Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1222 Sudden
That night.

Uchiha clan.

At Qingming's home.

In the study room.

Qingming put down his pen, picked up the report on the table, blew on it lightly, and muttered to himself, "Done!"

This is the report he wrote for today's assessment; he can hand it in to Minato Namikaze tomorrow.

He wasn't worried that the other party would force him to teach Uchiha Aoka and the others. If it were a Chunin, he might have to consider Minato Namikaze's attitude.

However, once you reach the Jonin level and choose to become a Jonin, you will have a great deal of autonomy.

As you can see, Kakashi eliminated several batches of students before finally becoming their teacher when he encountered Naruto and others who dared to break the rules.

Therefore, Qingming can use this opportunity to delay for a few years.

"Whoo~"

With a soft sigh, Qingming put down the report, then returned to his bedroom to rest.

Survival drills are just a side event for him; his main focus right now is on his own cultivation.

Just as he had expected, the next day after he handed in the report, Minato Namikaze didn't say much, just nodded and let him leave.

He originally thought he could cultivate until his body underwent another transformation.

However, after just over a month, he had to stop his cultivation.

This morning.

On Moon Island.

Qingming had just finished a round of physical enhancement and was absorbing and digesting the cultivation experience and memories of his shadow clones over the past hour.

Suddenly, another memory surfaced in his mind.

Qingming's spirit jolted, and he quickly suppressed the memories of the other shadow clones, reading this memory first.

A moment later, he opened his eyes again, a thoughtful look in them.

The memory he just experienced didn't belong to anyone else; it was the memory of the shadow clone he left behind in the village.

Here, he had only been cultivating for two days and it was not yet time for him to rest when the other party suddenly collapsed and sent a message, obviously something urgent had happened.

And this is indeed the case.

Just now, the shadow clone suddenly received a message from Fugaku Uchiha, asking him to attend the clan's Jonin meeting immediately.

It's important to know that as relations between the Uchiha clan and the village have improved, the Uchiha clan has significantly reduced the frequency of Jonin meetings.

For a long time, Qingming even chose to be absent from the meetings because they were pointless, and Fugaku Uchiha didn't say much about it.

But this time, the other party explicitly asked him to attend the meeting, and in such a hurry, it was impossible unless something major had happened.

What major events will happen to the Uchiha clan at this stage?

After much deliberation, Qingming could only come up with one possibility: Orochimaru.

More than three months have passed since the battle in the Land of Fields, and the enemy has been lying in wait for more than three months.

Although Konoha and the Uchiha clan have maintained strict vigilance for some time, such a long period of calm inevitably leads to some relaxation.

Thus, Orochimaru seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, which was very much in line with his usual style.

The fact that they took so long to take action suggests that Qingming is more than 80% certain that their opponent has conducted very in-depth research on the Sharingan.

Therefore, once he takes action, it's unlikely he'll choose ordinary Uchiha clan ninjas, as their Sharingan potential is too low, and Orochimaru would never even consider them.

Therefore, the most likely victims would be Itachi Uchiha or Shisui Uchiha, or at least other Uchiha ninjas who have awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan. However, judging from Fugaku Uchiha's anxious expression, Itachi Uchiha is more probable.

As for Uchiha Shisui...
The opponent had already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and with the powerful genjutsu known as 'Kotoamatsukami,' Orochimaru was no match for him, unless...
He also had other helpers.

This reminded Qingming of the Akatsuki organization.

Coincidentally, according to information gathered by the wood clones lurking in Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure, Akatsuki's activities have indeed become much more frequent, and news of conflicts between the village ninjas and them is frequently heard.

Therefore, it is quite possible that Orochimaru was recruited into this organization.

On another timeline, the other party did indeed briefly join the Akatsuki organization and obtain the 'Empty Chen' ring.

In this situation, it's not surprising that the other party brought in a few helpers.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qingming's thoughts raced. After a moment, he finally suppressed the myriad thoughts in his heart.

No matter what happens, one's own strength is always the greatest reliance.

So instead of making wild guesses here, we should go back to the village and find out for ourselves.

With this thought in mind, Qingming wasted no more time. After digesting the memories of the other shadow clones in his mind, he returned to the wooden house to tidy up a bit, and then used the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to teleport directly to the forest outside Konoha Village.

With a thought in mind, he activated his Byakugan as usual, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual nearby, he approached the Konoha barrier.

From afar, he could see that the village's security level had been raised several levels, and there were significantly more ninjas stationed at the watchtowers and on the walls.

Not wanting to reveal his whereabouts, he activated his left eye's eye technique—Heaven's Guard—before even getting close to the Konoha walls!

Unfortunately, he hasn't learned the 'Immortal Technique: Invisibility' yet.

Otherwise, it would save some chakra.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Qingming immediately headed towards Konoha Village.

He passed through the barrier and over the wall, and soon returned to his home.

After a quick wash, Qingming headed towards the Uchiha clan's shrine, also known as the legendary Naka Shrine.

Although he rushed back from Moon Island, thousands of miles away, he didn't arrive too late because of the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

When he arrived, not all the Jonin from the Uchiha clan who were still in the village had arrived.

Entering the secret area beneath the Nanga Shrine, Qingming scanned the surroundings but did not see either Uchiha Shisui or Uchiha Itachi.

Just as he was pondering which possibility it could be, Uchiha Shisui, dressed in a Konoha Jonin uniform and wielding the three-tomoe Sharingan, walked in through the basement entrance.

It immediately focused its gaze on him, observed him carefully for a while, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that he was the real person.

I saw him greet a few people next to him, and then plop down next to him.

Qingming turned his gaze to the other party and whispered, "Orochimaru?"

"Ah."

Uchiha Shisui nodded.

"Itachi Uchiha?"

Qingming asked again.

Uchiha Shisui nodded again.

Just as Qingming was about to ask something, the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku, walked into the meeting room.

Behind him were several Jonin from the Uchiha clan.

Clearly, this is to protect the other party.

(End of this chapter)