Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 887 Arrival and Waiting

After getting used to the flying speed of one or two kilometers per second, Qing Ming suddenly changed back to the previous three hundred meters per second. To be honest, he was a little uncomfortable with it.

However, today was his day to rest, so he could just fly so slowly and enjoy the scenery.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming was not in a hurry. He just flew slowly according to the route shown on the map towards the small town in the north-central part of the Fire Kingdom.

Time passes minute by minute.

About half an hour later.

on the sky.

Qingming saw a small town at the foot of the mountain.

To be honest, a small town with this kind of geographical location is not common in the Fire Country.

Generally speaking, a small town is located either near a river or on a plain.

The former can rely on river transportation to develop trade, while the latter can grow large quantities of food crops.

At the foot of the mountain, there are mostly small villages.

However, the town before us was different.

According to intelligence from the Anbu, the mountain adjacent to this town is unusual. Not only is it huge, but it also grows a large number of precious medicinal herbs.

It is these medicinal herbs that have attracted a lot of popularity, allowing this place to gradually develop from a small mountain village into a prosperous town centered on medicinal herbs processing and trading.

This information quickly appeared in Qingming's mind, but was soon put behind him.

He didn't come here to study the economy of this town.

His eyes swept across the small town and the mountains behind it.

Judging from the current situation, Orochimaru and Jiraiya may be hiding in the town or in the mountain.

Anyway, it won’t be too far from here.

If he used the Byakuyan to explore from the sky, with the town as the center and gradually moving outward, Qingming was confident that he could lock on to the two people's positions within half an hour to an hour.

However, he cannot do this.

His main purpose of this trip was to see Jiraiya's Sage Mode.

Once he conducted a carpet search, he would inevitably alert the enemy and be discovered by the two men.

By then, the situation will be out of balance, and there is a high probability that Jiraiya and Orochimaru will not be able to fight. Even if they do, they will not use their full strength.

In order to ensure that we see Jiraiya's Sage Mode, we must make sure that Jiraiya, like in the other timeline, is determined to use his own power to save Orochimaru.

Only in this way will he give his all.

In this process, he, an outsider, must not interfere.

Once this happens, there is a high possibility that Jiraiya will change his mind.

By then, it’s hard to say how things will develop.

Therefore, Qingming will definitely not interfere with this process unless it is absolutely necessary.

He even had to stop other Konoha Anbu from interfering in the battle between Jiraiya and Orochimaru.

With this thought, Qingming landed on the ground far away, then activated the "Heavenly Flight" and approached the town.

However, he did not enter the town, but directly found a place on the mountain behind the town, restrained his breath, and hid there.

Since Orochimaru and Jiraiya are here, he just needs to wait quietly. Once they start fighting, he can naturally lock onto their positions.

So, there is absolutely no need to search around.

As for the task
The mission is not as important as his own business.

What's more, Minato Namikaze's instructions to him were to monitor the situation and wait until Jiraiya's persuasion failed before taking action.

So, this doesn't count as slacking off.

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Time passes minute by minute.

The sun in the sky gradually sets.

Originally, Qingming thought that the battle would break out soon.

After all, according to the intelligence from the Anbu, Orochimaru and Jiraiya had arrived near this place yesterday.

For Orochimaru now, time is very precious, and he cannot and will not stay in one place for too long.

But what was the result? As night fell, the war he had expected did not break out.

Orochimaru stayed nearby for two days without taking any action.

Jiraiya, the opponent, also seemed to have a tacit understanding and did not make any big moves.

This left Qingming confused for a moment.

"what's the situation?"

At night, Qingming stood on the top of a big tree in the mountains, looking at the small town below where almost all the lights were off. He then glanced at the forest behind him where the sounds of insects and birds were still ringing, and his heart was full of doubts.

If the information about Orochimaru and Jiraiya being here had not been given to him directly by Minato Namikaze, he would have thought that there was something wrong with the information and that Orochimaru and Jiraiya were not here at all.

However, this strange calmness reminded him of the calm before the storm.

If this is true, then there is only one possibility, Orochimaru and Jiraiya are both accumulating strength.

When he thought of this, Qingming's heart couldn't help but feel hot.

It simply means that the upcoming battle will be very intense, and he will have a greater chance of seeing Jiraiya perform the 'Sage Mode'.

“Inhale~~~Exhale~~~”

Take a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Qingming tried hard to calm himself down. Although his goal might be achieved, it was already night and his rest time was about to end.

Qingming wondered if he should postpone his next round of hard training for a day or two.

However, after careful consideration, he gave up this plan.

Indeed, observing Jiraiya performing the 'Sage Mode' is important, but it is far less important than his own practice.

What's more, he has the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' as a transit, so there is no need for him to stay here all the time. It is enough to leave a shadow clone to monitor.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming no longer hesitated, and immediately raised his hand to form a seal, performing the "Shadow Clone Technique", creating a shadow clone.

The shadow clone that was created this time was relatively normal. Although it looked even more aloof than him, it was unlike the one that stayed at home last time. It looked unmotivated at first glance, which made people feel uneasy.

Qing Ming stretched out his hand and left a Flying Thunder God mark on the other person.

In this way, when the fight breaks out here, the shadow clone will activate this mark.

Then, he can teleport here along this mark.

Just in case, he also left a few marks in the nearby mountains and forests.

In this way, even if the shadow clone is killed instantly, he can still teleport over.

After doing all this, Qingming planned to leave.

But just as he locked onto the island in the southern waters of the Land of Fire and was about to perform the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to teleport, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he stopped.

There was no other reason. Just now, he suddenly thought of the special kunai that Minato Namikaze gave him.

He was just a little bit away from teleporting with the kunai.

Once he did that, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hide the fact that he knew the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

After all, he can sense the location of the Flying Thunder God Mark he left behind, so naturally Namikaze Minato can as well.

There are only a few ninjutsu in the entire ninja world that can instantly transfer hundreds of kilometers.

The first thing that Minato Namikaze thought of must be the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

By then, due to the chain reaction, he will definitely be in a lot of trouble.

"Fortunately!"

Qing Ming patted his chest, carefully took out the kunai from the ninja tool bag, and handed it to the shadow clone standing beside him.

The shadow clone was also stunned when he saw the kunai.

Apparently, he had just overlooked this detail as well.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Qing Ming secretly shook his head and thought: "Sure enough, it's the same way of thinking. What I overlooked, the shadow clone would not think of it for a while."

"Okay, I'll leave this to you. I'm leaving now."

After handing the kunai to the other party, Qingming said this last sentence and launched the "Flying Thunder God Technique".

In an instant, his figure disappeared.

(End of this chapter)