Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1209 Reminder (Bonus Chapter)
"Is this so"

Qingming pondered for a moment, thinking to himself, "It seems Orochimaru hasn't made his move yet."

In his view, if Orochimaru were to target the Sharingan at this stage, the person he would most likely target is Uchiha Shisui, who is as famous as him and is known as one of the "Twin Stars of Konoha".

Secondly, there is the rising star known as a genius—Uchiha Itachi.

However, in this timeline, although Itachi Uchiha was also known as a genius, he ultimately did not experience Shisui Uchiha's suicide.

Therefore, even now, he still hasn't awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and Orochimaru might not even consider him worthy of attention.

Wait ~
Suddenly, Qingming thought that if Orochimaru had studied the Sharingan more deeply and truly understood why it was called the "eye of the soul," he might have targeted Uchiha ninjas who had not yet awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan in order to obtain a pair of his own.

At that time, Itachi Uchiha will be a better choice than Shisui Uchiha.

For a moment, Qingming fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Qingming remained silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, Uchiha Shisui did not disturb him, but waited patiently on the side.

After a moment, once Qingming had regained his senses, he continued the previous topic, saying, "What exactly happened? Why are you asking me if I'm being watched? Is someone trying to harm me?"

Hearing the other party's three questions in a row, Qingming rubbed his temples, then took a bite of the cold drink in his hand and said, "Yes and no."

"What do you mean?"

Uchiha Shisui's eyes were full of doubt.

Seeing this, Qingming pondered for a moment before saying, "A few days ago, I got into a fight. Recently or in the near future, someone may be watching your eyes."

As he said this, he looked into the other person's eyes, speaking with a pointed meaning.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui instantly understood his meaning, and his normally activated three-tomoe Sharingan almost transformed into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Wait ~
'I got into a fight.'

Upon hearing Qingming's account, Uchiha Shisui immediately connected it to some information and blurted out, "You were the one who fought that battle in the Land of Rice Fields?"

Upon hearing this, Qingming smiled but remained silent, neither confirming nor denying his guess.

However, judging from Qingming's reaction, Uchiha Shisui had already confirmed his guess.

Then he asked, "Who is the enemy?"

From the moment he opened his mouth, he identified the unknown person as an enemy.

This made Qingming feel somewhat relieved, and it wasn't in vain that he had come all the way to remind the other party.

So, after thinking about it, he simply told the other party about Orochimaru's existence to prevent the other party from having any wild thoughts.

He said, "You don't need to worry about who I fight. In short, the person who's eyeing you, if I'm not mistaken, is Orochimaru."

Orochimaru? One of the Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru?

"Uchiha Shisui asked in surprise."

"Hmm~"

Qingming shrugged and then prepared to leave.

He has already given all the necessary reminders; the rest is not his concern.

However, as he turned to leave, he added, "Of course, the other party might also be targeting Itachi, or someone else in the clan."

In short, you need to be careful.

After saying that, he used a 'Body Instant Technique' and disappeared from the spot.

Uchiha Shisui's three-tomoe Sharingan shifted slightly as he stared at Qingming's departing figure, various thoughts flashing through his mind.

He didn't think Qingming was joking with him.

Although he hadn't dealt with Qingming much, he knew him fairly well and knew that Qingming wouldn't make fun of things that weren't true, and that he was quite certain about what he said.

For example, Danzo set his sights on them back then.

Now that he's said Orochimaru might be targeting him, there's a high probability that's true. And the reason for that, as Qingming has clearly hinted, is the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Based on this, it's not hard to guess that Orochimaru might have witnessed the power of Qingming's Mangekyou Sharingan during a battle, which then fueled his desire to possess it.

Currently, among the Uchiha clan, besides Qingming, he is the only one who possesses a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan, so it is only natural that the other party would target him.

As for Qingming's final words of advice
He could also understand the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan; as its owner, he was naturally very clear about it.

That's why he didn't think Orochimaru could easily get those eyes from him.

If the other party cannot obtain it, they may settle for second best and set their sights on other people's three-tomoe Sharingan.

Thus, Itachi Uchiha, who also had the reputation of being a genius, was the one facing the highest risk.

"No, I absolutely cannot let this happen."

With this thought in mind, Uchiha Shisui withdrew his gaze and, in a few flashes, left the place.

In the distance, Qingming, who was moving away, sensed the other party's departure, glanced back briefly, and then paid no more attention.

As he just said, he has done all the necessary reminders, so other matters are none of his concern!
Collecting his thoughts, Qingming slowed his pace, munching on his cold drink as he walked towards the hot spring bath in a corner of the village.

He arrived at his destination in no time.

There were quite a few people here at this time because of the hot weather.

To be honest, Qingming is a bit of a germaphobe and isn't used to being with so many people.

But what was that saying?

By the way, now that we're here, how can we go back?

Qingming stepped into the hot spring bath called 'Konoha no Yu', bought a ticket with practiced ease, changed his clothes, and then entered the bath.

"Ah, comfortable~"

Qingming immersed himself in the water, the warm spring water caressing his body, making him feel incredibly comfortable.

Gradually, he closed his eyes.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The night is getting darker.

Just as the bathhouse was about to close, Qingming finally opened his eyes again.

He then left the bathhouse, changed into his casual clothes, and went straight home.

He casually created a wooden clone, cast the "Sealing of All Things in the Realm" spell on it, transferred the chakra stored in the alternate space between his eyebrows into the clone's body, and then sealed it. Qingming then went into the bedroom to rest.

However, while he was resting, Uchiha Shisui had no desire to sleep.

He first secretly visited all the ninjas in the clan who had awakened the Sharingan, not just those with three tomoe, but even those with one tomoe.

After confirming that none of them were acting strangely, he sneaked into the clan's secret room where the archives were kept overnight to check the mission records of the clan's ninjas over the past period.

To identify who is currently on a mission, who has sacrificed their lives in previous missions, and whether their sacrifices were legitimate.

In short, they were extremely busy.

Fortunately, his efforts paid off. After his initial investigation, no abnormal deaths have been reported in the clan so far.

This made Uchiha Shisui breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Next, we need to address the issue of prevention.

With this thought flashing through his mind, Uchiha Shisui's brain raced in the room, considering all sorts of possibilities.

Before we knew it, it was already getting light.

(End of this chapter)