Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 642 Chaos
Before I knew it, a week had passed.

The day of departure has arrived.

This morning.

Before daybreak, Qingming and two other Konoha jonin set off with more than a hundred Konoha ninjas, escorting a dozen carts.

These vehicles are loaded with strategic materials.

Many things were not used in the battle of Shahe City, and the village could not abandon them, so they had to take the trouble to escort them back.

Because of this, it would take them at least three times longer to return to the village, which is about a week.

However, even so, no one in the team complained, and everyone had a look of joy on their face.

At least they survived.

This war has lasted too long and too many people have died. Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of peace.

Although the past few days have been very peaceful, people on the front line still remain on edge no matter how relaxed they appear on the surface.

This is a habit developed after more than two years of battlefield career.

And then, they will return to the village.

Then, you can completely relax.

In this case, how could people not be happy?
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豱辘辘~
The sound of wheels rolling could be heard far away in the forest.

Qingming sat on a cart, looking at the monotonous environment around him, feeling a little bored.

An hour had passed since they set out, and nothing had happened during that time.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to practice with peace of mind.

After thinking for a while, Qing Ming came to the other two Konoha Jonins and said, "I'll go to the sky to take a look, you follow the convoy."

The two knew that Qingming mastered a flying ninjutsu, so after thinking about it for a while, they nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Qing Ming immediately left the convoy, raised his hands to form seals, performed "Wind Style: Wind Wings", and flew into the sky.

Everyone in the convoy looked at Qingming's back with a hint of envy in their eyes.

Whether in the past life or this life, whether ordinary or extraordinary, humans living on land always yearn for the sky.

Unfortunately, they don't have this ability.

In a few breaths, Qingming's figure disappeared from their sight.

After flying for a while and making sure that the people below could not see him, Qing Ming finally stopped.

Then, he raised his hands, crossed them to form the "壬" character seal, and performed the "Shadow Clone Technique".

bang~
Accompanied by a cloud of chakra smoke exploding.

A shadow clone that looked exactly like Qingming appeared in the air.

Qing Ming looked at the other party and said directly: "From now on, you will follow them. I will go to practice."

That’s right, Qingming didn’t want to follow the convoy anymore.

To him, that was simply a waste of life.

With this time, he might as well practice.

The shadow clone naturally understood his thoughts, nodded, and said: "I understand, you go ahead, I will inform you as soon as there is anything."

"it is good."

Qing Ming responded with one last sound and flew away.

Estimating the convoy's speed, Qing Ming selected a location on the map based on the 100-kilometer communication range between his shadow clone and himself through the 'Telepathy Technique'.

This place is right in front of the convoy and is just within the limit range of the "Mind Communication Technique".

This way, he won't have to change his position for a long time.

He did it as soon as he thought of it. Qing Ming raised his hands to form seals, used the "Chakra Feather Robe" to protect himself, and immediately flapped his wings, flying towards the target location at the fastest speed.

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A few minutes later.

Qingming arrived at the target location.

This is a forest with two large mountains.

They are located one in the south and one in the north, right in the center of the forest, and are marked as Twin Mountains on the map.

In the middle of the Twin Mountains is a fairly wide road.

This road is an important trade route from the eastern part of the Fire Nation to the central part, and it is also the place that the caravan plans to pass through.

Qingming chose the higher mountain in the north as his place for cultivation.

Just like before, he did not rush any further, but first removed the 'protective seal' at his brow, then concentrated his mind, opened his byakugan, and prepared to check the situation around him.

His sight passed through the Konoha forehead guard between his brows and took in everything within a kilometer radius. At first, he thought that there should be no one in such a remote place.

Unexpectedly, when he flew over the shorter mountain in the south, he suddenly saw human buildings inside.

This is a village built on the mountain.

Suddenly, Qingming's attention was drawn over.

Then he saw people.

Moreover, there were not just one or two people, but thirty or forty figures.

However, these people do not have any chakra in their bodies, they are just ordinary people.

Qing Ming frowned slightly. He didn't want anyone to be near the place where he was practicing.

After thinking for a while, he lowered his altitude and landed on the mountain.

Without alarming anyone, Qing Ming quickly approached these people.

After seeing the appearance of these people, his frown relaxed.

There is no other reason. Judging from the way these people are dressed, they should be a group of bandits.

This way, he can solve the problem simply and directly.

However, just in case, he still planned to find someone to ask about the identities of these people.

As soon as he thought of this, Qing Ming flashed and appeared in front of a minion guarding the mountain.

The man was obviously frightened by him and was about to shout instinctively.

However, the next moment, Qing Ming performed the 'Illusion Sharingan'.

In just a moment, the other party's consciousness was pulled into the illusion.

It didn't take long for Qing Ming to figure out the origins and identities of these people.

Just as he thought, these people were now indeed a group of bandits.

As for why I say now.
The reason is very simple. At the beginning they were just a group of refugees fleeing the war. They came here because they could not survive.

This place is backed by a forest and is indeed rich in various supplies.

But at the same time, the danger is also not small.

At first, they could still venture out to hunt and get food.

But when they discovered that they could obtain supplies from the caravans passing by the mountain, fewer and fewer people were willing to take the risk.

At first, they were just praying, but once human desires are aroused, they cannot be controlled just like that.

Soon, begging turned into demanding.

When the demand failed, it naturally turned into robbery.

Now, it can be said that they have become a group of bandits who are capable of committing all kinds of evil.

Qing Ming will show no mercy when dealing with bandits, even though they were once just a group of refugees.

It didn't take long for Qingming to deal with dozens of people inside and outside the village.

After using Fire Release Ninjutsu to burn them to ashes, Qing Ming looked at the empty village and wondered how many such people there were in the Land of Fire.

“Well, there should be quite a few.”

Soon, Qingming gave the answer himself.

As for the reason, it is very simple. Although the wars in the past three years have basically been fought outside the Fire Nation, it does not mean that the Fire Nation will not be affected.

Ninjas who infiltrated from other villages would not care whether you were a civilian or not. Sometimes, in order to hide their whereabouts, they would even go so far as to massacre an entire village.

Not to mention the ninja wars that broke out in the city from time to time. Many people would die after one ninjutsu was used.

In this situation, how can ordinary people have a good life?

All I can say is that compared to the smaller nations that became battlefields, the civilians of the five largest nations were still able to survive.

And many of those who were affected eventually became bandits.

Qing Ming could almost foresee that in the next period of time, the village’s tasks related to suppressing bandits would definitely increase dramatically.

In order to maintain the stability of the Land of Fire, Konoha must also deal with the troubles left over from the war.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. Qing Ming shook his head and stopped thinking about these things. He formed seals again, performed "Wind Style: Wind Wings", and flew into the sky.

Then, he opened his Byakugan again and looked around.

This time, he didn't find anything unusual.

So, he went straight to the mountain in the north and began his own practice.

(End of this chapter)