Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1233 Arrival
Upon receiving the order, Daiki Aburame and the others left the scene and chased after the Sand Ninja who had fled.

Once they left, only nine Konoha ninja remained in the arena.

Of these nine people, all except Qingming and Yamato had suffered considerable losses.

Well.
Uchiha Shisui should also be considered one.

Although the opponent put in a lot of effort to protect Uchiha Tetsuka and Uchiha Hachidai from injury and to get back to the main battlefield as quickly as possible.

However, as long as the Mangekyou Sharingan is not used, the consumption is not too serious.

Yamato's gaze swept over the people in front of him, and he saw the undisguised exhaustion of his subordinates.

After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Attention, everyone, take five minutes to rest before we set off again."

Then, he looked at Qingming and said, "Qingming Jonin, I remember you know medical ninjutsu, right?"

"Ah."

Qingming nodded, glanced around, and understood what the other party meant.

Indeed, in the battle just now, because he and Uchiha Shisui returned in time, and because everyone's strength was not yet sufficient, no one was killed.

However, this does not mean that no one was injured. After all, it is normal for a small number of people to be outnumbered when it comes to the situation where two fists cannot fight four hands.

One of them was even poisoned, and if it is not dealt with quickly, it may affect the subsequent battle.

This is where his medical ninjutsu comes in handy.

Qingming did not refuse. After all, with his current chakra reserves of over 40 million, spending a little chakra to heal a few people was nothing.

He took a step and came to someone's side.

This person was burly and strong, just as he had guessed, possibly a ninja from the Akimichi Clan of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Of course, this is no longer just speculation.

Based on his repeated use of the Expansion Technique in the recent battle, Qingming was certain that his opponent was a ninja from the Akimichi clan.

And the other party was the one who had been poisoned.

Seeing him approach, Akimichiyama raised his right arm and said, "Thank you for your help."

His voice came through the dark mask, sounding somewhat muffled.

Upon hearing this, Qingming nodded, then flipped his hand, and a layer of light blue chakra enveloped his palm. It was an A-rank medical ninjutsu—Chakra Scalpel.

Then there was a "ripping" sound, and the other person's sleeve was cut open, revealing a wound that was about ten centimeters long.

A faint, fishy smell wafted from his wound; it was clearly the smell of poison.

Qingming took a deep sniff, then observed carefully for a while. After getting a clear idea of ​​what was going on, he gently placed his palm above the wound.

Then, strands of Yang Release chakra flowed through the wound and into Akimichi Yama's arm.

Sensing the Yang Release chakra that Qingming had injected into his body, Akimichiyama's expression under his mask shifted slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Such pure Yang Release chakra."

As a prerequisite for mastering the Expansion Technique, he was no stranger to Yang Release Chakra.

But it was precisely because of this that he couldn't help but sigh after sensing Qingming's Yang Release chakra.

Qingming noticed the change in the other party's emotions, but didn't pay too much attention to it.

As I said before, he no longer cares about some of his strength being leaked.

With a thought, Qingming focused his mind and manipulated the Yang Release chakra that had been injected into the opponent's body, causing it to continuously invade the cells infected by the toxin.

After penetrating all the cells containing the deadly poison, he had a thought, and the Yang Release chakra, like a bundle, packed away all the toxins.

Then, with a yank of his hand, it was drawn out of his body in one breath.

This is no other ninjutsu; it is a B-rank medical ninjutsu—the Fine Ailment Extraction Technique.

This technique is perfectly suited to the current situation.

Of course, even if others knew this technique, they couldn't remove all the toxins at once like he did; they would have to do it little by little.

But Qingming is different; his mental strength is too strong, and his control over chakra far surpasses that of ordinary medical ninjas.

In this way, one can naturally take a shortcut.

Of course, this is also related to Akimichi's good physical condition and his knowledge of the Yang Release technique, which temporarily suppressed the toxins and prevented them from spreading.

Otherwise, even he wouldn't be able to do it so easily.

zizi~
Qingming flicked his hand, scattering the black venom from his palm onto the ground.

Then, he extended his palm again and unleashed an A-rank medical ninjutsu—the Palm Healing Technique.

Thanks to the purity of his Yang Release chakra and the several improvements he made during his body strengthening process, the effects of his 'Henjutsu Palm Technique' far surpassed those of others.

Therefore, in less than two minutes, he healed the other person's arm injury.

Seeing this, everyone was amazed by his superb medical ninjutsu. Qingming ignored the reactions of the others and simply said, "Alright."

Upon hearing this, Akimichi moved his arm and felt no different from before he was injured. He didn't even have the 'weak period' that usually occurs after being treated with medical ninjutsu.

This made his eyes light up, and he quickly thanked him.

Qingming simply waved his hand and walked nonchalantly toward another person.

The reason the opponent didn't have a 'weak period' was because, while using 'Healing Palm Technique' to accelerate the healing of the opponent's wounds, he consumed additional chakra to strengthen the cells near the wounds.

Thus, although its vitality is lost due to accelerated cell division, it is still within the body's acceptable range, so there is no feeling of weakness.

Upon reaching the second person, it was discovered that this person's injuries were not as severe as Akimichi's, consisting only of minor superficial wounds.

Qingming simply used a 'Palm Immortal Technique' and solved the problem in less than half a minute.

In this way, he treated them one by one, and in just five minutes, he healed everyone's injuries.

Seeing that he had finished the treatment, Yamato asked, "Would you like to rest for a bit?"

Upon hearing this, Qingming shook his head and said, "No need."

Yamato observed Qingming's expression and saw that he didn't seem to be putting on a brave face, so he didn't insist. He simply agreed and led the group straight to the nearby sand dune.

To be honest, given how close they were, and how they fought a fierce battle with the Sand Ninja, it was quite unexpected that Orochimaru didn't show up.

As for the other party not discovering them...
That's absolutely impossible!

Putting aside the issue of distance, the fact that Sunagakure was lying in ambush proves that the other side definitely had intelligence.

The only possible person who could provide such information so conveniently is Orochimaru, whom they are about to target. No one else could be expected to do so.

Just now, Yamato asked everyone to rest for five minutes. This was both necessary and a test, to see if the other party would reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru never appeared from beginning to end.

Therefore, they had no choice but to find the enemy's stronghold and then strike at its heart.

As for the other options considered when we first arrived here...
That's all in the past.

As the saying goes, act according to circumstances!

Their movements have already been exposed. If they still cling to the idea of ​​sneaking in and then launching a surprise attack, they are only fooling themselves.

So, it's better to be generous and just go directly.

A few minutes later.

The group arrived at the sand dune.

Orochimaru still hasn't appeared.

Just as Yamato was about to order everyone to conduct a thorough search, a large bulge suddenly appeared on the sand in the distance and then rushed towards them.

Clearly, something is approaching them from underground.

"careful!"

Yamato let out a low shout, then his hands quickly formed hand seals, he squatted down, and slammed his hand onto the sand.

The next moment, he injected a large amount of Earth Release chakra into the ground.

Immediately, an earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking the way for everyone.

This is no other ninjutsu; it is none other than a B-rank ninjutsu—Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!

However, unlike the usual 'Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall' which can only block enemies coming from the ground or mid-air, Qingming could clearly feel that Yamato's 'Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall' had penetrated more than ten meters underground.

In this way, even if something underground tries to get close to them, it will be stopped by the earthen wall as long as it doesn't go too deep.

And this is indeed the case.

The mound had to stop when it came to the earthen wall.

However, seeing this, no one relaxed in the slightest.

There's no other reason than that since the enemy has already made their move, it's impossible to give up easily.

Sure enough, the next moment, more bulges appeared, approaching the crowd from all directions.

Qingming glanced at everyone and saw that they were all preparing for close combat. After thinking for a moment, he followed Yamato's example and used the same ninjutsu—Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!

Rumble~
With a tremor of the earth, four earthen walls rose from the ground, forming a cage around the group and protecting them in the middle.

And this earthen wall extends a terrifying thirty meters underground.

In this way, the unknown things around them were stopped once again.

　I've been suffering from a cold and fever for several days, and I've finally recovered. However, there were some minor errors in the part of the company's quarterly inventory report that I was responsible for, so I've been working overtime to correct them. It's been incredibly frustrating, and I haven't been able to update. Sorry, I'll only update twice today to get back into shape, and I'll start updating three times a day tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)