Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 684: Disguise and Entry

Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, more than half an hour passed.

The sun in the sky set again, and bits of sunlight shone through the gaps in the woods onto the ground, illuminating a large area in the forest.

Two figures stood in the middle, facing each other. No one spoke, and no one moved. The whole scene seemed to be still, making people confused.

These two people were none other than Qing Ming and Mizutani Yuichi.

Qing Ming has been reading Mizutani Yuichi's memory since more than half an hour ago. In order to obtain as much information as possible, he has not stopped until now.

Fortunately, his mental strength was strong enough and his proficiency in the 'Illusion Sharingan' was far beyond imagination, so he was able to hold on.

After another ten minutes, Qingming finally opened his eyes.

At this moment, there was even a hint of confusion in his eyes, which was caused by reading too many memories in a short period of time.

Fortunately, this state did not last long and disappeared after just a few seconds.

Qing Ming carefully sensed the breath of Mizutani Yuichi in front of him, then took a look at his appearance and clothes, and finally raised his hands to form seals and performed the "transformation technique".

bang~
Accompanied by a cloud of chakra smoke dissipating.

A figure that looked exactly like Mizutani Yuichi appeared on the field.

This is exactly what Qingming has changed into!
This time, his "transformation technique" was not performed casually. Even if someone observed him closely, as long as they were not too familiar with him, they would not easily find the problem.

After adjusting several times according to Mizutani Yuichi's appearance and finally confirming that there was no problem, Qing Ming waved his hand into a knife, performed the "Chakra Scalpel", and cut the opponent's throat directly.

Feeling a strong sense of suffocation, Mizutani Yuichi finally broke free from the illusion.

However, the moment he opened his eyes, what he saw was a familiar face.

“Isn’t this me?”

This thought flashed through Mizutani Yuichi's mind.

But soon, he realized that this was Qing Ming in disguise.

Then, he suddenly became very excited as if he had thought of something.
His pupils dilated and his mouth slightly opened, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word and could only spit out blood in panic.

Qingming just looked at each other like that.

After a few breaths, Mizutani Yuichi died and the aura on his body dissipated.

Qingming stripped Takigakure's forehead protector and ninja tool bag off him, then raised his hands, formed seals, and performed the ninjutsu - Fire Style: Suyaki Technique!
bang~
A ball of fire appeared and instantly engulfed Mizutani Yuichi's body.

In a short while, it was burned into a pile of ashes.

Call ~
A strong wind blew from somewhere and blew onto the pile of ashes.

Suddenly, the ashes fluttered in the air, and driven by the strong wind, they disappeared into the dense forest.

After everything was settled, Qingming put on the Takigakure forehead protector, tied up the ninja tool bag, and ran to where the three Genin were sleeping.

At this time, the three people have not yet woken up.

When they reached the mountain path, Qing Ming raised his hands and formed seals, condensing a little chakra, which he injected into the bodies of the three people, removing the illusion for them.

"Hmm~"

The three people woke up from their coma one after another, rubbed their eyes and sat up, looking around with some confusion in their eyes, as if they didn't know what had happened.

After they saw Qingming's frosty face, they finally reacted. They quickly drew out a kunai each, stood together in the shape of a "品" and looked around vigilantly.

It can be seen from here that the three of them are quite capable. The moment they realized the problem, they immediately formed a defensive formation.

But it's also true that if a jonin doesn't have any outstanding qualities, it's impossible for him to be a teacher.

Qing Ming noticed the reactions of the three people. After they stood in place, he imitated Mizutani Yuichi's tone and said, "Okay, the enemy has run away. There's no need to be so nervous." After hearing his words, the three people put down the kunai in their hands, but their eyes were still full of vigilance when they looked around.

Obviously, the sudden attack still made them feel a little uneasy.

Without paying attention to the psychological changes of the three people, Qing Ming pretended to look at the sky and said, "It's getting late. Next, we have to speed up and get back to the village as soon as possible."

As for matters concerning the enemy, he did not say a single word, and the three Genin did not dare to ask any more questions.

They should just claim it is after hearing his words.

Seeing this, Qingming nodded lightly, then took the lead and led the way.

The three Genin at the back looked at each other, then quickly formed a defensive formation, one in front and two behind, and followed.

You ask why he didn't kill these three people and return to the village alone?
The reason is simple: this may cause more trouble.

After all, the mission that Yuichi Mizutani and his team were carrying out this time was just a D-level mission to eliminate bandits, which did not involve fighting between ninjas.

It would be very strange if all the Genin were killed in such a low-level mission with a Jonin like him.

At that time, it will inevitably attract investigation from the village's secret department.

Next, he has to investigate information about the Nanao in Takigakure Village. If he is targeted by the village's Anbu, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, instead of going to the trouble of killing these three Genin, it is better to take the risk of being discovered by them.

Moreover, this would also provide him with a little warning.

After all, compared to other people, these three people are more familiar with his disguised identity. If he can successfully disguise himself in front of these three people, then he basically doesn't have to worry about other people discovering the problem.

On the contrary, he should be careful.

Fortunately, his ability to disguise was pretty good, and as they reduced communication, the three people did not notice his problem.

This also gave Qingming more confidence in sneaking into Takigakure Village.

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In a flash, several hours passed.

Qingming and others hurried and finally returned to Takigakure Village before nightfall.

Takigakure Village is located behind a huge waterfall. Qingming and three Takigakure Genin entered it despite the impact of the waterfall.

Inside is a huge cave, guarded by several Takigakure ninjas.

Qing Ming greeted a few people and hurried to the center of the cave.

This is a lake of considerable size.

Next, they'll dive in.

There is an underwater tunnel below, and only by passing through this tunnel can you enter the real Takigakure Village.

Fortunately, everything went well.

Qingming and three Takigakure Genin passed several checkpoints in succession and finally entered the Takigakure Village.

After letting the three Genin leave, Qingming went to the task issuing office to hand over the task himself.

Although it was his first time here, he had already seen the relevant information from Mizutani Yuichi's memory, so his behavior was not too unusual.

In addition, this mission was only a D-level mission, and the mission department did not conduct too many inspections.

Therefore, both parties completed the handover quickly.

Afterwards, Qingming returned to his residence and began to rest.

As for the investigation
Don’t be in a hurry!
Although he was basically certain that no one was targeting him specifically, it was still better to be cautious just in case.

(End of this chapter)