Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 990 Thoughts
"As expected, it wasn't an accident."

Qingming looked at the Iwa ninja patrols that were constantly gathering in this direction within a one-kilometer radius and muttered something under his breath.

It's clear from these people's reactions that his whereabouts have been exposed.

Otherwise, these people wouldn't have moved in this direction in unison.

'I just don't understand how I was exposed?'

Qingming was puzzled.

Suddenly, he remembered the scrolls and books he had just put away.

"Could it be that"

A bold idea popped into Qingming's mind.

He suspected that those books and scrolls contained traps or backup plans left by Iwagakure Village, or even by Onoki himself.

After all, nothing had happened for the past two hours, but an unexpected incident occurred when he was looking through the scrolls and books, which made him think twice.

Judging from the previous storage conditions of these books and scrolls, Iwagakure did not attach much importance to them.

However, as important data left by the previous Tsuchikage, it is normal for Iwagakure to make some arrangements on it.

The more Qingming thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He had only glanced at the books and scrolls briefly and couldn't guarantee that they were completely problem-free.

But it was impossible for him to give up these books and scrolls.

How could he possibly give up on the information he had finally found?

As for checking it again.
There's no time for that anymore.

In that short time, the first footsteps he heard had reached outside; it was a four-person secret service team.

They barely exchanged a few words before engaging the two shadow clones in combat.

Upon hearing this commotion, Qingming inside the house did not hesitate at all and immediately threw out two kunai.

Swoosh~ Swoosh~
Two whooshing sounds rang out as two kunai accurately pierced through the door, leaving the two Iwagakure ANBU members still engrossed in their Sharingan genjutsu behind it.

The intense pain and suffocation finally brought the two of them back to consciousness.

However, it was too late.

The light had faded from their eyes as they looked at Qingming.

Ignoring their final struggles, Qingming raised his hand to form hand seals and unleashed a ninjutsu on their corpses—Fire Release: Plain Burning Technique!
Bang~bang~
Two balls of intense heat appeared and instantly covered the two men, turning them into two people of fire.

Meanwhile, the flames continued to spread, burning the precious documents displayed on the bookshelves.

Qingming's move aimed to kill two birds with one stone—to destroy the evidence and also to divert the resources of potential enemies to salvage the data.

After completing this step, Qingming sensed the Flying Thunder God mark outside Iwagakure and planned to immediately activate the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to leave Iwagakure.

At this point, there's no time to worry about the sensory barrier that covers the entire Iwagakure village.

As long as they are not caught in the act, it doesn't matter what Iwagakure discovers afterward.

However, before he could make a move, a blinding white light suddenly pierced through the wall and shot straight toward him.

Instantly, an indescribable sense of terrifying threat arose in Qingming's heart.

This was almost the most deadly threat Qingming had felt since his transmigration, and the moment he felt he was closest to death.

Almost instinctively, Qingming activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

Neural responses are enhanced, and everything in front of you becomes 'slow'.

'Heavenly Guardian~'

Qingming practically shouted out the eye technique in his mind.

The next moment, he vanished from the spot.

brush~
The white light pierced through the afterimage he left behind and disappeared into the ground, silently leaving a round hole about the size of a bucket.

Hidden within the alternate dimension, Qingming looked down through the hole and immediately saw the second floor of the Earth Shadow Building. On the second floor floor, there was another hole slanted downwards, hitting the ground floor and leaving a deep, smooth pit.

Seeing this, Qingming knew without guessing what the white light was. It was none other than the legendary Dust Release ninjutsu.

To be more precise, it should be 'Dust Release: Limit Detachment Technique'.

As a forbidden ninjutsu, it can decompose the object it hits at the atomic level the instant of contact.

This terrifying power is something even a fully-formed Susanoo cannot withstand.

Qingming estimated that only Yin-Yang Escape, which counters all escape techniques, could block such an attack head-on.

Therefore, his feeling just now was correct. If he had been hit by this attack, even he would have died without a burial place.

To be honest, as his strength increased, Qingming kept saying that he was not invincible in the vast ninja world.

But undeniably, deep down, he was actually a little smug.

This can be seen from the fact that he recklessly reached into the villages of Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure one after another.

Onoki's words had really woken him up.

As the saying goes, there are always higher heavens and more capable people.

Indeed, his strength is already in a class of its own in the ninja world. Even Onoki, who just posed a threat to him, would not be his match once he got serious.

But the power of wisdom is boundless, and someone might just figure out a way to counter it.

Therefore, he needs to be more careful in his actions in the future.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Qingming quickly finished reflecting on his actions and then looked out at the night sky through the round hole in the wall where the white light shone.

Unsurprisingly, he saw a small old man there who was less than 1.2 meters tall, with eyebrows and beard growing together and a very large nose.

This person was none other than the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure—Onoki!

At this moment, he was floating in the air, his hands placed in front of his chest, his eyes fixed intently on this side.

Unfortunately, he could not see Qingming.

But similarly, Qingming cannot leave like this.

The reason is simple: during the activation of 'Heavenly Guardian', he cannot use 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

This requires him to reveal his physical form before he can use this technique to leave.

However, if he reveals his true form and then uses the Flying Thunder God Technique, he will not be able to maintain his Uchiha Obito disguise.

After all, there is a significant difference between the teleportation of the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' and the teleportation of the 'Kamui'.

If no one is paying close attention to this area, as before, he can still blend in and out, since the perception barrier of Iwagakure can't detect things in such detail anyway.

But now, with the cunning and experienced veteran Onoki watching outside, if he rashly uses the 'Flying Thunder God Technique', he will definitely be recognized.

That would be troublesome.

Qingming had not forgotten that Iwagakure still suspected that the disappearance of the Four-Tails was related to Konoha.

A few months ago, they even sent someone to infiltrate the Land of Fire with Imamura Tsukiko, the fake Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

If they were to link this incident to Konoha, a fierce power struggle between the two villages would inevitably ensue.

Even if he himself is not exposed at that time, he will still be affected to some extent.

Qingming really didn't want to waste his time and energy on this.

so.
This matter must end here!

With that thought in mind, Qingming walked towards the corner of the room.

Once the wall blocked Onoki's view, he deactivated 'Heaven's Protection'.

Then, before Onoki could launch another attack, he took a step forward and instantly arrived at the door.

(End of this chapter)