Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 523 Fishing in troubled waters
Hey~
Ding ding~
Boom~
The sound of fierce fighting came from a distance.

The Mist Ninja's counterattack was even more decisive than what Aoki had imagined.

In the two or three minutes when he returned to the temporary camp, fighting had already broken out in the area near Youjin Port.

Floating in the air, Qingming looked into the distance and could see large patches of flames and hear the continuous explosions of detonating talismans.

It was obvious that the Mist Ninja's attack was very powerful.

From this, it can be predicted that it will not be long before the order to support him and their camp will arrive.

This was also the reason why the camp asked him to return immediately.

Shaking his head, Qing Ming didn't think any more. After circling around, he fell straight down.

Everyone in the camp saw him and felt relieved.

Looking at Kobayashi Shunji and others who came towards him, Qing Ming assigned them tasks skillfully, asked them to be ready to provide support at any time, and then began to wait quietly for orders to arrive.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the transfer order for Nara Keiko came.

The content of the order was not beyond his expectations. It was asking him and his men to rush to the battlefield, support their own team, and stop the counterattack of the Mist Ninja.

After receiving the order, Qing Ming did not waste any time and immediately led the team out of the camp and headed towards the battlefield.

Soon, they arrived at the battlefield.

It can be seen that the situation here has become a mess. The Mist Ninjas have almost rushed forward with most of their troops, directly attacking the nearest Konoha troops.

However, Konoha is not a place where people just sit there and do nothing.

Over the past ten days or so, they have never let down their guard, and as soon as they noticed any unusual movement from the Mist Ninja, they immediately dispatched a large number of personnel.

Therefore, even if the Mist Ninja deployed a large number of people at once, there was no way to break through Konoha's defense line. The entire battlefield was confined to an area five kilometers west of Yuzu Port.

This space is undoubtedly too small for the numerous ninjas on both sides.

Because of this, the casualties on both sides were much higher than expected.

However, neither side backed down.

The Kirigakure side wanted to take another bite of Konoha before the Konoha reinforcements arrived.

By then, even if peace talks are conducted, more benefits can be gained.

And what about Konoha?

They had not gained much benefit in the negotiations with the Sand Village. If they lost a large piece of land again, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to negotiate, no one under him would agree.

By then, there will be no hope for peace.

But this is something that all Konoha ninjas do not want to see.

Therefore, they must defend this area to ensure that the Mist Ninja cannot get more bargaining chips.

Qing Ming's thoughts raced and he soon came up with these ideas.

However, it is useless to just think about these things, as his will alone cannot change the situation of the battle.

Besides, he had no intention of doing so.

This is their choice, and Qingming has no intention of interfering.

Instead of taking this opportunity, he might as well take advantage of the situation and harvest more chakra!
Thinking this in his mind, Qing Ming quickly completed the handover with several commanding jonin stationed here, and then led his subordinates to join the battlefield.

He felt the chakra in his body. Since it was still noon and it was not time for him to practice the 'Shadow Clone Technique', the chakra in his body was still running at a high level.

In this state, he couldn't absorb much chakra.

And he had been very busy over the past period of time and had no time or energy to develop a sealing technique that could store chakra.

Therefore, even if there were enough Mist Ninja, he would not be able to absorb more chakra. Qing Ming frowned slightly, and after a while he muttered: "It seems that I can only take a stupid way."

As he spoke, he raised his hands, formed seals, and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang~
As a cloud of chakra smoke dissipated, three shadow clones appeared beside Qingming.

That's right, Qing Ming plans to use the shadow clone as an additional 'battery'.

This method has been proven to be usable in Shadow Clone's 'jungling' over the past period of time.

Although these shadow clones cannot store as much chakra as his original body, 60% to 70% is still no problem.

This way, the problem of lack of 'container' is solved.

However, some disguise is needed.

Thinking this in his heart, Qing Ming used the "Telepathy Technique" to connect with the three shadow clones and said, "Disguise your identities."

Hearing this, the three shadow clones didn't waste any words. They immediately raised their hands to form seals and performed the "transformation technique". With a "bang", they turned into three ordinary Konoha ninjas.

The reason why he did this was not because he was worried that his absorption of chakra would be discovered.

He has done this a lot in the past period of time. Many people know that he knows a ninjutsu that can absorb chakra, so there is no need to hide it.

The reason he did this was simply because he didn't want too many Mist Ninjas to notice him.

It can be predicted that once he does not change his identity and is discovered by the other party to be absorbing chakra unscrupulously, they will target him, whether for fame or profit.

He himself was not afraid, but the three shadow clones were different.

It is true that after his 'Shadow Clone Technique' was upgraded to level 6, the shadow clones he created became more stable and their ability to withstand damage was further improved, but compared to the real person, they were still far behind.

Once targeted, it is easy to be defeated.

Qing Ming didn't want to use the 'Shadow Clone Technique' frequently to replenish the defeated shadow clones. Not to mention the chakra loss in the process, the time wasted alone was enough to make him feel distressed.

If this is the case, then he would not go ahead with it if there are conditions to avoid it.

Ignoring the doubts of his subordinates around him, Qing Ming waved his hand to let the three shadow clones leave, and then led the team forward.

Soon, the battle began and everyone no longer had the energy to think so much.

While Qing Ming was dealing with the Mist Ninja, he used the 'Mind Communication Technique' to keep an eye on the battle on the Shadow Clone's side.

It has to be said that the battlefield is indeed a good place to fish in troubled waters.

In just a short while, the three shadow clones found an opportunity and sucked the chakra of the two Mist Ninjas, gaining nearly ten thousand points of chakra.

At this rate, it won't be long before his body can no longer accommodate the excess chakra.

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming immediately notified the three shadow clones, telling them not to just think about absorbing chakra, but also to display their strength appropriately and use several ninjutsu that needed to be practiced to fight.

In this way, you can improve the proficiency of these skills and consume some chakra, thereby absorbing more chakra, which is killing two birds with one stone!
As for the extra chakra consumed by the shadow clones,
Anyway, it was all obtained for free, so Qingming didn’t feel too bad about it.

In this way, time passed by minute by minute, and after frequent attempts, the shadow clone finally achieved a balance between income and expenditure, and the proficiency of various skills began to increase rapidly.

Seeing this, Qingming was completely relieved.

At this moment, two Kirigakure jonin came to him.

Although he had not performed very well in the past period of time, he was still noticed by the Mist Ninja.

There's no way around it, this is the downside of being famous.

Looking at the two people running straight towards him, Qing Ming was suddenly glad that he had created three shadow clones in advance, otherwise he would be killed if he was entangled by these two people!

(End of this chapter)