paying attention.

He quickened his pace and ran straight toward the camp.

The journey of less than two kilometers did not take him long.

However, when he arrived here, the place was shrouded in mist.

Sensing the chakra emanating from the white mist, Qingming could easily tell that this was the signature ninjutsu of Kirigakure—Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!
Clearly, these hidden forces are using their environmental advantages to compensate for the disparity in numbers.

Qingming originally intended to use 'Wind Release: Great Breakthrough' to disperse the white mist.

But just as he was about to cast the spell, he suddenly thought of something, put his hands down, drew the long sword from his waist, and stepped into the white mist.

As soon as he entered, he felt a sense of oppression, the atmosphere of a hunter and his prey locked in combat.

As for who the hunter and the prey are, there's no need to elaborate.

Without any hesitation, Qingming also joined the 'hunt'.

That's right, he plans to use his advantage in perception to take advantage of the foggy environment and eliminate the foggy shadows as quickly as possible.

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In the mist.

A Konoha Chunin and two Konoha Genin stood in a triangular formation, each holding a kunai and warily observing their surroundings.

As you can see, their faces are pale and there are bloodstains on their bodies in many places, indicating that they are seriously injured.

Every now and then, some noises could be heard from the surroundings, putting pressure on them.

Time passes minute by minute.

The three of them became increasingly tense.

The person in the shadows seemed to feel the time was right and suddenly spoke up: "You're quite good. You actually managed to block the attack of a Jonin like myself with just the three of you."

The sound came from all directions, reaching the ears of the three Konoha ninjas in the arena, putting them under immense pressure.

His face turned even paler after he learned that the enemy was a Jonin.

Instinctively, they dared not move, preparing to listen to what the enemy would say next, even knowing it might be psychological warfare, they still dared not move.

But just then, a scream suddenly came from the right rear.

"what's the situation?"

The three of them looked at each other.

At that moment, the invisible pressure surrounding them seemed to disappear.

The three regained their normal thinking ability.

They took a few deep breaths, exchanged glances, and then, led by the Chunin, cautiously moved towards the direction from which the screams had come.

They soon arrived at their destination.

At this moment, only a shriveled corpse remained, as if all the moisture had been drained from its body.

On the edge of its head, there is a familiar mask.

The leading Konoha Chunin carefully inspected the area and, after confirming there were no traps, cautiously picked up the mask from the ground.

He examined it carefully and confirmed that it was the mask worn by the Hidden Mist members who had previously left several wounds on them.

"This"

The Konoha Chunin froze, unable to comprehend how such a Jonin could suddenly die out of nowhere.

And judging from the looks of it, it died without any chance to fight back.

'Do they have ninjas with that kind of strength?'

The thought had barely crossed the mind of the Konoha Chunin when the image of a young man appeared in his mind. If anyone on their side could do it, it would probably only be that Uchiha genius known as the "Demon Blade."

Coincidentally, the person on the ground had been stabbed through the abdomen.

This made him even more certain of his guess.

In fact, he was right; the one who made the move was none other than Qingming.

As soon as he entered the area shrouded in white mist, he saw the Hidden Mist ANBU member putting psychological pressure on three Konoha ninjas, attempting to create an opening so he could kill them with a single blow.

So he acted without hesitation.

The result was obvious. The man was caught off guard and had no chance to resist. He was stabbed through the abdomen with a long sword and his chakra was drained.

That's right, even now, he hasn't forgotten to plunder these people's chakra.

Although they could only provide a small amount of chakra, every little bit helps, and Qingming, being frugal, would naturally not let the opportunity pass by.

Of course, more importantly, it won't take him long.

He left before the three Konoha ninjas could get close.

As for staying to meet with the three Konoha ninjas...
There is no need at all!

In that time, he could have killed a few more members of the Hidden Mist Guard and ended this farce as soon as possible.

This is what he thinks and does.

For the next few hours, he wandered like a ghost through the thick fog created by the combined efforts of the Hidden Mist members, swiftly reaping their lives.

Perhaps because he moved too quickly, it wasn't until less than half of the Hidden Mist members remained that someone reacted and voluntarily dispelled the 'Hidden Mist Technique'.

Unfortunately, the tide had turned, and even if they belatedly withdrew the technique, they were unable to stop Qingming's subsequent slaughter.

Of course, there was also an attack from other Konoha ninja.

In just over ten minutes, all seventeen Kirigakure ANBU members who had been driven by Obito Uchiha were killed.

The surviving Konoha ninja gathered around Nara Mitsuhiko and Aomine, awaiting their next move.

Qingming glanced discreetly at a large tree in the distance, then nodded to Nara Mitsuhiko.

Seeing this, Mitsuhiko Nara breathed a sigh of relief and then began to arrange for everyone to clean up the battlefield.

Qingming flashed a few times and arrived at a large tree on the outskirts of the camp.

He stood on a tree branch, gazing into the distance.

He could clearly sense that Obito Uchiha and Zetsu had left.

That's right, the two didn't leave until they had dealt with all the Hidden Mist members present.

Clearly, Obito Uchiha was still somewhat unwilling to give up, having followed him here, but after a great internal struggle, he ultimately chose to give up.

Qingming was not surprised by this.

After all, Obito Uchiha's ultimate goal was to create a world with 'Rin'. As for other things, such as instigating the Fourth Shinobi World War, creating chaos, and taking revenge on Konoha, they were all secondary.

Since there is no opportunity now, he will naturally give up.

However, in order to ensure that things did not get out of his control, Qingming still planned to go to Kirigakure in the next few days to exchange information with his Wood clone who was lurking there.

Only then can he feel at ease.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. As it grew later and the Konoha camp returned to silence, Qingming stopped thinking about it.

He leaned against the tree branch beneath him and began to doze off.

(End of this chapter)