Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 897 Interception and Summoning

Hiding underground, Qingming observed Jiraiya for a while, wanting to know if this former teammate and companion of Orochimaru had any way to track down Orochimaru.

However, the result disappointed him. After losing the intelligence support of the village, even Jiraiya, who was good at collecting intelligence, was unable to lock on the direction of Orochimaru's escape in the first place.

In fact, the reason why the other party was able to find Orochimaru this time was also due to Konoha's intelligence system.

If the Konoha Anbu had not circled Orochimaru's approximate range of activities, they would not have found Orochimaru so quickly.

All I can say is that it is very important to have the support of a powerful force.

And this is one of the reasons why Qingming did not leave Konoha easily.

Underground, Qingming pondered for a while, and when he saw that Jiraiya really had no clue, he quietly left this messy forest.

However, what he didn't know was that the moment he left, Jiraiya's expression moved slightly, and then he looked at the ground beneath his feet inconspicuously.

Obviously, Jiraiya discovered Qingming's spying.

Indeed, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the two, Qingming's way of spying was very primitive and cautious, but this could not stop Jiraiya from activating the 'Sage Mode'.

In this mode, both physical fitness and sensory acuity are improved by more than one level.

Previously, when he was fighting Orochimaru, he did not notice Qingming's spying.

However, when Orochimaru escaped, he searched the surroundings carefully and prepared to look for Orochimaru's trace, but he found some clues.

However, because Qingming was hiding very well, Jiraiya didn't know where he was, so he didn't act rashly, but just explored quietly.

It was not until Qingming activated the 'Earth Escape: Fish Reflection in the Earth' technique that he confirmed that Qingming was hiding underground.

However, even after confirming this, Jiraiya had no intention of taking any action.

There was no other reason. The current situation was unclear, and the recent battle had consumed a lot of his chakra and energy, causing his condition to deteriorate seriously.

At a time like this, there was really no need to create unnecessary complications, so he just secretly took note of the matter.

Qingming didn’t know any of the above.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Anyway, Jiraiya didn't see him with his own eyes, so it didn't matter even if he knew someone was spying on him.

Later, even if he guessed through communication with Minato Namikaze that the person lurking in the dark might be him, it wouldn’t matter.

It's impossible for him to be hostile to him just because he didn't help or show up, right?
If that were true, then he wouldn't be the heroic Jiraiya.

After swimming for several kilometers, Qingming finally released the 'Earth Escape Technique: Fish Reflection in the Earth' and emerged from the ground again.

Standing on a small hill, he looked around and for a moment he didn't know where to go.

In fact, he has achieved the purpose of this trip.

Just now, he had sensed the so-called natural energy while Jiraiya was using the 'Sage Mode' to absorb natural energy, and he remembered this feeling.

In this case, it doesn’t matter if I go back now.

what?
You mean mission?

Facing a ninja of Orochimaru's level, isn't it normal for the mission target to be lost?

Qingming believed that Minato Namikaze would not be angry with him because of this.

However, he did not want to leave a record of mission failure.

Of course, more importantly, he wanted to know whether Orochimaru had completed the study and research of "Immortal Reincarnation" in advance.

This can provide important intelligence support for his future contact with the other party.

Qingming stood there, feeling conflicted.

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at the same time.

In a forest more than ten kilometers away from here, Orochimaru emerged from the ground, then jumped and stood on the branch of a big tree.

He looked back at the battlefield in the distance, and recalled the memory of the shadow clone that had just emerged in his mind not long ago, and murmured: "Jiraiya Sage Mode" Orochimaru's expression changed, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Just as Qingming expected, the moment he saw Jiraiya successfully perform the 'Sage Mode', he knew that he would not be Jiraiya's opponent in a head-on battle.

So, he fled the battlefield without any psychological burden.

For Orochimaru now, fighting doesn't have much meaning. He just wants to leave the Land of Fire and find a place to conduct his own research and realize his ideals.

As for the others.
He didn't care much about other people's opinions or Konoha's pursuit.

After staying for a while, Orochimaru no longer wasted time. After determining the direction, he ran towards the northern border of the Land of Fire again.

However, less than half an hour later, a prying gaze from above made him stop in his tracks.

"This feeling"

Orochimaru's expression changed slightly.

He had sensed this familiar feeling of being watched in the underground laboratory several days ago, and now it was coming again!

Suddenly, Orochimaru looked up at the sky.

The next moment, a black dot came into his eyes, then rapidly enlarged and finally turned into a fairly familiar figure.

"Uchiha Qingming?"

Orochimaru looked at the person who came and whispered to himself.

That's right, after hesitating for a while, Qing Ming finally decided to continue the mission and search for Orochimaru's trace.

Of course, he was willing to continue the mission because he was absolutely sure that he could find Orochimaru in a short time without wasting too much time.

Otherwise, he wouldn't make the decision so easily.

How to find
It was very simple, just like he inspected the area around the island every day. He would use the "Wind Style: Wind Wings" to fly high in the sky, and then use the forest as the center to gradually investigate outwards.

During this period, the Byakugan is fully open, and he can quickly filter out those things that do not have chakra reactions.

In this way, after spending some time, he successfully found Orochimaru.

After confirming Orochimaru's location, Qingming sealed the Byakugan between his eyebrows without any hesitation.

Although with Orochimaru's sensitivity, after this time, combined with the information he got on the battlefield, it is likely that he can guess that he has a Byakugan.

However, even though he guessed it, he couldn't expose it openly.

This might cause a dispute between the two great families of Konoha.

Qing Ming now doesn't want to get involved in such trouble.

Therefore, what needs to be concealed still needs to be concealed.

After doing all this, he folded his wings and landed in front of Orochimaru.

Looking at Qingming falling from the sky, Orochimaru did not take action immediately.

He looked at Qingming with great interest, especially his pair of pure and flawless three-magatama Sharingan, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qingming, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Qing Ming ignored the other party's words and the greed hidden in his pupils, and took out a kunai.

As you can see, this kunai has a unique shape. It not only has three blades, but also has a talisman wrapped around the back.

That’s right, this is the special kunai given to him by Minato Namikaze, with the Flying Thunder God mark left by him on it.

The moment he saw the kunai, Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately stretched out his right hand, performed the "Shadow Snake Hand", and grabbed towards Qingming, trying to take the kunai from his hand.

But unfortunately, Qing Ming was not at all panicked when facing the attacking snake shadow.

He suddenly raised his left hand, completed the seal in an instant, and performed the Uchiha clan's iconic ninjutsu - Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!

Boom~
A fireball quickly formed in front of him, and then he controlled it and smashed it towards the snake shadow of Orochimaru.

(End of this chapter)