Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 778 Delay
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A gust of night wind blew by.

Under the hazy moonlight, ripples suddenly appeared on the originally calm lake surface.

On the lakeshore, the Iwagakure Anbu, who were confronting Qingming, seemed unable to bear the pressure and chose to attack first.

huh~
A flash of sword light passed by.

He flashed close to Qingming and stabbed the dagger in his hand straight out, aiming directly at his throat.

However, such an attack could not hurt Qingming even if he did not open the Sharingan at this time.

With just one step back, Qing Ming avoided the opponent's attack. The whole action was incredibly light.

Not only that, he turned his wrist and raised the long sword in his hand from bottom to top, accurately blocking the opponent's second attack.

Hey~
Then a crisp sound of metal collision was heard.

The long sword and the short sword collided, and sparks flew.

Qing Ming used considerable force in this attack, and the Yanyin Anbu felt his palm go numb and he unconsciously retracted his dagger.

Qing Ming, on the other hand, was unyielding and took a step forward, slashing horizontally with the long sword in his hand, aiming directly at the opponent's chest and abdomen.

Feeling the sharp aura coming from the blade, the Iwagakure Anbu did not dare to be careless at all and quickly took a half step back to avoid Qingming's attack.

Then, without waiting for Qingming to change his moves, he swung the dagger in his hand like lightning and slashed towards Qingming's throat.

In this kind of cold weapon combat, the key is to make an inch longer, an inch stronger; an inch shorter, an inch more dangerous.

Just now, the Iwagakure Anbu only took half a step back in the face of his attack.

Therefore, the distance between the two people was not very far at this time.

In this situation, the dagger in the opponent's hand is undoubtedly easier to use.

Therefore, when a sword was swung at this moment, it was really difficult for Qingming to block it.

Of course, this is also the case when he has not opened the Sharingan.

If he opens the Sharingan, with its powerful insight, he will be able to detect the opponent's next move from some subtle details before the opponent makes a move.

In this way, you can rely on your super strong nerve reaction to stop the action in your hands in time and complete the block.

But now, it is impossible to block it.

But it doesn't matter
Anyway, his goal was not to kill the other party.

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming decisively chose to retreat, giving the initiative of attack to the opponent.

The Iwagakure Anbu on the opposite side were also experienced. They immediately seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack on him.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
The dense sound of metal clashing continued.

The Iwagakure Anbu held short swords and continuously attacked Qingming.

But unfortunately, although he had the initiative, he was unable to cause any harm to Qingming.

Qing Ming held a long sword in his hand and defended himself so well that the Iwagakure secret forces in front of him couldn't find any chance at all.

Not only that, as the opponent's strength was exhausted, Qing Ming found an opportunity. He changed his tactics instantly, turned passive into active, and suppressed the Iwagakure Anbu in front of him again.

However, unlike the opponent, after Qing Ming seized the initiative, he did not choose to defeat the opponent in one go, but instead took a steady approach, forcing the opponent into a desperate situation step by step.

At first, the Iwagakure Anbu didn't notice any problems with this boiling frog fighting style, but as the fight lasted longer, they gradually felt the strain.

Finally, after dozens of moves, he discovered Qingming's intention.

This Iwagakure Anbu member was also a decisive man. He realized that if he continued like this, he would be the one who was defeated in the end.

So, he endured the cut on his left arm by Qing Ming and temporarily got rid of Qing Ming's entanglement.

Then, he dodged a few times and quickly distanced himself from Qingming.

Without waiting for Qingming to get close again, he flipped his hand, took out several shurikens from his ninja tool bag, and then shot them at Qingming with a "swish".

Qingming did not open his Sharingan, so he did not dare to chase him head-on.

Of course, this does not mean that these shurikens can hurt him.

Qing Ming stared at the shuriken coming from the front, found the right moment, swung the long sword in his hand, and with two "ding ding" sounds, he chopped off the two shurikens coming from the front. Then, he dodged the others with a flash of his body.

However, although he was not injured, his pursuit was actually stopped.

And this is exactly the effect that the Iwagakure Dark Force in front wants.

When he saw Qingming stop, he turned around and ran away without any hesitation.

Obviously, he wanted to get rid of Qingming's entanglement and then find a way to leave.

Unfortunately, Qingming still wants the other party to disrupt the situation, so how could he let him leave easily?

As the thought came to his mind, Qing Ming rolled his eyes.

Suddenly, everything within a kilometer radius came into his sight.

After confirming that the three Mist Hidden Teams responsible for supporting 'him' had been alarmed by the signal he had sent earlier, Qing Ming did not hesitate at all and immediately performed the 'Body Instant Technique' to catch up.

Thanks to his strong physical fitness, Qingming quickly caught up with the opponent.

In front, the Iwagakure Anbu saw Qingming chasing after them again, and immediately turned around and did the same thing, throwing out a few kunai from their hands.

A ray of moonlight shone through the clouds and fell on one of the kunai.

Qingming clearly saw a purple-black light on it.

Obviously, the kunai thrown by the opponent this time were tempered with poison.

Without any hesitation, Qing Ming immediately dodged and left the spot.

Whoosh whoosh~
Several kunai passed through the afterimage he left behind and fell behind.

Qing Ming ignored these kunai and used the 'Instant Body Technique' again, chasing after the Iwagakure Anbu in front of him.

Several times after that, the other party wanted to cast a spell and leave, but was interrupted by him every time.

In this way, the two sides chased each other and fled. Two minutes later, Qingming rolled his eyes again.

After confirming that the three Mist Hidden Teams on the periphery had approached within a hundred meters, he finally took action.

Just at this moment, the Iwagakure Anbu in front turned around again and attacked him.

Whoosh whoosh~
Several more kunai were fired, aiming directly at Qingming's vital points and the road ahead.

However, this time, Qingming did not dodge, but rushed forward to meet the several kunai that were shot at him.

"what?"

Seeing his reaction, the Iwagakure Anbu members who were about to turn around and escape again paused, their eyes full of disbelief.

He couldn't understand why the Kirigakure Anbu behind him did this?
Judging from its previous reactions, if it charged head-on like this, not only would it be impossible to avoid the kunai's attack, but it would almost certainly result in injury.

"Did you have reservations before?"

The Iwagakure Anbu thought so in their hearts.

However, the next moment, his expression under the mask suddenly changed, and his pupils shrank almost into a small dot because of fear and disbelief.

What made him look so miserable?

It's very simple. The eyes of the Kirigakure Anbu who was chasing him turned into three-magatama Sharingan at some point.

That’s right, Qing Ming opened the Sharingan in front of the other party.

This doesn't mean that he doesn't plan to hide his identity. His identity still needs to be hidden, but there is no need to hide it in front of this Iwagakure Anbu.

Because no matter what he says next, no one will believe him.

And he also needed these eyes to complete the last step before his plan.

Looking at the kunai coming towards him, Qing Ming flashed and easily avoided their attacks without even slowing down.

Seeing Qingming's skillful movements, the Iwagakure Anbu realized that the person chasing him was a real Uchiha ninja, not a Mist ninja with a transplanted Sharingan.

This answered some of the doubts in his mind.

(End of this chapter)