Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 902 End and Return

After putting away the scroll, Qing Ming stood there, not knowing what to do next for a moment.

He looked at the direction where Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru left, thought about it, and finally shook his head.

His goal on this trip had been achieved, and there was really no need to continue getting involved in these messes.

Besides, he didn't think he could be of any help now.

Indeed, Orochimaru has not yet mastered the 'Reincarnation of the Dead', and his ability to save his life is somewhat lacking.

However, the moment he made up his mind to escape, basically no one could stop him, not even Minato Namikaze.

What's more, Minato Namikaze was a few minutes late, and these few minutes were enough for Orochimaru to find a retreat.

So, it would be a waste of time for him to go there now.

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming simply found a place nearby, sat cross-legged, and began to practice the "Palm Immortal Technique" and "Human Control" to strengthen his body.

That’s right, Qingming started practicing directly.

As for why not return to the village or go to that island
Please, it's already too much for him not to help chase the enemy. If he abandons the Hokage and leaves on his own, that would be totally unacceptable.

It's good like this now. When Minato Namikaze returns here, he can say that he had just finished the battle with Danzo and was resting, and had not yet had time to go out to help.

Then there will be no problem.

Time passes minute by minute.

About half an hour later.

A familiar breath once again entered Qingming's perception range.

Immediately, Qing Ming opened his eyes, stood up, and looked in the direction where the breath came from.

Soon, a figure emerged from the woods and walked straight towards him.

The person who came was none other than Minato Namikaze.

And the direction it was heading from was exactly the location where it first appeared on the battlefield.

Obviously, he left the Flying Thunder God mark on the previous battlefield, uh, it was most likely that kunai.

Then, using it as coordinates, it was teleported back again.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingming quickly stepped forward, walked to the side of Namikaze Minato, and said, "Fourth-generation master, has Orochimaru caught up?"

"No."

Namikaze Minato shook his head and said, "Orochimaru escaped through reverse summoning, and I didn't stop him."

"Reverse Channeling"

Qingming murmured something, and then the relevant knowledge immediately emerged in his mind.

As I recall, when Sasuke was fighting Deidara, he seemed to have used this trick to avoid the opponent's final self-explosion.

At that time, the caster was Suigetsu Kizuki.

From this, it seems that there are still some people secretly helping Orochimaru escape from Konoha's pursuit.

It’s possible that these people were responsible for Minato Namikaze’s lateness today.

Qingming thought so in his heart.

While he was daydreaming, Namikaze Minato glanced around and asked, "Where is Elder Danzo?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming immediately perked up and said, "The opponent's state is very special. He has been neither alive nor dead. He is very difficult to deal with. Not long ago, he suddenly disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

Namikaze Minato frowned.

"Ah."

Qing Ming nodded without changing his expression.

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato looked at him deeply, without saying anything more, and said bluntly: "This mission is my fault, I came too late, let's go back now!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Qing Ming responded without asking why the other party was late.

Since Minato Namikaze didn't say it clearly, he wouldn't be so ignorant as to ask more questions.

Besides, he didn't really care about it.

Now, he just wanted these things to end as soon as possible, and then return to the island to continue his practice.

Seeing Qingming nod, Namikaze Minato came to his side, grabbed his shoulders and said, "Don't resist!"

"Yeah." Qingming nodded.

The next moment, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the two of them disappeared from the spot in an instant.

When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the barrier squad's base.

It is obvious that Minato Namikaze left the Flying Thunder God Seal here.

In this way, when people pass through the village and sense the fluctuations caused by the barrier, there is no need for the barrier team to deliberately track them down.

Several ninjas from the barrier class on night duty saw Minato Namikaze appear and hurriedly saluted.

"grown ups!"

"Lord Hokage!"

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"Ah."

Hearing the greetings from several people, Minato Namikaze nodded in response, then encouraged them a few more words, and then took Qingming away from the barrier class’s base.

Soon, the two returned to the Hokage Building.

Inside the Hokage's office.

At Namikaze Minato's request, Qingming recounted the entire mission in detail.

After listening to this, Minato Namikaze nodded.

Afterwards, he asked some more questions, and Qingming answered them one by one.

After everything was made clear, Minato Namikaze let him leave, saying that the merits of this mission would be issued soon and asked him to keep the operation secret.

Qingming naturally agreed.

Outside the Hokage Building.

Qing Ming looked at the Hokage's office on the second floor, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: "This matter should be over. It should not be my turn to intervene in the next matter of hunting down Orochimaru, and I can also concentrate on my own training."

With this thought in mind, Qing Ming turned around, walked away from the Hokage Building, and walked quickly towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

After returning home, Qingming waited quietly for a while. The expected spy from Sarutobi Hiruzen did not come, so Qingming simply ignored him.

After carefully checking his shoulder and confirming that Minato Namikaze had not done anything to teleport him back to Konoha, he was completely relieved.

Although Minato Namikaze would not do such a thing to his own people given his moral character, he had no choice but to be careful given the example of Uchiha Obito.

Shaking his head secretly, Qingming didn't think any more about it. He raised his hand to form a seal and suddenly performed the "Shadow Clone Technique".

bang~
As a cloud of chakra smoke dissipated, a figure appeared in the room.

Looking at this shadow clone, Qing Ming thought for a moment, formed a seal again, and cast the 'Seal of All Things' on him, creating a different space on his body.

Then, he drew some chakra from the strange space between his eyebrows and injected it into it, allowing it to slowly dissipate along the meridians of the shadow clone.

In this way, even if someone deliberately senses him, they will not find that he is a shadow clone.

After finishing all this, Qing Ming nodded to the shadow clone and said, "I'll leave the things here to you. If anything happens, notify me immediately."

"OK!"

Upon hearing this, the shadow clone made an OK gesture to him.

Seeing this, Qing Ming did not linger any longer and immediately opened his Mangekyō Sharingan, activating his left eye's pupil technique - Ame-no-Mitsu!

In an instant, he disappeared from where he was.

Avoiding everyone's sight, Qingming left the room, left the Uchiha clan's territory, and left Konoha Village.

Outside Konoha Village, in the forest, Qingming appeared.

Afterwards, he opened his Byakugan and looked around. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he immediately locked onto the island in the southern waters of the Land of Fire and performed the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

The vision suddenly changed, and Qingming returned to the island again.

However, he was not in a hurry to practice immediately.

Actually, he had practiced all day yesterday, which consumed a lot of energy. He was woken up at three or four in the morning, and then there was another battle. Although it was not very intense, it did consume some of his energy.

In this case, if you directly carry out high-intensity training, your efficiency will inevitably be reduced, resulting in half the result with twice the effort.

In this case, it is better to take a good sleep first, replenish your energy, and then practice, so that you won’t delay anything.

He did it as soon as he thought of it. Qing Ming flashed a few times and came to a wooden house in the corner of the island.

Then, he fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)