Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 931 Temptation
late at night.

The land of water.

Northwest.

Over a port city.

Qingming was like a ghost, and flew here silently under the cover of night.

After circling in the sky for a few times, Qingming looked at the quiet city below and recalled the map in his mind. After comparing them several times, he finally confirmed that he was not in the wrong direction.

So, he didn't waste any more time, and immediately unsealed the seal between his eyebrows and opened his Byakugan.

In just a moment, everything within a kilometer radius came into his sight.

Of course, this alone would not allow him to see the entire city at once, but who could blame him for mastering mobility?

Qing Ming flew around the city center several times and took all the secrets of the city into his sight.

At the same time, we successfully found the destination of this trip.

It can be seen that at this time the opponent is leading several team members to guard a noble mansion in the east of the city.

Immediately, the other party’s mission emerged in Qingming’s mind.

According to the investigation by the Kirigakure Anbu member, the mission he accepted this time was to protect an important person.

It is said that a new port was built in this city, and a fierce conflict broke out between the two nobles entrenched in the city in order to compete for its control.

For profit, one of the parties directly issued an assassination mission on the black market.

As a last resort, the other party could only issue a protection mission in the Hidden Mist Village.

The ninja from the Snow Clan that he had targeted accepted this mission and rushed here to protect the lives of the noble and his family.

This means that the opponent and his teammates will be very alert and will not let him succeed in a sneak attack easily.

At the same time, any disturbance in the city could alert the bounty ninjas hiding in the dark who have accepted assassination missions.

Indeed, he was not afraid of these people in a head-on battle. Even if their numbers increased several times, he would not be afraid.

But who knows what means these people have. If they let the news leak out, he would be in trouble.

Even if he could kill them all before they could pass on the message, there was no guarantee what the civilians in the city would see and say during the subsequent investigations by all parties.

You can't let him kill all the witnesses, right?

It is true that he can take the initiative to attack other ninjas for the sake of his own practice, but this is a matter between ninjas, and he is not so crazy as to attack ordinary people.

Therefore, he could only find a way to lure the target out.

After pondering for a while, Qingming had an idea in his mind.

It lowered its altitude silently and landed in a corner of the city.

Then, he performed the 'Transformation Technique' and changed into the appearance of an ordinary ninja.

Finally, after reviewing the hastily formulated action plan in his mind, he walked out of the street corner and ran straight to the nobleman's mansion.

Thanks to his Byakugan observation just now, he knew the layout of each building in the city, the direction of the streets, and the hiding places of the ninjas, both openly and secretly.

So, he easily bypassed everyone and reached the target location as quickly as possible.

Looking at the ordinary guards guarding the gate and the courtyard wall of the noble mansion in front of him, Qing Ming cast a small illusion to affect their perception, and then swaggered into the courtyard.

Unlike the courtyard he lived in in Konoha, the courtyard where this noble lived was divided into several sections, filled with pavilions and towers, comparable to a small manor.

If other ninjas came here in such an environment, they would probably be confused for a while if they did not conduct a detailed investigation beforehand.

But unfortunately, Qingming was different. Just now in the sky, he used his white eyes to see through the layout here and locked the position where the noble was resting.

So, it didn't take him much effort to find the other person.

Deep in the yard.

Qingming looked at a house in front of him and was about to move forward. But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "If I were you, I would not move forward."

The voice was very cold, as cold as ice and snow in winter, making people shiver involuntarily.

hiss~
A cool touch came from the neck.

Qingming looked back and the first thing he saw was a kunai made of ice.

Under the moonlight, it exudes a hint of chill, and just looking at it makes people feel cold.

He continued to look back, and then saw a somewhat familiar face.

"Tell me, what is your goal?"

Xuefeng stood behind Qingming, pressed the ice kunai in his hand against his neck, and spoke coldly.

That’s right, this person is none other than the Kirigakure jonin, Yukikaze, who had fought against him several times during the Third Ninja World War!
When they fought, he had a mission to complete and didn't want to reveal his true strength, and the opponent had helpers by his side, so he was able to escape with his life.

Now, more than a year later, the two sides met again.

And the target of his trip was exactly the other party.

There was no way, because the Snow Clan Ninja with whom he had a conflict left the deepest impression on him.

So, since he has to choose a target, his first choice is naturally the other party.

This way, he can have fewer random thoughts.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. On the other side, seeing that Qingming had not responded for a long time, Xuefeng became impatient and was about to take action to capture this uninvited guest.

But at the moment he exerted force with his palm, Qingming ducked and avoided the attack of the kunai.

Then, his figure flashed and he distanced himself from Xuefeng.

Seeing this, Xuefeng was stunned for a moment, and then immediately started to chase after him.

But before he could move, several kunai flew towards him, accurately blocking his pursuit and forcing him to retreat.

This is not finished.

Looking at the other Kirigakure ninjas rushing out from the darkness, Qingming threw out dozens of shurikens with "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh".

Then, a series of "ding-dong" sounds were heard.

Qing Ming threw these shurikens, not only blocking all the ninja tools shot at him, but also forcing these people back.

Seeing this scene, Xuefeng's expression froze slightly.

As the saying goes, an expert can tell whether something is good or not just by taking a look.

Apart from anything else, just based on his superb ninja tool throwing skills, Xuefeng could conclude that Qingming's strength and identity were not simple.

In an instant, he put away his contempt and shouted to his three subordinates: "Plan C!"

Upon hearing this, several Mist Ninjas who were about to rush forward immediately stopped, then retreated one after another, blocking the front of the house and protecting the nobles inside.

At the same time, Xuefeng used the "Telekinesis Technique" and moved towards Qingming at full speed, trying to take him down single-handedly.

However, seeing this scene, Qing Ming's mouth curled up slightly, and he thought to himself: "Not bad, he took the bait."

Thinking of this, he immediately dodged and retreated in the direction he came from, as if he was going to use the tactic of "if the attack fails, escape thousands of miles away".

Seeing this, Xuefeng hesitated for a moment and then started to chase after him.

This is not only to clarify Qingming's identity, but also a decision he made based on his own strength.

As a ninja who has awakened his family's bloodline limit, Yukikaze is very confident in his own strength.

He firmly believed that among the jonin, there would not be many who could defeat him.

Indeed, Qing Ming’s performance just now made him eyes light up, but this was not enough to make him afraid, nor was it a reason for him to retreat.

(End of this chapter)