Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 864 The calm before the storm

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.

It was now mid-November.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the critical point of his body's transformation.

Qingming estimated that after four or five more days of hard practice, he would be able to attempt a breakthrough.

On the huge rock in the center of the island.

Qingming sat cross-legged.

Feeling the surging vitality coming from within the body, as well as the invisible shackles that restrict the body from breaking through.

He was wondering whether he should give up this rest and make a concerted effort to complete his body's transformation?
Qing Ming held his chin with his hand, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head.

Compared to disrupting the established practice rhythm, practicing a day or two earlier, risking extreme mental exhaustion and allowing the body to undergo a transformation, he still prefers to practice step by step.

Therefore, the rest and recuperation proceed as usual!
Of course, there is another reason why he did this.
That is, after redistributing the chakra, after more than ten days of practice, his 'Earth Style: Super Heavy Rock Technique' and 'Earth Style: Super Light and Heavy Rock Technique', as well as 'Heart Sealing Soul: Contract Instant Body Seal' will be upgraded soon.

According to the current progress, when the next round of hard training begins, they will be promoted one after another within a day or two.

At this critical juncture, Qingming really didn't want to create any more trouble.

In addition, twenty days had passed since he replaced the 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal' for the spies in the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Rock Village.

In other words, the shadow clones he left in those two villages also existed for twenty days.

During such a long period of time, even though the two shadow clones were in a dormant state most of the time, the nature of the shadow clones determined that they could not exist for long.

Indeed, according to previous experience, they should be able to hold on for about ten days to half a month, but Qingming didn't want to go to such an extreme.

Therefore, he planned to take advantage of this opportunity to rest and retrieve them, and then leave a shadow clone to replace them.

As for obtaining information about the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Mist Village from them,
Qingming doesn't take this seriously.

The reason is simple. Even if he knows the general information, it is of little use.

After all, there was no way he could hand over this information to Konoha, right?

What would the source of the information say? Would they say I had planted spies in two villages? Is that what you, a normal jonin, should do?
So, it is better to have less trouble than more.

As for obtaining the information that interests him
That's even more impossible.

If they had such information, the two shadow clones would have transmitted the relevant memories to him through self-disintegration long ago.

However, until now, they have not made any move.

In this case, there is only one possibility, that is, there is no information worthy of his attention.

Therefore, this time he simply replaced his shadow clone.

He even didn't plan to touch the 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal' on those hidden players.

Admittedly, he has now mastered this skill to level 8, close to level 9, and the skill effect is better, so he has no intention of doing so.

Although he was absolutely sure that no one would notice him even if he took action, he still believed that it is better to be safe than sorry.

There is an old saying that goes, the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make.

Anyway, the level 7 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal' left on them was enough, and there was no need for him to risk being discovered and replace it again.

What's more, searching one by one like this would consume chakra.

Seeing that his body was about to transform, a large amount of chakra would be consumed afterwards. Qing Ming did not want to waste the chakra that he had accumulated with great difficulty in such a place, even if it was just a little bit.

So, it’s better to keep everything as it is.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. After considering them all clearly, Qing Ming let out a long breath.

Afterwards, he collected his thoughts and stopped thinking about it. In a moment of thought, he released the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

The next moment, all the shadow clones inside and outside the island disappeared, leaving only a large amount of memory information rushing directly into his brain.

Qing Ming closed his eyes and carefully browsed through the memory information, digesting and absorbing the practice experience and memories contained therein, and converting them into proficiency in the corresponding skills.

After finishing all this, he didn't waste any more time and quickly packed up his things.

Then, he immediately performed 'Wind Style: Wind Wings' and 'Chakra Feather Robe' and flew into the sky.

Then, he used the 'Earth Style: Super Light and Heavy Rock Technique' to reduce his weight, and then flew towards the direction of Konoha Village at a speed of one kilometer per second, facing the setting sun.

About ten minutes later, Qingming arrived outside Konoha Village.

After that, it’s a familiar operation.

Qing Ming first found a place where a patrol team had just passed by, then cast the "Heavenly Control" to directly pass through the perception barrier, and finally sneaked all the way to the Konoha Village.

However, as soon as he returned to the village, he discovered something was wrong. Compared to ten days ago, the atmosphere in the village was slightly off.

First of all, the previous noisy scene was gone, and it seemed that the discussion about whether or not to investigate Orochimaru was suppressed.

At least, it was suppressed on the surface.

As for whether anyone is discussing it behind the scenes, I don’t know.

Secondly, the village’s guarding power has been strengthened a lot, both overtly and covertly, as if they are on guard against something.

Finally, there are the large number of ordinary ninjas.

Walking on the street, Qingming could clearly feel the inner anxiety of these people, just like an ant sensing an earthquake was coming and wanting to avoid it, but not knowing how and could only run around in a panic.

Perhaps these ordinary ninjas could not see clearly the fighting between the various factions in the village because of their status, but their ninja intuition still made them feel a little uneasy.

Therefore, they are very anxious inside.

Qingming expressed his understanding of this.

In his opinion, Konoha is now on the eve of a storm. Everything seems calm, but in fact it is on the verge of an explosion.

This might be the biggest change he had experienced since traveling through time.

Why do you say he caused it?
It's very simple. If he hadn't killed Danzo early and used him as a cover, Orochimaru wouldn't have acted so radically.

Similarly, without Danzo's support, the previous generation of Konoha's top leaders had a much smaller voice and intervened much less in Namikaze Minato's policies.

In addition, his outstanding performance in the war invisibly strengthened the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village, which made more people shift their attention away from the Uchiha clan and turn their attention to the original affairs of the village.

In this way, one thing led to another, which led to such a big change.

And it is foreseeable that this is just the beginning.

As he continues to capture the tailed beasts, the 'plot' of other villages will also change.

A few months later, during the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he protected Namikaze Minato and prevented Sarutobi Hiruzen from returning to power. The situation in Konoha and even the entire ninja world would change drastically.

By then, the memory in his mind will no longer be reliable, and the advantage of foresight will disappear.

That is why he wanted to place hidden troops in other villages, in order to understand the movements of each village as much as possible, so as to continue to have the advantage of "foresight".

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingming gathered his thoughts, returned home, canceled the "Shadow Clone Technique", and retrieved the shadow clone that remained at home.

Through his memory and comparing it with his own observations just now, Qingming had a more thorough understanding of Konoha's current situation.

He was almost certain that within three to five days, or at most seven to eight days, Minato Namikaze would definitely take action.

However, he was still not very interested in it.

Now, he just wants to complete his plan, transform his body, and start the next stage of practice.

As for the others.
He doesn't really care.

However, not caring doesn't mean he won't take advantage of the opportunity.

Long ago, when his 'Spirit' attribute could not be improved due to the inability of his Sharingan to evolve, he thought about using the S-level forbidden technique - the Spiritualization Technique to enhance it.

Initially, his idea was to use his merits to exchange it with Minato Namikaze.

But the two events of the Iwagakure Village tracking down the Four-Tails and Uchiha Obito attacking him made Namikaze Minato more wary of him.

In this case, it will be unlikely to obtain this technique from the other party.

Well.
At least, it is impossible in a short period of time.

After all, any S-level ninjutsu is the foundation of a village and it is impossible to let someone with suspicious characteristics learn it.

Indeed, his body was about to transform, and as long as he completed the improvement of the 'Reflection of the Heart Technique', the Sharingan would continue to evolve.

At that time, his 'Spirit' attribute will also increase.

It seems that he no longer needs this technique.

However, don't forget that in order to upgrade his 'Heart Sealing Soul Locking Contract Instant Body Seal' to S-level, he still needs to conduct in-depth research on the soul and spirit in order to achieve the effect of 'locking the soul'.

And in this area of ​​research, what ninjutsu can compare to the "Spiritual Transformation Technique"? Not even the "Immortal Reincarnation"!

'Immortal Reincarnation' focuses more on the control of the soul and the ability to summon the soul from the Pure Land, while 'Spiritual Transformation Technique' itself is the transformation of the soul.

The effect of this ninjutsu is to activate the soul, so that it can leave the body and directly break into the target's spiritual world to kill the person.

Therefore, he still had to find a way to obtain this technique.

It just so happens that this change in the village is a good opportunity.

(End of this chapter)