Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 842: One-shot and twists and turns

"Haha, you really can't help but take action?"

With the help of his White Eyes, Qing Ming saw the scene behind him, sneered in his heart, and immediately stopped checking the corpse on the ground. He crouched down and avoided Jue's sneak attack.

His arm just brushed past his head without causing any harm to him.

Not only that, Qingming also seized the opportunity, turned around, stuck close to the opponent's arm, and stretched out his right hand.

"Rasengan~"

With a thought, Qing Ming performed this A-level unmatched ninjutsu.

In an instant, a high-density chakra ball as big as a basketball appeared in his palm, and he pushed it towards Jue's chest.

Even with Jue's fast reaction speed, he was caught off guard by Qingming's attack.

There was a loud "bang" and Jue, who had just half of his body sticking out of the tree trunk, was pressed back onto the tree by Qingming's "Rasengan" and hit the tree trunk behind him hard.

Through the exploding chakra smoke, Qing Ming could vaguely see Jue's distorted face.

However, this does not mean that he seriously injured the opponent with one blow.

Jue's body structure is special, and attacks of this degree alone cannot cause fatal damage to him.

Just like now, Qingming was completely unaware of the weakening of the other party's aura.

He even had a vague feeling that the other half of the White Zetsu's body was rapidly absorbing his chakra.

This is both a minor ability of the 'Divine Tree' and a Wood Release characteristic derived from Hashirama's cells.

However, this is not important. Qingming did not expect that this attack could seriously injure or kill the opponent. He only did this to buy time.

The next moment, as the two looked at each other, Qing Ming opened his Mangekyō Sharingan.

And seeing Qing Ming's pupils suddenly turn into a black sun, even Jue, who was used to seeing big storms, couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Indeed, the part of his spirit that belongs to Black Zetsu is the product of Kaguya Otsutsuki's will. It is of extremely high nature, and his mental resistance is far beyond that of ordinary ninjas. Ordinary illusion powers cannot affect him at all.

But the problem is that the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is not bad. Although it is not as good as the Rinnegan, which is at the same level as Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's spiritual will, it is also one of the top powers in the ninja world.

If Qingming ignored the consumption and used illusion, he could influence or even control him temporarily.

By then, his secret might be exposed.

"No, my plan is about to succeed, and my mother will be freed from the cage soon. I can't let anything go wrong here."

As this thought flashed through his mind, Black Zetsu immediately took control of his body and quietly used the Yin-Yang escape technique to interfere with the performance of the Qingming illusion.

Then, the whole person merged into the tree trunk again, breaking away from contact with "Qingming".

On the other side, Qingming felt his mind was slightly dazed, and Jue's figure disappeared from his sight.

Without any hesitation, he immediately used his Byakugan again to search for Jue's trace.

Then, he saw that the other party was using the underground root network formed by the big tree in front of him and other big trees in the forest to move to a distant place.

"You really don't dare to gamble?"

Qingming murmured in his heart.

In fact, as early as when Qingming seized the opportunity and opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had guessed this result with a high probability.

There is no other reason, Black Zetsu has been hiding in the dark for too long.

When facing a weaker enemy, he might dare to confront him head-on, but when facing a stronger enemy, his instincts that have long been hidden in the dark will prompt him to avoid direct conflict.

To a certain extent, the Mangekyō Sharingan can restrain the opponent's ability, so it is normal for him to choose to retreat.

Of course, the reason why he dared to make such a bet was that he was now just a shadow clone. Even if he lost the bet, it would not have any impact on his original body.

Secondly, his Mangekyō Sharingan had already been upgraded to the level of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and he could fully exert the capabilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

This was definitely beyond Jue's expectations.

After all, he doesn't have any brothers or sisters.

Therefore, the probability of winning the bet is very high.

Therefore, he chose to fight head-on.

And now, he won the bet.

Looking at Jue who was running away, Qingming did not hesitate at all. He flashed forward and planned to attack again to force the opponent out from underground.

However, at this moment, a subtle spatial fluctuation appeared behind him. Qingming frowned slightly, and immediately rolled over and left the spot.

The next moment, an arm passed through the afterimage he left behind and grabbed the air.

Qingming stood up, leaped back a few times, and put some distance between himself and the newcomer.

Only then did he have time to observe the person who came.

He appeared suddenly, wearing a black robe and a white vortex mask on his face, with only his right eye exposed, and inside was a kaleidoscope. Everything was exactly the same as what the shadow clone who had committed suicide before saw.

In other words, the person who came was Uchiha Obito.

Qingming was not at all surprised by his sudden appearance.

Just now, when Baiyan couldn't find the other party, he guessed that he was hiding in the Shenwei Space.

Therefore, always be alert to your surroundings.

Because of this, his attempt to pull him into the Divine Power Space as before failed.

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Shashasha~
The two men confronted each other in the forest.

Time passes minute by minute.

An indescribable pressure lingered between the two of them, making the air around them seem to solidify.

Just now, the occasional sounds of insects and birds gradually disappeared.

At a certain moment, a breeze blew by, and a hint of coolness penetrated into Qingming's body.

"Ha~"

Suddenly, Qingming chuckled.

At this moment, the air around him that was about to solidify began to flow again with his chuckle, and the atmosphere in the field was no longer as tense as before.

There is no doubt that Qingming had already lost his temper in this confrontation.

If Uchiha Obito took the opportunity to launch an attack at this time, not to mention the long-term consequences, at least in the short term, he would definitely have the upper hand.

However, he did not do so.

There was no other reason. Uchiha Obito didn't believe that Qingming would give up the initiative so easily.

Looking at Qing Ming who was completely relaxed, he inexplicably felt a sense of unease in his heart.

It reminded me of the shadow clone I had captured not long ago.

"Could it be that"

Suddenly, Uchiha Obito activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and carefully looked at Qingming in front of him.

However, Shadow Clone is a bug-level ability, so even the Rinnegan, let alone the Mangekyō Sharingan, may not be able to see through it.

You see, Naruto's shadow clone can still be used freely in front of Nagato.

Therefore, Uchiha Obito can only distinguish Qingming's real body and shadow clone based on the amount of chakra.

But the problem is, the last time the two met in the Konoha Cemetery, the chakra contained in Qingming's original body was only slightly stronger than his current shadow clone, and there was no significant difference at all.

Therefore, without fighting, he had no way of telling whether the Qing Ming in front of him was a shadow clone.

On the other side, Qingming had guessed what the other person was thinking based on the changes in his eyes.

So, he chuckled and said, "Haha~, that's right, it's just as you thought. The one that appeared here was still a shadow clone of mine."

Seeing Qingming admit it, Uchiha Obito's expression under the mask became extremely ugly.

He had been planning this operation for a long time.

In fact, he and Jue had completed the preliminary investigation several days ago and confirmed that the seven-tailed beast that was lost in Takigakure Village was most likely caused by Qingming.

Therefore, I chose to find him directly.

However, Qingming has been staying in the front-line camp for some time.

It is true that Uchiha Obito and Zetsu both have the ability to sneak into the camp without being noticed, but they do not have the confidence to capture Qingming in one fell swoop.

If a war breaks out at that time, their whereabouts will be exposed to the world, which will be detrimental to the implementation of their subsequent plans.

So they waited patiently and finally got the chance for Qingming to return to the village.

Originally, they thought they could capture Qingming in one fell swoop, and then find out his purpose in capturing the tailed beasts, and even harvest two tailed beasts.

However, no one expected that what Qing Ming had left in the camp was just a shadow clone.

This not only made their attack fail, but also alerted the enemy.

However, considering that Qingming mastered the 'Flying Thunder God Technique', Uchiha Obito and Jue Yi discussed and decided to sit back and wait.

Now, the rabbit has waited.

But this rabbit was too cunning, and what it got was still a shadow clone.

After all these twists and turns, it's a good thing that Uchiha Obito's mentality didn't collapse.

(End of this chapter)