Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 653: Strike first to gain the upper hand

"Hey, are we there yet?"

Qingming's gaze instantly focused on the person in the east.

This person was none other than Danzo Shimura.

At the same time, she is the person he has been waiting for.

As expected, this time, Danzo did not show any carelessness and chose to do it himself.

As if he had noticed his prying gaze, Danzo, who was communicating with his men, suddenly raised his head and looked in his direction.

Even though they were several hundred meters apart, the two seemed to be staring at each other.

After a long time, Qingming withdrew his gaze.

Afterwards, he released the 'Shadow Clone Technique' and made the shadow clone in front of him that was being tested disappear.

After that, without any delay, he flashed and ran straight to the west, the place farthest from Danzo, ready to deal with the Root Ninjas there first.

As the saying goes, he who strikes first is the strongest, and he who strikes last will suffer.

Before, he had not taken action because the 'Chakra Feather Robe' was still a little short of proficiency to be promoted to the perfect state of lv9 (0/0).

The second is that there is no trace of Danzo yet.

Now that he has both, he will naturally not be polite.

As for why he chose his subordinates instead of himself,
The reason is very simple, just in case.

Qingming didn’t know how many preparations Danzo had made in secret, but as long as he clipped his wings, there would be nothing to fear.

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming arrived in front of the team of Root Ninjas at the fastest speed.

At this time, they had just received the warning from Danzo.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Qingming didn't play any tricks with them, and his every move was a fatal one.

The Mangekyō Sharingan opens and 'Ame no Mi' is activated.

He approached the other party without warning and then suddenly appeared.

Immediately afterwards, the Unmatched Ninjutsu - 'Rasengan' and 'Chakra Scalpel' were performed one after another, leaving no time for these Root Ninjas to react.

In just a breath, the four people on the field fell to the ground.

The four people looked at Qingming, without any fear of death in their eyes. Just at the last moment of their lives, they really activated the detonating talismans hidden on their bodies.

Boom~Boom~Boom~
Several explosions were heard in succession.

This is both a signal to others and an attempt to hurt Qingming.

Unfortunately, Qingming activated "Heaven's Control" again. Not only did he not suffer any damage, he also walked away from the scene without leaving any trace.

Through the white eyes, Qingming once again determined the location of a team, and then moved over quietly.

The same ninjutsu, the same process. Even though this team was on high alert because of the explosion just now, they were still easily killed by Qingming.

This was the first time that Qing Ming used his full strength. After using the Mangekyō Sharingan's pupil technique, it could be said that it was almost a one-sided crushing victory.

The strength of these Root Ninjas is good, but just good.

When facing other people, they might be able to delay for a while by fighting desperately.

But facing Qing Ming, they couldn't even fight with all their might.

In this case, let alone delaying time.

Letting several people self-destruct, Qing Ming left the scene again and ran towards the next target.

A minute later, Danzo arrived with his men.

Looking at the familiar corpse on the ground, his expression was extremely ugly, and his whole body was filled with a depressed atmosphere.

At this moment, several more explosions sounded. Without thinking, Danzo knew that someone had died again.

Although he didn't care much about the lives of his subordinates, he still felt a little painful when so many people were killed and injured in a short period of time.

These were cultivated through his hard work.
More importantly, without these people, some of the methods he had prepared were no longer useful.

"hateful!"

He cursed under his breath.

Danzo no longer hesitated and immediately said to the person beside him: "Yi, send a signal immediately and let the Red Rain Squad on the periphery set up the barrier. Everyone else immediately move closer to me."

"Yes, my lord!"

Yi responded and immediately raised his hands to form seals, performing a mental secret technique similar to the Yamanaka clan's "Mind-Connecting Technique", contacted other people, and conveyed Danzo's order.

After a few breaths, a hemispherical barrier appeared, like a lid, covering a large area of ​​jungle nearby.

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Somewhere in the woods.

Qing Ming had just dealt with the Root Ninja in front of him, and when he looked up he saw the barrier in the sky.

However, there was not much panic in his heart.

There is no other reason. Based on his past experience with sealing techniques, he can avoid most of them through the power of "Heaven's Control".

It was only when the Root Organization ninjas cast the 'Four Life Sealing Formation' that they could restrict him a little by suppressing his mind and body.

But when the seal was opened, he could feel his body and mind being suppressed first.

But now, he didn't feel that way.

In this way, coupled with the difference in the form of the barrier, Qingming can basically be sure that this sealing barrier is not the 'Four Lives Sealing Array'.

Therefore, he was not very worried.

Just as he was thinking this, an inexplicable feeling of being watched arose in his heart.

Immediately, Qingming knew the function of this sealing barrier. It was most likely a perception barrier, and its purpose was just to determine his location at any time.

Obviously, Danzo had carefully studied his past battle records and knew that ordinary sealing barriers could not trap him at all, so he simply stopped pursuing the trap and switched to assisting.

This also indirectly shows that he is very confident in himself and the power he possesses!

With the help of the Byakugan's vision, Qingming observed the situation within a kilometer radius and found that most of the Root ninjas had gathered around Danzo.

So, he stopped taking the initiative and stood quietly there, waiting for Danzo and others to arrive.

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Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, Danzo and others arrived.

Allowing the Root ninjas to surround him, Qingming looked up at Danzo.

This was the first time he saw the other person after the Chunin Exams.

Compared with the last time, the other party looked a little older, and his originally normal right arm was now wrapped in bandages, which made Qingming feel more familiar.

Qingming was looking at Danzo, and Danzo was also looking at him.

In the past, he had only seen Qingming in the archives, and this was the second time they met.

Compared to two years ago, Qingming is less immature and hesitant, and more confident and calm.

The whole person standing there gives people a sense of youthful heroism.

His gaze shifted from Qingming to his eyes, and when he saw the three-magatama Sharingan, even though he was a veteran of many battles, he felt an invisible sense of oppression.

The power of his pupils was so strong that he had never seen anything like it in his life.

At this moment, he became more certain of his guess.

This made him even more excited, and he wished he could dig out Qingming's eyes immediately and replace them with his own.

(End of this chapter)