Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1240 Fierce Battle

Not far away, Orochimaru seemed to still be in shock when he was caught off guard by Yamato's sudden attack and his body was entangled by the rapidly shooting branches.

At that moment, Yamato whispered, "Blue Ninja!"

The next moment, a thick, crimson line of fire, carrying intense heat, shot over and precisely pierced Orochimaru's head.

However, neither Qingming nor Yamato felt any joy in the face of such a result.

The two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked at the corpse of another giant snake not far away.

Seemingly knowing he couldn't fool Qingming and Yamato, Orochimaru stepped out from behind them.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru, who had been trapped by Yamato and then had his head pierced by Qingming's 'Fire Release: Gathering Flame Strike', was reduced to a pile of mud.

Clearly, Orochimaru used the 'Substitution Jutsu' at the last second to escape unscathed.

Seeing the opponent reappear, Yamato had no intention of wasting words with him. After throwing a few kunai to disrupt the opponent's movements, he immediately used the 'Body Flicker Technique' again to get closer to the opponent.

Similarly, Qingming was not idle either. He turned his gaze to the last surviving giant snake in the field and, with a wave of his hand, unleashed 'Wind Release: Wind Blade'.

In an instant, a transparent wind blade more than ten meters long condensed and was then controlled by him, slicing straight towards the giant snake's head.

Seemingly sensing the danger, the giant snake immediately raised its head and coiled its body to avoid the wind blade attack.

However, before it could make any further move, a series of crackling thunderclaps rang out.

Immediately afterwards, twelve strangely shaped thunder beasts rushed towards it.

This is none other than the effect of Qingming's 'Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Martial Arts'!

Although this technique is not very powerful offensively, it is sufficient to restrain the enemy.

Faced with the attack of these twelve thunder beasts, the giant serpent dared not confront them head-on, fearing it would be electrocuted, and could only dodge continuously.

However, its dodging movements appeared as if they were in slow motion under the observation of the Blue Darkness Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Soon, Qingming seized the opportunity and once again used 'Wind Release: Wind Blade', condensing a wind blade several meters long, which sliced ​​horizontally towards the giant snake's neck.

The next moment, the giant snake's head flew off.

At this moment, its body was still moving.

bang~
The giant snake's head fell to the ground, creating a sizable crater.

Gradually, its eyes dimmed.

All of this, though it sounds like a long story, actually happened in the blink of an eye.

Once Qingming got a little serious, without the cooperation of the other two giant snakes or Orochimaru's command, such a summoning beast was like a lamb to the slaughter in front of him, with no chance to fight back.

Seeing this, Uchiha Inahisa's face twitched slightly beneath her mask, and she lowered her hands, which were about to form hand seals.

Although he had known for a long time that Qingming was no ordinary person and might be very strong, he was still surprised that he could deal with the giant snake so cleanly and efficiently.

But you're so strong, what were you doing just now?
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Uchiha Inahisa turned her gaze to Yamato, who was fighting Orochimaru.

As a fellow ANBU ninja, he was completely unaware that the other party possessed the same bloodline limit as the First Hokage.

'As expected, there are still many things the village is hiding from the Uchiha clan.'

Uchiha Inahisa shook her head inwardly, making up her mind that she would tell the clan leader everything after returning this time.

The two were not far apart, and Qingming's keen senses allowed him to notice the change in the other's emotions, but he ignored it.

In a flash, he appeared beside Yamato and together they began to attack Orochimaru.

With his addition, Orochimaru suddenly felt the pressure increase dramatically and could only passively defend for a time.

Seeing this, Uchiha Inahime stopped daydreaming and also used the 'Body Flicker Technique' to join the battle. Thus, in a three-on-one situation, after only a dozen or so rounds, Qingming seized the opportunity and sliced ​​open his opponent's throat with a 'Chakra Scalpel'.

Instantly, Orochimaru's eyes widened, and he let out a choking, gasping sound.

However, Qingming was not buying it and immediately swung his sword to cut off his head.

Seeing this, Orochimaru knew he could no longer keep up the pretense.

So, he immediately used the "Orochi-ryu Substitution Technique" to tear open his original body and crawl out before the Azure Nether Blade fell.

Hey~
Orochimaru spat out a Kusanagi sword from his mouth, then used his tongue to wrap it around the blade and block the attack from Qingming's longsword.

However, he was not the only opponent.

The next moment, three kunai shot out, aiming at his throat, heart, and lower abdomen respectively.

These three kunai were not thrown by anyone else; they were thrown by Uchiha Inahisa.

Sensing danger, Orochimaru abandoned his fight with Qingming, twisted his body, and merged his legs into a snake tail, increasing his speed dramatically as he retreated rapidly.

During this time, he also manipulated his body, using the flexibility created by the 'soft body modification' to dodge Yamato's sneak attack with Wood Release.

However, before Orochimaru could regain his footing, Qingming completed the hand seals once again and unleashed the Uchiha clan's signature ninjutsu—Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Then he opened his mouth, and a huge fireball appeared, which then hurtled towards Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was caught off guard and was hit by the fireball.

Immediately, a huge explosion rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a piercing scream came from the flames.

However, no one on Qingming's side fell for the trick.

A few breaths later, the flames disappeared, and a figure emerged from the ground on the sand in the distance.

It was none other than Orochimaru.

Looking at the spot where the flames had died down, there was a faint trace of a human figure.

Clearly, Orochimaru had just used the 'Orochimaru Substitution Technique' again to evade the attack, and at the same time used Earth Release ninjutsu to get away from the battlefield.

"Whoo~"

Orochimaru, having exhaled a light breath and gained a moment to catch his breath, looked at Qingming and the others with an indescribable chill in his eyes.

How long has it been? How long has it been since he's been this disheveled?

Two pairs of Sharingan with three tomoe, plus a Wood Release ninja, forced him to use his life-saving techniques one after another.

As one of the legendary Sannin, he also had a temper.

Even though he was still wary of Qingming's hidden strength, he had no intention of slinking away.

Perfect timing! After researching for so long, let these people in front of us see the results of his work!

With that thought in mind, Orochimaru instantly completed the hand seals and then slammed his palm on the ground.

Yamato and Uchiha Inahi were puzzled by what they saw.

Therefore, no rash attack was launched.

Although Qingming guessed what the other party might be planning to do, he also had no intention of stopping them.

Or rather, that was his real purpose in pressuring the other party.

(End of this chapter)