Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1196 Getting to the Bottom of Things
Zila~

A harsh friction sound sounded.

A feeling of extreme danger welled up inside me.

Instantly, Xin Ya felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, and his entire snake body shivered.

At that moment, it no longer cared about going crazy; almost instinctively, it dodged to the left.

However, due to the loss of its right eye, it reacted a beat slower and was partially hit on the head by Qingming's 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken'.

The moment they made contact, the chakra that had condensed into a giant shuriken transformed into countless fine needles, piercing into the opponent's body through his missing right eye and striking his brain directly.

With his vital organs severely damaged, Xin Ya let out an unprecedented cry of pain.

But they were able to survive in a place like Ryuchi Cave, which leans towards the evil faction.

Moreover, having survived in such a despised manner, Xin Ya's combat experience is undeniably rich.

Almost the instant it was hit, it forcibly stopped its instinctive dodging action, turned around sharply, and released the 'Petrification' magic at Qingming.

However, since Qingming chose to make his move at this time, he must have taken this into consideration.

Although the other party's choice was not the most likely development direction he had anticipated, overall it still did not deviate from one of the several changes he had pre-set.

So, Qingming adjusted his body slightly, dodging the large pool of liquid coming towards him, and then flipped his hand to condense a huge 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' again, which he then attacked Xinya.

This time, although there was no scaleless area like the right eye for him to break through, just like the first time he used this technique to attack, the dense snake scales could not hinder him from hurting his opponent. The gaps between the scales could still allow chakra needles to enter.

The familiar feeling of being torn to pieces washed over him again, and Xin Ya roared, becoming even more frenzied.

However, Qingming remained completely unmoved by its reaction.

In his eyes, the black sun mark belonging to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan slightly contracted, taking in all of Shinya's movements.

Then, his figure flickered constantly with Xin Ya's movements, just like a mosquito next to an elephant. Although small in size, it was extremely agile, and the elephant could not do anything to it.

Most importantly, this mosquito also has mouthparts that can hurt an elephant.

This will put the elephant in trouble.

Not only can they not effectively cope with mosquitoes, but because of their large size, they can also be toyed with by mosquitoes on their fingertips.

Now, Xin Ya is like that elephant, posing no threat to Qing Ming except for his impotent rage.

Qingming was just like Lee Sin in my memory, who had opened the Eight Gates, constantly flashing around Xin Ya's body and hitting it with attacks again and again.

Of course, he's much faster than Xiao Li.

Furthermore, its attack power is much stronger than Xiao Li's.

For a time, Xin Ya was powerless to fight back and could only passively take the beating.

During this time, others naturally wanted to help, but apart from Ichikishima-hime's Sage Art of forcibly absorbing chakra, which could slightly affect his speed, everyone else was wary of him using Shinja as a shield and was unable to launch an effective attack.

Seeing that Xin Ya's condition was becoming increasingly worrying, Wan She, who had not shown much activity until now, suddenly moved.

It suddenly lunged forward, then opened its mouth wide, spewing out a large amount of purple poisonous mist. It didn't care about Xin Ya's life or death at all, and directly enveloped it and Qing Ming in the mist.

In fact, not only Shinya, but also Ichikishima-hime and Takitsu-hime were within the range of the poisonous fog's spread.

In just a few breaths, the entire mountain interior was shrouded in this purple poisonous mist.

Because this is a relatively enclosed space, even if you use wind-style ninjutsu, you might not be able to disperse the poisonous fog.

It can be said that Manda chose a good attack method.

For an ordinary person, at this point, they would probably have no other way to deal with the situation except to use Earth Release ninjutsu to burrow underground and escape.

But Qingming is different...

The forty-three points in 'Constitution' attribute grant him powerful physical abilities, coupled with the poison resistance honed through years of training within the volcano. Uh…

Although his resistance to poison is different from that of the Thousand Snake's biological toxins, he can still withstand it for a long time.

Therefore, all things considered, he doesn't need to worry about being poisoned in a short period of time.

By the time it can pose a fatal threat to him, his body will probably have already evolved the corresponding antibodies.

'Perhaps this could also be a way for me to improve my physical strength and speed...'

With this thought in mind, Qingming's gaze towards Wanshe softened considerably when he looked at her through his Byakugan.

It's a bit of a shame that Hanzo has already been dealt with by Nagato.

Otherwise, the salamander Ibuki that the other party can communicate with would definitely be a better training assistant than Manda.

Shaking his head inwardly, Qingming stopped thinking about it. He activated his Byakugan under the Leaf Gate headband between his brows at full power, and using the poisonous mist as cover, he flashed to Xinya's side and launched another attack.

Immediately, Xin Ya, who had just caught his breath, let out another painful howl.

However, it must be said that these creatures, who live year-round in places rich in natural energy and are nourished by it, are truly powerful.

If it were an ordinary creature, it would probably have been killed instantly by him.

But since the start of the battle, Xin Ya has been hit countless times.

Although each attack did not unleash its full power, the accumulated damage should not be underestimated.

But even now, it is still lively and energetic, showing no signs of exhaustion.

This made Qingming consider taking real action.

That's right, even now, Qingming hasn't really gone all out in the battle.

Leaving aside the Rinnegan, whose power is beyond the reach of his current abilities, his mastery of the 'Dust Release: Particle Style' and 'Dust Release: Limit Break' techniques alone can easily break through an opponent's defenses.

In addition, he also possesses four bloodline limits: Wood Release, Ice Release, Storm Release, and Lava Release.

If all these methods are used, Xin Ya simply cannot withstand them.

But he can't do that.

It wasn't that he was soft-hearted, or due to any other factor, but rather that he wasn't entirely confident he could keep everyone present.

After all, these guys came after receiving a distress signal from Princess Tianxin, and they might have some backup plans to use when their lives are in danger.

If he had used these methods without leaving anyone behind, the White Snake Sage, with his experience and wisdom from the time of Kaguya Otsutsuki, might have guessed something.

At that time, his intention to master the Bloodline Limit, which only the Otsutsuki clan can wield, by fusing seven chakra nature transformations, will likely be exposed.

At that time, the other party might, out of fear of the Otsutsuki clan, directly mobilize the resources of the other two holy lands to attack him.

Although he may not necessarily be afraid, his peaceful cultivation environment will definitely be disrupted.

This is something Qingming doesn't want to see.

Therefore, he certainly wouldn't resort to these methods unless absolutely necessary, unless...

He was just as confident in defeating Tianxin Shenji as he was in dealing with her, without causing any information leaks.

Of course, there's no need to keep the Mangekyou Sharingan, which has already been revealed, a secret; he can use all of its abilities.

This includes two eye techniques and genjutsu, as well as the ultimate power of the Sharingan—the 'Susanoo', known as the power of a god!
Of course, there's no need to use Susanoo to deal with Shinya; we just need to find the right opportunity to control him with genjutsu.

And now, just in time, is an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)