Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 527 Conspiracy
The next day.

early morning.

At daybreak, Qingming set out with two groups of troops, their destination being the Black Stone Stronghold.

Thinking back to when they came here, it took just him and Uchiha Shisui a whole morning.

Now, if two teams with more than one hundred people want to arrive before noon, they will not have much time to rest on the way.

It's only because everyone is a ninja and has chakra to supplement it, otherwise it would be impossible to do this.

However, when everyone was about to reach their destination, they were still exhausted.

Qing Ming glanced at the somewhat chaotic team behind him, listened to their heavy breathing, and took the initiative to stop and ordered: "Okay, everyone, take a quarter of an hour's rest."

Upon hearing this, all the Konoha ninjas stopped immediately and began to rest in groups of three or five. Some of the Genin were even swallowing military pills to replenish their chakra.

Qing Ming's "Physique" attribute is 19 points, and his chakra amount exceeds points. This consumption is nothing to him.

Therefore, after a brief pause, he performed the "Wind Style: Wind Wings" and flew high into the sky.

However, what he did not realize was that shortly after he flew out of the team, a Konoha ninja quietly left a mark on a big tree nearby.

At this time, in the sky, Qing Ming looked around and carefully observed the movements around him, fearing that he might encounter any danger.

Nara Keiko's abnormal behavior eventually aroused his vigilance.

Moreover, this morning, when they were about to set off, the other party also told him that Kirigakure might cause trouble at the Black Stone stronghold and asked him to be careful.

This basically confirmed his speculation.

Therefore, he became more careful.

Along the way, he would fly high into the sky from time to time, using his air advantage to observe the movements around him.

However, just when we were about to reach our destination, everything was still calm.

This made Qingming wonder if there was something wrong with the information from Nara Qiangguang?
This is not impossible.

If the other party could confirm the accuracy of the intelligence, they would not make such ambiguous arrangements.

Obviously, he was not very sure about the intelligence he received.

This is why Qingming came back to provide emergency assistance.

Even Nara Keimitsu, who received the first-hand intelligence, was unable to confirm the authenticity of the information, let alone Qingming, who was carrying out the mission according to orders, it would be even more impossible for him to confirm it.

Therefore, all he can do is to be extra careful!
Fortunately, his true strength is far beyond everyone's imagination. No matter what accidents occur, he is confident that he can handle them, so he is not too worried.

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Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, a quarter of an hour passed.

Qingming fell back to the ground.

During this period, no abnormalities were found.

Qing Ming glanced at the people sitting or standing on the ground, and without much nonsense, he directly ordered: "Everyone, assemble immediately!"

Upon hearing this, all the Konoha ninjas did not dare to disobey in the slightest and immediately formed a defensive formation.

Seeing this, Qing Ming nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Let's go!"

After saying this, he took the lead and ran towards the Black Stone Stronghold.

Seeing this, the people behind immediately followed.

This walk took nearly another hour.

At this time, the sun was already overhead, and everyone had arrived at the outskirts of the Blackrock Stronghold.

Next, they just need to cross the forest ahead to enter the defense zone of the Blackstone Stronghold.

Oh, I forgot to mention
With the failure of the Mist Ninja counterattack in Yuzu Port, all the Mist Ninja on the entire front line have now entered a defensive posture, naturally including those Mist Ninja from Feiyu Town who were originally guarding outside the Black Stone Stronghold.

Therefore, Qingming doesn't have to worry about his team being stopped outside the stronghold.

In addition, this time, their actions were very secretive and swift. Even if the Mist Ninjas in Feiyu Town or other nearby places received the news and wanted to stop them, it would be too late. Therefore, Qingming was more relieved.

Looking at the dense forest ahead, Qing Ming directly ordered the team to continue moving forward. He planned to go straight through the dense forest in one breath and enter the defense zone of the Black Stone stronghold.

However, accidents always come unexpectedly. Not long after entering the dense forest, they encountered an ambush.

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In the forest.

Qingming looked at the densely packed Mist Ninjas in front of him with a gloomy expression.

It was obvious that these people had been lying in ambush here for a long time.

He just said that if they were discovered later, the other party would definitely not have enough time to make arrangements, let alone gather so many people.

Also, the other party handled the traces so cleanly that even he fell into the trap without checking.

All of this indicates that the other party has been waiting here for a long time.

And if they had time to prepare in advance, it would mean that their whereabouts had been leaked.

Now, it depends on who the other party is targeting, this Konoha army, or himself?
If it is the former, then it is easy to say, it is nothing more than an ordinary military action, but if it is the latter.
A cold light flashed in Qingming's eyes.

If this is true, then he must let the other party know what cruelty is.

and also
How did their whereabouts get leaked?
"Nara Kaiko?"

Qingming’s first reaction was the other party.

But he quickly ruled out this answer.

If the other party is also a spy, then there is no point in fighting Konoha, it might as well just surrender.

As for the special
It’s not that there is no possibility, but it is too small.

Although the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Nara clan cannot be said to be very good, it is not very bad either, and it is unlikely that the other party will specifically target him.

There is a high probability that the other party is also kept in the dark.

It seems that the information is very problematic.

However, being able to come up with information that even Nara Kiyoshi was unsure of, forcing the other party to submit, and involving him without leaving any trace, this ability seems to be something that only a few people or forces can do, even in the entire ninja world.

"Could it be them?"

Suddenly, Qingming thought of Danzo and his Root organization.

This is not Qingming's random association, but Danzo has done too many bad things and has dealt with him several times.

The war is about to end. If we miss this opportunity, it will not be so easy to deal with him again.

Given the opponent's temper, it is very likely that they will take advantage of the final chaos before the end of the war to get rid of one or two annoying guys.

What's more, he had just destroyed his secret base on the Onikai Island not long ago. Although no evidence was left, it was possible that Danzo could lock him down in some way.

In this case, it is only natural to deal with him.

Danzo would not tolerate provocation from others, let alone a kid from the Uchiha clan!
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Qingming's mind quickly, but he suppressed them in his heart for the time being.

Gathering his thoughts, Qing Ming began to think about how to deal with the situation at hand.

There is no doubt that a head-on confrontation would not work, as the other side far surpassed him in terms of both numbers and strength.

But if you run away
Qingming glanced behind him.

Now, he didn't feel that the way he came was still safe.

Since the other party was able to send people to ambush here in advance, cutting off their retreat would not be a big deal.

"Sure enough, we still have to fight first?"

Qingming looked at the group of Mist Ninjas who were ready to make a move in front of him and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)