Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1103 Capture
Later in the night.

Inside the wooden house.

Qingming is resting and sleeping.

Suddenly, a memory, along with a surge of chakra, returned to his body.

Qingming was suddenly awakened.

He sat up abruptly from the bed, instinctively sensing his surroundings. After confirming that nothing was amiss, he then immersed himself in the sudden memory.

Time passes minute by minute.

A full half hour later.

He then opened his eyes again.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Then, a look of joy appeared on Qingming's face.

There was no other reason than that, just now, the wooden clone lurking in Kirigakure disintegrated itself and sent him a message.

As for the content of the message...
It is naturally related to the Three-Tailed Fox.

According to the latest intelligence they have obtained, this morning, Kirigakure finally confirmed that the Three-Tails has been resurrected and has preliminarily locked down its activity range.

Currently, Yagura Karatachi has dispatched several ANBU squads, who are working hard to locate the enemy's exact position.

If he wants to avoid conflict with Kirigakure, he must find the Three-Tails before these people and take it away.

Sitting on the bed, after a moment of contemplation, Qingming quickly made up his mind—he would do it!
So he didn't waste any more time, got up immediately, packed his equipment, and used the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to teleport directly to the Land of Water.

Next, based on the information provided by his wood clone, he used his perception to locate the positions of the ANBU ninjas searching for the Three-Tails.

His previous efforts had not been in vain; among the people transferred by Yagura Karatachi, there happened to be one who had his 'Heart-Sealing Soul-Locking Contract Instantaneous Movement Mark' on him.

Using this mark, he easily located these people.

However, to avoid alerting the enemy, he did not teleport directly to this person as a coordinate, but instead used 'Wind Release: Wings of Wind' to fly into the sky.

Under the cover of darkness, he easily entered the search area.

As you can see, this is a large lake, the depth of which is unknown.

According to the initial investigation by Kirigakure, the resurrected Three-Tails is hiding in this body of water.

Considering the image of a three-tailed giant turtle, it must be said that the environment here is indeed quite suitable for it.

Hovering high in the sky, Qingming glanced down, his keen senses instantly pinpointing the locations of most of the Mist Shadows' dark forces.

However, the location of the three-tailed creature remains unknown.

After a moment's thought, he chose an open spot and landed.

Then, without any hesitation, he immediately activated his Byakugan.

Instantly, everything within a two-kilometer radius came into view.

Qingming focused his mind and scanned the underwater section.

Thanks to the domineering power of the Byakugan, it didn't take him long to find the location of the Three-Tails.

As it turns out, Kirigakure's understanding of the Three-Tails was thorough, and their intelligence was quite accurate.

At that moment, the Three-Tails was indeed sleeping somewhere at the bottom of the lake.

However, the other party seemed to have been awakened by his spying, and was now scanning both sides and the lake surface with its huge single eye open.

Seeing this, Qingming withdrew his gaze.

Then, he took a deep breath and plunged straight into the lake.

Thanks to his previous experience of strengthening his body with the pressure of the ocean floor, he can now move around in the water for extended periods without having any breathing difficulties.

In this situation, with his current strength, he naturally doesn't need to resort to any schemes or tricks. He can simply dive to the bottom of the lake, find the Three-Tails, and capture it.

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In the lake.

With a clear goal in mind, Qingming swam steadily toward the place where the Three-Tailed Fox was hiding.

The Three-Tails, seemingly aware of the danger he had just witnessed, appeared somewhat agitated.

This caused a slight leakage of its chakra. Since Kirigakure had sent people to search for the Three-Tails, they would naturally have arranged for sensory ninjas to capture it.

These ninjas sensed the Three-Tails' chakra and immediately notified the others. Then, the group worked together and gathered at the place where the Three-Tails was hiding.

Qingming also noticed their movements.

However, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Because he captured the Three-Tails, he didn't need to fight at all.

Therefore, no matter how fast they move, they can't keep up.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Qingming quickly gathered his thoughts. He had already swum to a position less than 500 meters away from the Three-Tails.

Now, it's time to get serious.

Upon realizing this, Qingming did not hesitate at all. He immediately activated the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and then activated the ability of 'Heaven's Protection' to hide himself.

He then continued on his way and arrived in front of the Three-Tails.

The Three-Tails was even more agitated than before.

Visible to the naked eye, wisps of scarlet chakra emanated from its body, exerting immense pressure on the surrounding waters.

Clearly, the other party no longer cares about the problems it has exposed; it only wants to find something that makes it uneasy as soon as possible, namely Qingming.

Unfortunately, it was all for naught.

With 'Heaven's Protection' present, even though he had already arrived in front of the Three-Tails, the other side still couldn't see anything.

After observing the giant beast covered in armor and spikes for a while, Qingming adjusted his position slightly and moved to a spot just out of the beast's sight on its right.

Then, he silently shut down 'Heaven's Protection'.

Then, his presence appeared in the arena.

Upon sensing his presence, the Three-Tails immediately turned its head around.

Qingming had been waiting for this opportunity. The moment their eyes met, he activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and unleashed the 'Genjutsu: Sharingan'.

His powerful eye gave him unparalleled control over illusions, and the moment the Three-Tails realized something was wrong, he froze it in place.

Then, without saying a word, Qingming flashed forward and landed on the back of the Three-Tailed Fox.

He crouched down, gently touched the Three-Tails' carapace with his right hand, and then released chakra to envelop it completely.

"go!"

With a soft shout, Qingming, carrying his opponent, activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

The chakra within their bodies flowed out like a floodgate being opened. In an instant, the man and the beast vanished from their original spot, leaving behind only a large amount of lake water that gathered towards the center.

It quickly formed a vortex.

A few breaths later, several figures emerged from the vortex and appeared in the arena.

They were dressed in black robes and wore masks; they were the Hidden Mist Anbu ninjas who had just been searching the perimeter.

"Where's the Three-Tailed Fox?"

Looking at the empty lakebed, the leader spoke.

Upon hearing this, another ANBU ninja raised his hand and formed a hand seal, then closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and said coldly, "Captain, the Three-Tails was just here, but it has disappeared now."

"Disappeared? What do you mean?"

The leader of the dark forces pressed for an answer.

"It means exactly what it says. It seems like the Three-Tails was taken away by someone. There's an aura of an unfamiliar ninja here. It seems like the other party just unleashed a large amount of chakra and disappeared with the Three-Tails."

"Disappear together? Space-time ninjutsu?"

"The leader of the dark forces asked."

"Maybe"

The sensory ninja who had just spoken replied somewhat uncertainly.

(End of this chapter)