Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 857 Departure, Arrival and Completion

Taking back his hand, Qing Ming opened his white eyes again and observed the ordinary people around him who had just heard the noise.

It can be seen that after these people discovered that there was no movement outside for such a long time, some of the brave ones were already hesitating whether to go out and check the situation.

Qingming didn't want to cause any trouble, so he immediately followed the plan, used "Heaven's Control", and entered these rooms quietly.

Then, he used the Mangekyō Sharingan to cast an illusion, erasing the opponent's memory of the recent period of time and causing him to fall into a coma again.

This step did not take him too much time.

After finishing all this, he formed seals again and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique' to create a shadow clone.

Then, together with his shadow clone, he carried two corpses and performed the "Telekinesis Technique" to leave the town.

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Outside town.

In a forest.

Qing Ming threw the two corpses down, then canceled the 'Shadow Clone Technique', took back the shadow clones, and then performed the 'Fire Style: Burning Technique', setting the four corpses on fire.

A raging flame appeared and soon burned the four bodies to ashes.

Qing Ming waved his hand, mobilized the chakra in his body, transformed it into wind escape, condensed into a gust of wind, and blew away all the ashes.

Then he looked up in the direction of the Land of Earth.

Tonight, he not only has to replace the 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal' for the hidden player in the Hidden Mist Village, but also has to replace it for the hidden player in the Hidden Rock Village.

However, unlike the large number of spies in the Hidden Mist Village, he did not leave many spies in the Hidden Iwa Village.

And most of them were encountered by chance when he was setting up a large net among various towns in the Land of Earth in his last search for the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Lao Zi.

The strength of these people varies, and there are even Genin among them. Qingming used to treat them as dispensable backup, but now, he has changed his mind.

This time, he plans to expand the number of hidden pieces.

By the way, leave behind a shadow clone to make overall arrangements.

This was done in order to find the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han on the one hand, and to keep abreast of the movements of the Iwagakure Village on the other.

Qing Ming did not forget that the fact that the Four-Tails was in his hands had been guessed by Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu.

Although they were temporarily reassured by his ambiguous words and were unlikely to reveal the matter, it was not absolute.

In case they want to use this to test his strength or cause him some trouble, they might deliberately leak this information.

If he is kept in the dark by then, he might be caught off guard.

Therefore, it is better to keep more hidden pieces.

In fact, it's not just the Iwagakure Village. When he has time later, he also plans to leave some hidden players in the other major ninja villages.

Only in this way can he make up for the 'plot' in his memory which is becoming less and less valuable as a reference.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qing Ming shook his head, deciding not to think about them for the time being.

He glanced at the night sky, raised his hands to form seals, and once again performed 'Wind Style: Wind Wings' and 'Chakra Feather Robe', as well as 'Earth Style: Super Light and Heavy Rock Technique'.

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Qingming flapped his wings.

The next moment, he flew into the sky like a sharp arrow.

Qing Ming determined the direction and immediately flew straight towards the Land of Earth.

If it were daytime, he would choose to take a detour to avoid being seen.

But now, it was night, under the cover of darkness, there was no need for him to do anything unnecessary.

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In a flash, more than half an hour passed.

It was past four in the morning.

Qing Ming flew through the air over several countries of varying sizes, including the Land of Waves, the Land of Fire, the Land of Grass, and so on, and entered the Land of Earth. After that, he locked onto one of the stationary Flying Thunder God Seals, and after roughly determining that it was the location of the Hidden Rock Village, he flew straight over.

Soon, he arrived near the Iwagakure Village.

It can be seen that unlike the Konohagakure Village which is located on the plains, the entire Iwagakure Village seems to be "inlaid" among the mountains, blending into one with the mountains.

The ridges of varying heights on the periphery are the first line of defense for their village.

There are only a few roads in and out of the village, leading to the valley outside.

In addition, due to the special geographical environment of the Land of Earth, there is often rock rain here. The buildings in the Hidden Rock Village are mostly made of stone, and some wall structures such as roofs are round or curved to shelter from the wind.

It can be said that compared with the square buildings in Konoha, the buildings in Iwagakure Village are more fantastic.

However, Qingming did not come here to study the art of architecture. Hovering in the sky, he took a quick look and noted down the approximate distribution of the buildings in the Hidden Rock Village. Then he landed on a ridge outside.

Then, he directly activated the ability of "Heaven's Defense" and, with the help of another dimension, avoided the detection of the Iwagakure Village's perception barrier and the outer sentry towers and entered the interior of the Iwagakure Village.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy and to leave more hidden cards, Qing Ming did not directly lock the mark and teleport over this time. Instead, he kept shutting down and activating the ability of "Heaven's Control", bypassing one monitoring area after another and approaching the heart of the Hidden Rock Village.

Things will be easy after that.

Qing Ming first found an Iwagakure ninja who had been marked by him long ago, erased all the methods on his body, replaced them with the more powerful 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal', then performed the 'Ninja Technique - Mind Reading Technique' to read the other party's recent memories.

Based on his memory, Qing Ming initially identified some targets suitable to act as hidden players.

Afterwards, he visited the residences of these people one by one, and after further screening, he turned some of them into his hidden agents.

Then, he selected another person, performed the 'Ninjutsu: Mind Reading Technique', read his memory, and circled a new target.

This cycle repeats itself over and over again. He is like a virus, extending his tentacles to every corner of the Iwagakure Village.

However, considering that his 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal' is only at level 7, the traces of the 'Heart Locking Seal' are still somewhat obvious.

This technique was developed by the Iwagakure Village specifically for intelligence personnel.

So, just in case, he did not convert those ninjas who were suspected of working in the confidential departments of Iwagakure Village.

Even so, the information he can obtain now is far more than before.

Unfortunately, there was only less than two hours.

Otherwise, he could convert more people.

Looking up at the dim sky, Qingming decided not to stay any longer.

He used the 'Body Instant Technique' repeatedly and arrived at the outskirts of the Iwagakure Village.

Then, he performed Earth Escape: Earth Vein Dragon and entered an abandoned underground space.

This is what he saw while walking in the Iwagakure Village with the help of his Byakugan's clairvoyance.

He didn't know what this place had been used for by the Iwagakure Village, but he could confirm that it had been abandoned.

So, he planned to leave the shadow clone here.

He raised his hand and left a Flying Thunder God Mark inside. Qing Ming immediately mobilized the chakra in the strange space between his eyebrows and replenished his own chakra.

Then, he formed seals again and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique', creating a shadow clone.

After nodding to the shadow clone, Qing Ming quietly left the underground space.

Then, he went straight out and came to the perception barrier of the Hidden Rock Village.

"Heaven's Control" was activated by him again, Qingming passed through the barrier, and only after he was far away from the Hidden Rock Village did he cancel the ability of "Heaven's Control".

Finally, he looked back at the Iwagakure Village, then performed 'Wind Style: Wind Wings' and 'Chakra Feather Robe', as well as 'Earth Style: Super Light and Heavy Rock Technique', and flew into the sky, flying towards the direction of Konoha Village.

Having slept for only two hours a night, he now desperately needed some rest.

(End of this chapter)