Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 994 Confirmation and Return

More than half an hour later.

Dawn is approaching.

A figure drifted over the sky above the town where Qingming had previously been.

This person was none other than Onoki, who had rushed over in a hurry.

However, even though he was flying at full speed, his speed was still not as fast as Qingming's 'Wind Release: Wings of Wind' under the enhancement of various states, let alone compared to 'Flying Thunder God Technique' which directly teleports through space.

Therefore, by the time he arrived, Qingming had already left.

Onoki hovered solemnly above the town, fully extending his senses to search every corner of the town, attempting to find Qingming's whereabouts.

However, after searching, he found nothing.

Trying to sense the marks I left in those books and scrolls again yielded nothing.

This made Onoki somewhat discouraged.

In fact, more than half an hour ago, the moment the mark was activated, he understood that the enemy had most likely found the problem, and he would most likely not be able to catch up with the enemy.

However, he wouldn't be satisfied without coming here in person.

Now, he has completely given up.

Onoki turned his head, glanced in the direction of the Land of Fire, and then planned to withdraw his senses.

However, at that moment, a feeling of being watched came over me.

Onoki was startled and quickly looked around, trying to find the person spying on him.

At this point in time, he couldn't think of anyone else besides that petty thief who was suddenly spying on him.

If he could follow this feeling and trace back to the other party, that would truly be a stroke of good luck.

However, no matter how hard he searched, he found not a single clue.

A moment later, the feeling of being spied on disappeared.

Onoki looked away in disappointment.

Meanwhile, Qingming's soul returned to his body.

The next moment, he opened his eyes, a look of relaxation on his face.

That's right, it was Qingming who was spying on Ōnoki just now.

The method he used was 'spiritualization technique'.

During their previous encounter, he had already secretly memorized Onoki's chakra characteristics.

Thus, in the state of astral projection, his ability to sense the location of others can reach a range 100,000 times greater than in his normal state.

Therefore, even though they were separated by a town, he was able to pinpoint their location.

Judging from the other party's reaction, it was clear that they had lost sight of their target.

This means that the other party no longer had any backup plans in those books and scrolls.

In this way, he can return to the village.

Upon realizing this, Qingming couldn't help but yawn.

He hasn't slept for almost 24 hours since yesterday morning, so it's time for him to get some rest.

Thinking this, Qingming first replenished his chakra, then sensed the Flying Thunder God mark located in the forest outside Konoha Village, and then activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' with a thought.

The view suddenly shifted.

In the blink of an eye, Qingming arrived outside Konoha Village from a small town on the border of the Land of Earth.

After standing still for a while and replenishing the chakra that had been heavily depleted in his body, Qingming activated his Byakugan again and observed his surroundings.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he activated the ability of 'Heavenly Guard' and easily passed through Konoha's sensory barrier, entered Konoha Village, and returned to his home.

Without rushing to retrieve the shadow clone left at home, Qingming had it keep watch for him before entering the bedroom to rest.

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Sunrise and sunset.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

In the bedroom.

Qingming slowly awoke.

He slept for more than ten hours straight.

"Hmm~"

Sitting up in bed, Qingming stretched lazily, feeling completely refreshed.

Stepping out of the bedroom again, Qingming looked at the shadow clone who was quietly reading outside the door and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your hard work!" Upon hearing this, the shadow clone stood up, handed the book to him, and said in a calm tone, "You're welcome. We are one."

After saying that, he voluntarily deactivated the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

Suddenly, long stretches of memories flooded Qingming's mind.

Qingming quickly closed his eyes and carefully reviewed the other person's memories from the past ten days.

In my memory, nothing major happened in the village in the past ten days; everything was so uneventful.

Wait ~
It's not that nothing happened.

Just two days ago, on July 3rd, Sasuke was born.

This time point was about twenty days earlier than he remembered, which can be considered as clear evidence of the timeline disturbance.

Therefore, it can be inferred that Naruto's birth date is probably not October 10th.

However, he was mentally prepared for this.

So, I don't think there's anything wrong with it.

He only needs to know the approximate time.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming stopped paying attention to it.

With a change of heart, he began to examine the situation last night—or more accurately, this morning—to see if the impact of his actions in Iwagakure had spread to Konoha.

However, there was no news from the village.

Qingming was taken aback at first, but quickly realized what was happening.

Currently, Iwagakure is probably still conducting an internal investigation.

After all, his operation this time was too targeted and went too smoothly; it seemed like there was a mole working on it.

In this situation, Iwagakure will inevitably investigate internal problems first before searching for his whereabouts.

Of course, it is also possible that both can be done simultaneously.

Even if both are carried out simultaneously, the impact would not be enough to reach Konoha in just over ten hours.

Qingming planned to wait a couple of days to see how things progressed before deciding whether to take any action.

As for now.
Gu~~~
A cry came from his abdomen.

Qingming rubbed his belly, put the book in his hand aside, and then went straight into the washroom to wash up.

A few minutes later, he finished washing up.

After that, it quickly walked out of the yard to find food.

That's right, right now, his most important thing is to fill his stomach.

Upon arriving at the 'Food Street,' Qingming, as usual, indulged in a hearty meal.

Afterwards, I went to that open-air bath and soaked for an hour.

He returned home only after his body had completely relaxed.

By this time, night had fallen.

Qingming wasted no time and went straight into the training room to begin practicing 'Body Extreme'.

Two hours later.

Qingming stopped practicing.

With a thought, he opened the panel.

As expected, the evolution level behind the Byakugan in the bloodline section increased by twenty points.

Qingming nodded in satisfaction, then went into the bathroom, washed up briefly, and returned to the bedroom, forcing himself to fall asleep again.

Tomorrow, he will return to Moon Island to begin a new round of arduous training.

Therefore, we must conserve our energy and build up our strength.

In fact, Qingming had also considered whether to rest for another day.

After all, his actions last night took quite a bit of time.

But after thinking about it, he ultimately gave up.

There's no other reason than that time is extremely precious to him right now; he must complete his physical transformation once again before his 'spirit' attribute improves.

Only in this way can we ensure that his mind and body do not become unbalanced.

Therefore, not a single day can be wasted.

(End of this chapter)