Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1228 Instant Kill
Ding Ding Dang Dang~
In a vast expanse of yellow sand.

Qingming and three Sand Ninja were locked in a fierce battle.

Well.
That's not quite accurate. A more accurate way to put it is that Qingming was suppressing the three of them in the fight.

Indeed, the three people in front of them were puppeteers whose combat power could not be compared with that of ninjas of the same level.

However, their puppets were either besieging Yamato and the others or had been damaged, leaving each of them with only one.

Therefore, even if Qingming didn't use his full strength, they were still no match for him.

Furthermore, because of their battle with Qingming, they had to focus most of their attention on controlling the puppets in front of them.

This resulted in the puppets in the distance becoming less agile, ultimately leading to a sharp deterioration in the situation on another battlefield.

Thus, it is foreseeable that even if Qingming stops contributing, it will probably not be long before Yamato and the others are able to deal with the puppets and come to their aid.

What Qingming could think of, these Sand Ninja in front of him could naturally think of as well.

But they still chose to do it.

As for the reason
It's simple, their reinforcements are arriving soon.

Sure enough, the battle had only been going on for a few minutes when Qingming spotted more than a dozen figures in the distant desert.

Looking in other directions, Sand Ninja were also rushing over.

There is no doubt that they are surrounded.

Among these people, the weakest were all Chunin, and some were even elite members of the Sunagakure Anbu.

"Wow, that's quite a generous gesture!"

Qingming didn't know how Orochimaru had lured these Sand Ninja here, but one thing was certain: he had to get a little serious now.

Otherwise, if these people all gather around, several of their people might die.

Keep in mind that Orochimaru, the main character, hasn't appeared yet, so we can't afford to lose too many combat troops!

what?
You said Orochimaru left a long time ago.
That's highly unlikely!
Qingming didn't believe that the other party would abandon such a carefully crafted scheme. He was more inclined to believe that the other party wanted to use the Sand Ninja to deplete their chakra.

After they are both severely weakened, we will then use the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

However, the possibility of the other party leaving directly cannot be completely ruled out.

After all, he was part of the pursuit team this time, and as someone who had witnessed his power firsthand, it was normal for the other party to flee.

But he was more inclined to believe that the other party would appear than to run away.

There's no other reason than Orochimaru's inherent arrogance. Even if his opponent knows he's no match for him, he won't necessarily slink away in disgrace.

At the very least, they will at least show their face to demonstrate their presence, while ensuring their own safety.

This was only when the other party was alone. If, as he had predicted, he had joined the Akatsuki organization, he might use the Akatsuki to further test his strength and weaknesses.

Therefore, it became even less likely that they could escape directly.

What he had to do was to protect the others as much as possible so that his own forces would not suffer heavy losses, thus forcing him to eventually reveal more of his strength.

On the other side, seemingly sensing Qingming's distraction, the three Sand Ninja who were being suppressed by him alone with his sword turned red in the face.

They exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and prepared to use their most trump card.

The three of them simultaneously manipulated the puppets, activating the 'Gale Array' on them, which greatly increased the puppets' speed, instantly surrounding Qingming.

Then, before Qingming could react, they each raised their right hand, index and middle fingers together, held upright in front of them, and whispered, "Explode!"

The next moment, inside the puppet, which was invisible to the naked eye, a large number of explosive tags, which were pasted on the inner wall of the puppet like wallpaper, suddenly glowed faintly.

Clearly, they had been activated. And this was the last resort of the three Sand Village puppeteers before them—they were going to abandon the puppets they had painstakingly created and perish together with Qingming.

However, upon seeing this, Qingming simply smiled.

Indeed, because he hadn't activated his Byakugan and hadn't found a similar arrangement on the puppet he had previously shattered, he hadn't considered this possibility.

However, this does not mean that he cannot react.

Ultimately, these three underestimated the perception capabilities of the three-tomoe Sharingan, especially its perception capabilities.

Almost the instant the three decided to make their move, Qingming used his Sharingan to capture the ferocious expressions on their faces and also saw the magic array that suddenly activated on the puppet.

Therefore, he disappeared from the spot when they raised their right hands to activate the explosive tags.

Boom boom boom~
A series of explosions sounded.

In an instant, the three puppets were blown to pieces. Their hard bodies, like hidden weapons, were propelled by a large number of explosive tags and sprayed wildly in all directions.

Among them, Qingming's position, being between the three puppets, was the most heavily attacked.

"Did you make it?"

On the outskirts, a Sand Ninja witnessed this scene and unconsciously murmured aloud.

He looked up at his two teammates opposite him, trying to get their opinion.

However, when he looked over, he only saw expressions of fear on their faces.

At the same time, he noticed that the two men seemed to be looking behind him.

A chill suddenly crept up his spine.

"Could it be that"

Sakae felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively looked behind him.

However, all he saw was a dazzling glint of a blade.

The next moment, a huge head flew up. In his last moments, Sasuke finally saw clearly that his feeling was not wrong; there was indeed a person standing behind him.

And it was none other than Uchiha Aomine.

He dodged the gushing blood from the corpse's neck, and with a flick of his longsword, Qingming left an arc of blood on the ground.

Recalling the strike just now, Qingming nodded in satisfaction, thinking to himself, "It's been a long time since I used this move. It seems that my 'Instant Sword Technique' is still as sharp as ever."

That's right, just at the critical moment, he used the 'Instant Sword Technique', which not only avoided the self-destruction of the three puppets, but also silently circled behind one of them.

In the past, he probably wouldn't have been able to do this.

After all, the person in front of him was no weakling. Even if he couldn't handle him, he should have been able to sense it and then dodge or block it.

However, as his 'physique' attribute improved, his physical abilities also improved in tandem, which resulted in his 'Instant Sword Technique,' which relies more on physical attributes, becoming even faster.

Of course, the increased control he gained over his physical body after improving his 'spirit' attribute also played a significant role.

It was precisely because of all these factors that he was able to kill the person in front of him effortlessly.

But this person is just the beginning.

Qingming looked up and fixed his gaze on the two people opposite him.

The next moment, his figure disappeared again.

　I went to the hospital and then went home today. I didn't have enough time, so I only managed to update once. Sorry, I'll update three times tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)