Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 535 Well Prepared
Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, five or six minutes passed.

Seeing that Qingming had not revealed any flaws, several Root Ninjas looked at each other and immediately understood what each other meant - they could not wait any longer!

Now, they are just pretending that they cannot win. If they allow Qingming to continue bombing, they will really be no match for him.

Therefore, they must give it a try while they are still in good shape.

That’s right, just give it a try.

Having lost the advantage of being the first mover, and with the tragic deaths of three people, many of the methods they had prepared were no longer useful. Although they still had backup methods, faced with the current situation, they could only try their best.

Immediately, a Root ninja who seemed to be the leader shouted, "Plan C!"

Upon hearing this, the four Root ninjas in the field immediately stopped, then each occupied a position, moved in unison, and formed three hand seals in an instant.

The next moment, dense black lines emerged from their bodies, then shot up into the sky and transformed into four beams of light.

If you look closely, you can see some moving sealing spells on the light column.

These sealing techniques quickly spread around, as if to form a cubic barrier, trapping Qingming inside.

However, these people caught his attention as early as when they kept around him.

In the past few minutes, he has also specifically launched attacks against these people.

But even though it was more dangerous, these people did not leave their locations without permission.

Even other people were secretly protecting these four people.

From then on, Qingming knew that there was something strange about these four people.

As expected, they suddenly cast some kind of strange sealing barrier. Even though it has not closed yet, Qingming's body and mind have already felt an invisible pressure.

Without any hesitation, Qing Ming immediately flapped his wings, intending to leave the area before the barrier took shape.

However, these Root Ninjas dared to take action because they were confident enough.

Almost at the moment he turned around, several vacuum bullets shot towards him, at such a fast speed that even he couldn't help but look sideways.

That’s right, this is the B-level ninjutsu - Wind Style: Vacuum Ball!

In Danzo's hands, this technique can even injure Sasuke who has activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.

And now, Qingming is just maintaining the state of three magatama.

It was only because the one performing this technique now was a special jonin of the Root, otherwise he might not have been able to escape safely.

咻咻 咻 ~
Several vacuum bullets flew past my ears.

Qingming breathed a sigh of relief and planned to continue flying away.

But at this moment, a shuttle-shaped flying bird appeared out of nowhere, and then swooped towards him like lightning, trying to pierce his heart from behind with its long and sharp beak.

When it flies, it is nearly silent and its timing is perfect.

At this moment, if it were someone else, they might really suffer a serious loss.

But Qingming is different.

Almost the moment it appeared, Qing Ming noticed it with his white eyes.

So, he turned around, used the 'Chakra Scalpel', and cut off the bird's head with one strike.

uh~
A mournful cry came from the bird's beak.

At the same time, in the forest below, the only remaining Root Chunin also let out a cry of pain.

Qingming glanced at the other person out of the corner of his eye.

Through his white eyes, he had already discovered that this strange psychic beast was the one the other party had just summoned.

Moreover, judging from the other party's appearance, he should have used some secret technique to temporarily control the bird's body.

That's right, the opponent was able to launch such a precise attack as soon as he appeared. There was no other possibility except that he was controlled by someone. However, because of this, when the head of this strange bird was cut off by him, the person who controlled him also suffered a heavy backlash.

But it's all worth it for those Root Ninjas.

Qingming looked around and could see that during this delay, the light curtains emitted by the four beams of light had merged together, and the sealing barrier was formed.

Just as Qingming had felt before, when the sealing barrier closed, he only felt an inexplicable pressure exerted on his body and mind.

You know, the body and mind are the foundation of chakra, and chakra is the source of the ninja's extraordinary power.

Once the body and mind are suppressed and there is no chakra, the ninja will not be able to use his extraordinary skills.

Just like now, Qingming could clearly feel that if he wanted to perform any ninjutsu again, the difficulty would be at least ten times more difficult than before. The chakra in his body seemed to be suppressed by something, making it very difficult to mobilize.

Obviously, Genbu noticed that ordinary barriers could not trap him, so he found such a unique seal from somewhere specifically to target him.

"Sure enough, the sealing technique is the highest power in this world."

Qing Ming muttered, allowing four transparent chains covered with sealing techniques to shoot out from the four Root Ninjas who were maintaining the barrier and pierce straight into his body.

"Hmm~"

Qingming let out a muffled groan.

He could feel that the chakra in his body was being restrained more strongly, and it was becoming more difficult to perform ninjutsu.

“Inhale~~~Exhale~~~”

Take a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Qing Ming ignored the four transparent chains on his body and secretly glanced at a big tree in the distance. There, a strange psychic beast that looked like a sloth was observing this side quietly.

If he wasn't guessing, it should be the way these Root Ninjas used to monitor the movements of the main battlefield from a distance.

However, it is now used to observe the battle.

Obviously, this is the backup plan they left behind.

If they fail, everything that Qingming showed in this battle will be recorded by this spiritual beast and then transmitted back to the headquarters base of the Root.

It was for this reason that Qingming did not resist just now.

Otherwise, with his reaction, he could open his Mangekyō Sharingan and activate his eye technique - Ame-no-Mitsu, and escape from the barrier before the four chains touched him.

But he didn't do that.

One of the reasons is the fear of intelligence leaks.

Qingming didn't want to expose his trump card here and make Danzo alert out of nowhere.

Of course, more importantly, he has already figured out some details about this sealing barrier and is confident that he can survive the next battle.

Otherwise, even if his trump card was exposed, he would use his Mangekyō Sharingan without hesitation.

After all, a trump card is not as important as your life!

With this thought, Qing Ming withdrew his gaze, ignoring the tremendous pressure exerted on his body by the four chains, and glanced at the four Root Ninjas who were maintaining the barrier.

Through his white eyes, he could clearly observe that the vitality of these four people was rapidly draining away, and they were aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Obviously, maintaining such a special barrier is not an easy task.

However, through their subtle expressions, Qingming discovered that this matter seemed to be beyond their expectations.

Logically speaking, they were the ones who cast the sealing technique, which consumed their vitality. They should be very clear about it. Why did they show this expression?

Suddenly, Qingming seemed to have thought of something. He closed his eyes and carefully felt the chains connected to his body.

After a few breaths, he opened his eyes.

Then, a look of realization appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)