Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 884 Return to the Village and Changes

In a flash, three days passed.

It has been four days since Qingming returned to the island.

However, for four whole days, there was no news from Minato Namikaze, as if he had forgotten the interception plan he had originally made.

This left Qingming a little confused.

Qing Ming didn't believe that the Konoha Anbu didn't find any trace of Orochimaru in four days.

Indeed, Orochimaru is very powerful and has a strong ability to hide his whereabouts.

However, he is just one person after all, and it is difficult for him to compete with an entire village, especially a large ninja village like Konoha.

Apart from anything else, you can't run away without eating, drinking or resting, right?
And this is the village’s opportunity.

In addition, since it is located in the Land of Fire, which is the territory of the Hidden Leaf Village, it is impossible for Orochimaru to leave without a trace.

At most, it would be the same as in the previous life, after a lot of fighting, he would eventually escape from the Fire Nation.

Qingming still remembers that at that time, Orochimaru finally relied on the Ibri clan's ability to turn into smoke to escape the pursuit of Konoha's Anbu.

It can be said that you should never underestimate the foundation of a great ninja village.

However, even so, there was no news from Minato Namikaze, which was obviously abnormal.

For this reason, Qingming decided to go back to Konoha Village to find out some relevant information.

Of course, he didn't have to rush to complete the task assigned by Minato Namikaze and go against Orochimaru.

The main reason why he made this decision was that this round of hard training took too long, nearly half a month, and in the meantime he was also engaged in intrigue with Minato Namikaze, which really made him a little tired.

This time I go back, it's a good opportunity to rest.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming quickly packed up his things, facing the setting sun, and performed three ninjutsu: 'Wind Style: Wind Wings', 'Chakra Feather Robe', and 'Earth Style: Super Light and Heavy Rock Technique'.

Then, he activated the Mangekyō Sharingan to enhance his nerve reaction speed.

Finally, it flapped its wings and flew towards the Hidden Leaf Village at a speed of two kilometers per second.

This speed is also the maximum speed that Qingming can currently withstand and maintain for a long time.

Although it could not even reach the theoretical maximum speed of three kilometers per second, it was twice the previous flight speed of one kilometer per second.

Looking at the forests, lakes and land flying rapidly below, Qingming felt like a free bird, flying freely in the sky, feeling indescribably relaxed and comfortable.

In this way, he flew for more than half an hour, during which time he visited other places in the Land of Fire and enjoyed the beautiful scenery, and then returned to the sky above the forest outside Konoha Village.

With the help of his Byakuyan, Qingming looked around and when he didn't see anyone, he went straight into the depths of the forest.

After that, he ran non-stop all the way and quickly approached Konoha Village.

From a distance, he saw two teams of Konoha ninjas patrolling the walls.

In addition, in those watchtowers, the number of Konoha ninjas responsible for monitoring the surroundings was still four, and had not been reduced to two as usual.

Apparently, even though a few days had passed since Orochimaru's defection, the village's martial law had not been lifted.

Qingming was not surprised by this.

After all, Orochimaru is one of the three ninjas and a disciple of the previous Hokage. The defection of such a person will have a huge impact both inside and outside the village.

The situation in the village is not so bad. With some preparations in advance, the storm will soon subside.

But it’s not the same outside the village.

Not to mention that Namikaze Minato had just taken this opportunity to purge spies from other villages in the village, causing them to have to replenish their manpower. The mere fact of Orochimaru's defection was enough to warrant a thorough investigation by other villages.

In this situation, it is normal for Konoha to remain in a state of martial law.

However, Qingming estimated that this state would not last long.

After all, the Third Ninja World War had just ended not long ago, and the village was in urgent need of recovery. It was impossible to maintain this high-pressure state for a long time.

Moreover, ninjas also need to earn wages and support their families.

Therefore, it won't be long before the martial law is lifted. However, this has nothing to do with Qingming for the time being. After all, it's just martial law and it won't affect his entry and exit of the village.

With this thought in mind, Qingming immediately activated the 'Heavenly Control' and ran towards the village wall.

As always, no one noticed his trace.

Climbing up the wall and passing through the perception barrier, Qingming successfully entered the interior of Konoha Village.

Afterwards, he continued on his way without stopping, and finally returned to his home.

The first thing he did after returning was to cancel the "Shadow Clone Technique" and retrieve the shadow clone that he had left at home.

Soon, the other party's memory emerged in his mind.

Qingming closed his eyes and browsed through this memory.

After a moment, he opened his eyes again.

At the same time, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

There was no other reason. During the days when he was away, Minato Namikaze did not announce the news that Orochimaru had defected, but instead suppressed it.

This was obviously different from what he had said before in the office.

Something must have happened.

But even Shadow Clone didn't know what exactly happened.

He didn't ask Minato Namikaze.

As a shadow clone, and not a special shadow clone that has been extra infused with chakra by Qingming, it might be okay to deceive other people, but it would be quite difficult to deceive Minato Namikaze.

In addition, the shadow clone judged that this matter would not have much impact on him, so he just let it go.

When Qing Ming learned the news, he frowned at first, but soon felt relieved.

Just as the shadow clone judged, this really didn't have much impact on him.

Therefore, there is no need to delve into it further.

Of course, there is another reason why the shadow clone did not go looking for Minato Namikaze, and that is that he had felt prying eyes several times in recent days.

The feeling was just like when he was in the training ground and was remotely observed by Sarutobi Hiruzen through the 'Telescope Technique'.

Therefore, the shadow clone did not act rashly, nor did he think of passing the message to him by disintegrating himself.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

Qing Ming recalled the vague malice he felt from Sarutobi Hiruzen and others when he left the Hokage's office a few days ago and passed by them.

Qingming's intuition told him that the shadow clone's sudden feeling of being spied on was closely related to that meeting.

If we dig deeper, it should be related to his recent actions.

Qingming thought about everything he had done recently, and suddenly he thought of Uchiha Obito, and then he thought of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Qing Ming vaguely understood why Sarutobi Hiruzen and others had ill will towards him. It was most likely that they had confirmed from certain channels that he had most likely opened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

This reminded him of his good friend Danzo who died in unclear circumstances, and this led to his hatred towards him.

Of course, if it were just a personal relationship, it wouldn't be like this.

Qingming guessed that there must be a fear of the Uchiha clan engraved deep in their minds. The combination of the two amplified the malice in their hearts, prompting them to make some decisions.

The surveillance over the past few days is a notable sign.

Qingming wasn't sure what they were trying to do yet, but to be honest, he didn't really care.

As I said, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or calculation is futile.

As long as they dared to stretch out their claws, he would chop them off.

So, just do things according to your own plan, and don't worry about other details.

(End of this chapter)