Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1204 Transfer (Bonus Chapter)
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A breeze blew.

The smoke on the battlefield dissipated somewhat.

Five or six minutes had passed since the White Snake Sage left, but Qingming was still in 'Sage Mode' and had activated Susanoo.

Time passes minute by minute.

He only breathed a sigh of relief when he sensed the gaze fixed on him disappear.

Just now, after he tacitly accepted the White Snake Immortal's guess about his identity, he sensed a killing intent.

This murderous intent came quickly and went quickly.

But he still had some guesses about the source of this murderous intent.

If he is not mistaken, it should be the owner of this gaze, namely the Sage of Six Paths hiding in the Pure Land.

Long ago, he suspected that the other party was working hard to collect the souls of ninjas and store up chakra in order to deal with the pursuers from the Otsutsuki clan.

It now seems that this guess was most likely correct.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown murderous intent after acknowledging his identity as a member of the Otsutsuki clan.

As for why the other party suddenly withdrew their killing intent...
The reason is actually quite simple: he probably realized that he wasn't a member of the Otsutsuki clan and was just pretending.

Therefore, given the Sage of Six Paths' temperament, he would let him go.

Even so, he still observed him for a while in the end.

Only now have they turned their gaze away.

Just now, he was on guard against the other party suddenly making a move.

Fortunately, the outcome wasn't so bad; the Sage of Six Paths eventually departed.

Of course, this does not mean that the other party has completely stopped paying attention to him.

After what happened today, the other party will definitely pay more attention to him in the future and keep an eye on his every move.

As long as he doesn't directly attack him, Qingming can accept it.

Anyway, given his growth rate, it won't be long before he catches up with or even surpasses his opponent.

Then you won't have to worry.

However, he needs to pay special attention to the White Snake Sage and Orochimaru.

The former might secretly investigate everything about him to confirm his identity and purpose.

As for the latter...
Having witnessed him activating Susanoo and fighting against others today, he will likely elevate his understanding of the Sharingan to a whole new level.

The other party might not attack him directly, but other Uchiha clan ninjas might.

But what does that have to do with him?

Considering that the original owner was also from the Uchiha clan, and that the Sharingan did indeed provide him with a lot of help in the early stages, he might give the clan a slight reminder.

However, he was expected to actively seek trouble with Orochimaru for the sake of these people.

Sorry, that's absolutely impossible!

This doesn't mean he was afraid of Orochimaru, but rather that he didn't want to waste his time.

Time is extremely precious to him now, and he doesn't want to waste a single second.

So, just reminding you is enough.

Of course, that's a story for another time. For now...
He had something even more important to do.

With a thought, Qingming deactivated 'Susanoo', exited 'Sage Mode', and then closed his Mangekyou Sharingan.

He glanced one last time at the spot where Orochimaru had been hiding, and with a thought, he immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The view suddenly shifted.

In the blink of an eye, Qingming traveled from the Land of Fields to the western border of the Land of Fire.

As usual, he activated his Byakugan and scanned his surroundings. After confirming that no one was around, he immediately used 'Wind Release: Wings of Wind' and 'Chakra Cloak' to fly into the sky and continue flying westward.

He passed through several small countries along the way, and before long, he arrived above the Bird Kingdom.

That's right, it's the location where Sai joined Team 7 and carried out his first mission, which mainly revolved around the power struggle for the inheritance of the Bird Country.

But now...
The daimyo of the Bird Country should still be alive, and the struggle has not yet begun.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Qingming. The main reason he rushed over was because there was another node connecting the three holy lands within the Bird Kingdom.

That's right, he plans to find a different place to absorb natural energy.

Indeed, given his current strength, if he continues to absorb natural energy at the Tian Kingdom node, the three holy lands wouldn't dare to say a word.

However, the commotion he caused there was so great that even if Orochimaru and the others didn't intentionally leak information, it would still attract the attention of other ninja villages, especially the five great ninja villages.

He never underestimated the intelligence capabilities of the five great ninja villages.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that before long, that place will become the focus of investigation and struggle between the ninja villages' secret services.

He didn't want to be disturbed while he was cultivating.

Rather than this, it's better to go somewhere else.

As luck would have it, he had seen this place while reading Tianxin Shenji's memories, so he rushed over immediately.

Qingming flew high in the sky, sensing the natural energy around him while searching for his target location.

Because he had the memories of Princess Tashin as a reference, he quickly found his target.

The location of this node is none other than the lake near the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, which is known locally as the 'Lake of Feathers'.

The scenery here is beautiful and the environment is lovely. The number of birds that inhabit this place is countless, and the reason why the Bird Country is called the Bird Country is inseparable from this place.

It turns out that Qingming didn't know why the environment here was so good?

But now, he knows.

Floating above the 'Lake of Feathers', Qingming took a deep breath of the fresh air, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the natural energy around him.

A moment later, he opened his eyes.

Unsurprisingly, just like the area around that mountain in the Land of Rice Fields, the concentration of natural energy here far exceeds that of other places.

Compared to humans, who have complex minds, birds in nature are more sensitive to the natural energy in their environment.

Thus, together with the water and food provided by the lake, this scene of thousands of birds inhabiting the place has been created.

After enjoying the beautiful scenery for a while, Qingming landed on the lake.

Because he mobilized his body's natural energy early on, he didn't startle a single bird.

Therefore, their whereabouts were not revealed.

Then, his feet sank slightly, and he gradually entered the lake.

As he sensed the concentration of natural energy, he descended, swimming continuously toward the place where the natural energy converged.

Time passes minute by minute.

It took about ten minutes.

He finally located the node.

Unlike the node in the Land of Fields, this node is not located inside the mountain, a place that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, but rather in the center of the lake bottom.

Standing here, Qingming began to think.

In the future, when he absorbs natural energy, he will definitely not be alone. This place is not far from the daimyo's residence in the Land of Birds. Although the Land of Birds does not have its own ninjas, it is still easy to be discovered.

So, after thinking it over, Qingming used Earth Escape Technique to manipulate the soil at the bottom of the lake and create an underground space below this node.

Next, he will absorb natural energy here, and as long as the three holy sites do not disturb him, no one will discover it.

(End of this chapter)