Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 997 Accidental collision
On Moon Island.

Inside the wooden house.

Qingming is sleeping.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed, as if he were having a nightmare.

However, that was not the case. He was simply experiencing a sudden influx of memories while his mind was blank, and he was just a little disoriented.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze initially blank, but he quickly regained his senses.

"These are the memories of Muraki Iwagakure's clone."

Qingming muttered to himself and quickly concentrated, browsing through the memories in his mind.

A moment later, his expression turned somewhat strange.

Something unexpected did happen in Iwagakure, but it wasn't developing in a bad direction; rather, it was developing in a good direction.

From the memories of the wood clone, he learned that Iwagakure had completely identified the mysterious person who invaded the village that night as Uchiha Obito, and was now searching for his whereabouts with all their might.

This is definitely a good thing for Qingming.

But how to say it?

This speed is a bit too fast.

Including the day he rested, only five days have passed since he invaded Iwagakure.

Even if Minato Namikaze had released the information himself, Iwagakure shouldn't have immediately changed the direction of their investigation in such a short time; they should have continued to focus their attention on Konoha.

After all, communication between two ninja villages is not as simple as communication between two people. No matter how accurate the information provided by the other side is, there will be a complex game and verification mechanism on the other side.

This period can take anywhere from one or two weeks to a month.

In short, it's impossible for Iwagakure to immediately believe any news coming from Konoha.

Originally, Qingming had already planned to continue guiding the other party.

However, who could have imagined that just five days later, the other party would directly target Uchiha Obito with their investigation?

This saved him a lot of trouble.

No wonder his expression was so strange!
However, every effect has a cause.

Since Iwagakure chose to believe the news from Konoha so quickly, they must have their reasons.

Qingming immediately closed his eyes and continued to delve deeper into the memories of the wooden clone.

The wooden clone, sharing the same way of thinking as him, will certainly conduct a more in-depth investigation after receiving this information.

Sure enough, he soon made a discovery.

According to the wood clone's reading of the memories of a member of the Iwagakure ANBU, Obito Uchiha had visited Iwagakure a month ago.

That's right. A month ago, Obito Uchiha had secretly invaded Iwagakure once.

It was that invasion that prompted Onoki to increase the village's defenses, and he personally ordered the construction of a second chakra sensing barrier.

That is, the set of tactics that Qingming had carefully avoided over the past month.

At the time, he didn't understand why Onoki would give such an order.

At one point, it was even thought that the shadow clone's infiltration had been discovered, which led to it remaining silent for a period of time.

Now, he finally understood.

It turns out that the opponent wasn't guarding against him, but against Uchiha Obito.

It was precisely because he was well-prepared that Onoki believed the news from Konoha in such a short time.

After all, he had secretly investigated Konoha for some time before this.

All signs indicate that this person may have some connection with Konoha, but it is not Konoha's doing.

"This really was a complete fluke!"

After learning all this, Qingming couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He truly hadn't expected there to be such a twist in this story.

This also proves that a mere shadow clone, along with some spies, is not enough to grasp all the secrets of a village, especially a major ninja village like Iwagakure.

He hadn't received a single word about what happened a month ago.

This intrusion led Ohnoki to misunderstand and relax the access restrictions on related classified information.

Then, it just so happened that a member of the Iwagakure ANBU who was carrying out a related mission saw it, and this person was a spy he secretly controlled, which is how he learned the whole story.

Otherwise, he would probably still be kept in the dark.

but
Why did Obito Uchiha invade Iwagakure?

Qingming was puzzled, so he continued to browse through the memories of the wooden clone.

However, this time, he did not receive any relevant information, and Onoki kept it strictly confidential.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Qingming could guess the general idea.

In the entire ninja world right now, besides revenge against Konoha and the tailed beasts, there's nothing else that Obito Uchiha cares about.

The former will take place when Kushina Uzumaki gives birth, and the target will only be Konoha.

The latter.
Unfortunately, there is still one tailed beast left in Iwagakure.

That secret invasion by the other side was probably for this tailed beast.

Whether the other party wanted to confirm the existence of Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, or wanted to capture him directly, they could not escape the suspicion of spying on the secrets of Iwagakure.

In this situation, it would naturally elicit a strong reaction from Iwagakure, especially from that cunning old fox, Onoki, who would probably immediately make even more connections.

To be honest, the fact that the other party didn't react negatively and instead secretly investigated for a month was already quite surprising to Qingming.

He knew very well that Onoki was not a person with a good temper.

However, judging from the reaction of Iwagakure over the past month, and the fact that Konoha will definitely be under close investigation, the other party has indeed not done anything outrageous.

Otherwise, his shadow clones and wood clones left behind in these two villages would definitely have noticed something unusual.

However many twists and turns there are in the story, and regardless of their individual thoughts, things are now developing in the direction he hoped for. And that is enough.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming stopped thinking about it.

He looked up and glanced at the sky outside the window.

Originally, the wooden clone had already completed the investigation at dawn.

Now, it has taken him quite a bit of time to process these memories.

Therefore, it is now dawn.

After thinking for a moment, Qingming simply got up and walked out of the house.

After washing up briefly and putting on his equipment, he activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'.

The view suddenly shifted.

In the blink of an eye, he traveled from Moon Island to a hill outside Iwagakure Village.

That's right, Qingming didn't start cultivating, but instead came to the outskirts of Iwagakure.

The wooden clone that remained in Iwagakure has disintegrated, so he has to create a new one to stay behind.

As for why not split off from Moon Island and let it come over on its own...

It's very simple. Given the current level of security in Iwagakure, it's impossible for the Wood Clone to enter Iwagakure and hide without attracting anyone's attention.

With a thought, Qingming activated his Byakugan.

The next moment, two perception barriers from Iwagakure appeared in his eyes.

After observing carefully for a while and confirming that there were no traps, Qingming activated the 'Heavenly Defense' ability and sneaked inside.

Carefully avoiding the patrol teams of Iwagakure, Qingming arrived at the underground space.

'Wood Clone Technique~'

Silently, he split off a wooden clone.

"From now on, you will stay here."

Qingming looked at the wooden clone in front of him and gave the order directly.

Upon hearing this, the wooden clone didn't waste any words and simply nodded.

Seeing this, Qingming did not linger and immediately followed suit, leaving the underground space, passing through the two layers of barriers of Iwagakure, and finally returning to the outside of Iwagakure.

Standing on the hill again, looking down at Iwagakure Village, he did not leave immediately.

He came here in person, partly because his wooden clone couldn't infiltrate Iwagakure on its own, but also to confirm whether the Five-Tails was still inside the village.

Although judging from the reactions of Iwagakure and Onoki, it's unlikely that Obito Uchiha captured the other party, but it's still necessary to confirm it.

This also serves to verify his conjecture about why Obito Uchiha infiltrated this place.

Thinking this, Qingming withdrew his gaze and moved slightly away from Iwagakure.

Next, he found a relatively secluded cave, made protective arrangements, and then used the 'Spirit Transformation Technique'.

That's right, it's the S-rank forbidden technique—Spirit Transformation Technique!
He planned to use the powerful perception granted by this technique to directly search for the target's location from a distance.

Having captured two tailed beasts, he is extremely sensitive to both the chakra of the tailed beasts themselves and the chakra of the jinchūriki.

In this situation, with the blessing of 'spiritualization techniques', it is not difficult to find the target.

And this is indeed the case.

At the moment his soul left his body, his senses were amplified thousands of times.

In just a few breaths, he confirmed the location of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Just as he had predicted, Iwagakure did not lose its last remaining Five-Tails.

This made Qingming breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Although he had no intention of becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, he still wanted to control such a large source of chakra if possible.

The Five-Tails is still around, which will save him a lot of trouble in the future.

Furthermore, Onoki indeed only trusted himself. Even after being invaded twice, he stubbornly kept Han in the village instead of hiding him outside.

That's why he was able to easily pinpoint the target.

However, this is also good. With the great master Onoki watching over him, it can help Obito Uchiha calm down a bit.

From the other party's unexpected actions, Qingming vaguely realized that his influence on this world was gradually deepening.

In his past life, he had no idea that Obito Uchiha had done this.

It is clear that his decision to invade Iwagakure was most likely due to his preemptive capture of the Four-Tails.

Perhaps the other side is also checking the state of the Five-Tails.

But in any case, the other party's behavior pattern has changed.

Therefore, it is not difficult to infer that any decision he makes in the future may trigger a series of changes.

Ultimately, the world may become unrecognizable.

In this situation, having a skilled fighter like Onoki watching over the Five-Tails put his mind at ease.

As for change...
With his strength backing him, he has nothing to fear, no matter how the situation changes.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but he stopped thinking about it.

After taking one last look at the Five-Tails, Qingming withdrew his senses and dispelled the ninjutsu.

The next moment, his soul returned to his body, and Qingming opened his eyes.

"Whoo~"

With a light breath, Qingming adjusted for a moment, then immediately erased all traces of his existence, activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' and returned to Moon Island.

(End of this chapter)