Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 995 News and Cultivation

Two days later, time flew by.

It’s noon this day.

Moon Island.

Location of the central open space.

Qingming is taking a short lunch break.

Suddenly, a memory surfaced in his mind.

Qingming's eyes snapped open, then closed again, as he began rapidly reviewing the memory.

These memories don't belong to anyone else; they are the memories of one of his shadow clones left in the village.

That's right, it's one of them.

In order to obtain timely information about the impact of the previous incident on Konoha, he left behind two shadow clones before returning to Moon Island to record the situation in the village.

Once they learn some important information, they will voluntarily deactivate the 'Shadow Clone Technique' and have one of them synchronize their memories with him.

The main reason he made this arrangement was to conserve chakra.

Although he possesses the 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' making a trip back and forth to the village is not difficult for him and doesn't take much time, the chakra consumed is substantial.

Admittedly, he accumulates a lot of chakra every day now, but no matter how much chakra he has, it is not a reason for him to squander it at will.

It was fine when he was doing serious business three days ago. Although he had traveled to three villages and spent a lot of his chakra, those were all necessary expenses.

Spending a huge amount of chakra to travel back and forth to the village just to deliver a message is rather extravagant.

Therefore, Qingming used the most convenient and cost-effective solution, which was to create two shadow clones to stay behind at once.

After they finished communicating, they used the connection between the shadow clone and the original body to synchronize the memories to him.

Just like now
Qingming closed his eyes and carefully reviewed the other person's memories.

He quickly realized what had happened.

From the shadow clone's memories, he learned that this morning, Minato Namikaze suddenly summoned all the Jonin, including himself, who were not currently on missions, to a meeting.

During the meeting, he reported on the attack on Iwagakure by a mysterious person.

It was specifically emphasized that this person was the one who had recently invaded the village, and all departments were instructed to strengthen their defenses and vigilance.

Minato Namikaze's actions can be seen as an indirect announcement of what he and other Konoha officials had been secretly doing recently.

However, Qingming doesn't just look at the surface when he does things.

Indeed, the other party held this meeting to urge all departments to strengthen their vigilance, but more likely, they wanted to use this opportunity to tell Iwagakure that Konoha had no connection with that mysterious person.

As for how this news reached the ears of Iwagakure?

Huh~
A secret that only one person knows is a secret; but if two people know it, it is no longer a secret.

Moreover, there were dozens of people in the arena, including special Jonin and some senior Chunin from other departments.

In this situation, it is simply impossible to keep it a secret.

Therefore, if Iwagakure investigates in this direction, they will definitely obtain relevant information.

Furthermore, Qingming suspected that Minato Namikaze would communicate with Onoki through other channels afterward.

This was not a wild guess, but a reasonable deduction made from the perspective of the collective interests of Konoha.

At this stage, Konoha's overall strategy is to recuperate and do its utmost to recover from the damage caused by the Third Shinobi World War.

Under these circumstances, Minato Namikaze would naturally do everything in his power to avoid conflict with other villages.

Given the methods that Qingming, playing the role of Uchiha Obito, displayed that night, it's hard to believe that he had absolutely no connection with Konoha. Even if you beat Onoki to death, he wouldn't believe it.

Therefore, in this situation, all Minato Namikaze can do is to take the initiative to communicate.

Only in this way can misunderstandings be minimized, thereby avoiding strategic miscalculations by Iwagakure that could ultimately lead to conflict.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qingming opened his eyes again.

After pondering for a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"Phew~~~" Minato Namikaze's choice has greatly steered things in the direction he expected, saving him a lot of trouble.

Qingming was very satisfied with this.

In addition, there is good news: to prevent Iwagakure from doing anything irrational, his 'vacation' has been extended for a while again.

Right after the morning meeting, Minato Namikaze kept him behind and told him clearly that he should stay in the village for the time being and be ready to be transferred at any time.

In this way, for the next period of time, he will not have to think about the mission and can focus all his attention on cultivation.

How could Qingming not be happy?
Pulling his thoughts back, Qingming stopped thinking about it.

He stood up, raised his hands to form a hand seal, and unleashed the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang bang bang~
As puffs of chakra smoke appeared, three hundred figures suddenly appeared in the arena.

Looking at these shadow clones, Qingming immediately ordered 250 of them to study the development theory of Dust Escape.

He then focused on optimizing the remaining fifty techniques to achieve the ultimate body strength, aiming to integrate the body enhancement process into them as soon as possible to break through the level 7 limitation.

It is worth mentioning that with the experimental notes left by the Second Tsuchikage, Mukuro, as a reference, his research progress in Dust Release accelerated significantly.

Although two days was not enough for him to accurately determine how long it would take to integrate Wind Release, Fire Release, and Earth Release and develop Dust Release.

But one thing is certain: this timeframe will be far less than two or three years.

Upon receiving the command, the shadow clones departed, and Qingming mobilized his chakra, unleashing the 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode,' condensing a thin layer of lightning light membrane on his body.

Next, he locked onto the Flying Thunder God mark located inside the volcano, and with a thought, activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

The view suddenly shifted.

In an instant, he went from Moon Island to the first cavity.

Standing on that familiar stone platform, looking at the still colorful and toxic air around him, and feeling the scorching heat within, Qingming silently strengthened his body.

During this time, the lightning shield around his body continued to thin.

What follows is the intense pressure that the harsh external environment puts on the body.

As a result, his body began to evolve rapidly under the guidance of 'Human Control'.

Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, an hour passed.

Qingming stopped cultivating, and with a thought, activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' and returned to the top of the island.

Standing on the spacious and bright island, Qingming let out a long breath.

Only then did his lungs begin to function again.

Qingming also began to readjust to the external environment.

Taking this opportunity, he probed his body with his mind to check his progress.

Thanks to the efficient body-strengthening exercises he had summarized in the past, coupled with the pressure of the harsh external environment, even just one hour of training allowed him to feel progress.

Qingming was very happy about this, and even the fatigue in his body was relieved a bit.

After a few breaths, his body recovered, and Qingming also withdrew his attention.

Then, he turned his gaze to the group of shadow clones who were cultivating inside and outside the island.

With a thought, he deactivated the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

In an instant, these shadow clones disintegrated and vanished.

They transformed into clusters of chakra, carrying with them the training experience and memories of the past hour, and all returned to their original forms.

A familiar feeling washed over him, and Qingming quickly closed his eyes, carefully browsing through the memories in his mind, absorbing and digesting the cultivation experience contained within.

This step took him about fifteen minutes.

After that, he repeated the above steps and began the next round of training.

(End of this chapter)