Whoosh~
A giant wind blade, over ten meters long, sliced through the air.
Below, several mist ninjas, huddled together, immediately panicked. Some tried to form hand seals to use ninjutsu in defense, while others turned and fled.
However, the wind blade was far too fast. Whether they were trying to form seals to defend or escape right away, none of them succeeded.
Ssshh~
The sound of the blade cutting through flesh and bone echoed.
The mist ninja at the front was sliced clean through the body by the wind blade, his intestines spilling out onto the ground.
Next, the wind blade continued its path, severing the left arm of a mist ninja below and cutting off half the shoulder of another mist ninja.
At the same time, it left a deep gash on the fourth mist ninja's body.
In an instant, Qingming's wind blade had almost incapacitated the majority of this small group of mist ninjas.
Qingming glanced at the two survivors, showing no hesitation. He flew directly over their heads, then turned ninety degrees and darted toward another group of mist ninjas.
Upon seeing him approach, the mist ninjas who were once grouped together immediately scattered, clearly fearing that Qingming would wipe them all out in one go.
Not only that, they also threw their kunai, attempting to force Qingming to retreat.
Unfortunately, Qingming was not intimidated by their threats. With a quick twist of his body, he dodged their attack.
Without waiting for them to strike again, he immediately formed hand seals and unleashed another ninjutsu—Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!
He quickly formed the seals and, once close enough, opened his mouth to release a fiery line.
The fireline transformed in mid-air into a fire dragon that charged toward the two mist ninjas, one in front and one behind.
Among his various fire style techniques, this particular Dragon Fire Technique had the fastest speed and considerable power.
As expected, the ninja in front responded quickly, dodging the full force of the fire dragon's attack. However, he was grazed by its edge, suffering burns on his right arm.
The mist ninja behind, however, was not so fortunate. He was directly hit by the fire dragon, which consumed half of his body in flames. With a loud "Boom," he transformed into a human fireball.
"Ah~~~"
The chilling scream echoed.
Nearby mist ninjas shuddered at the sound.
But Qingming paid them no mind. After his initial assault, he quickly formed hand seals again and unleashed another ninjutsu—Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique!
In an instant, dozens, even hundreds of fireballs shot out of his mouth, swirling in the air like seeds of the phoenix flower, surrounding the remaining ninjas.
Water Style: Water Barrier~
Water Style: Water Chaos Wave~
Two mist ninjas in the group completed their seals, casting these two water-based ninjutsu. Either passively or actively, they managed to block most of the fireballs.
With this, the fireball barrage formed a gap.
The remaining mist ninjas quickly darted out through these openings, evading the attack.
Seeing this, Qingming was about to launch his third wave of attacks when several shuriken suddenly came flying at him.
Unlike those thrown by the lower-ranked ninjas, these shuriken were significantly faster and aimed at more awkward angles.
In mid-air, Qingming suddenly halted his movement, then drew a kunai and swiftly swung it.
Clang, clang, clang~
The clear metallic sounds rang out as all the shuriken aimed at him were deflected.
At that moment, five mist ninjas arrived in close proximity.
Qingming observed them as they closed in but had no intention of engaging. His goal was to obstruct the enemy, not to fight them to the death.
Indeed, among these five, only two were true jonin, while the other three were special jonin. Overall, their strength wasn't particularly overwhelming. A bit of effort, and Qingming could likely defeat them, but there was no need for that.
Rather than waste time with these five, he wanted to focus on the other mist ninjas. It would be much easier and safer for him to do so.
With that thought, Qingming decided to fly off.
However, as he attempted to leave, the others weren't willing to let him go so easily.
The moment he turned, over a dozen kunai were thrown at him.
After dodging these, several water arrows—formed by two mist ninjas—shot towards him.
Qingming focused his gaze and realized the two mist jonin had used this opportunity to cast water-based ninjutsu.
Seeing the water arrows coming at him, Qingming frowned slightly. He quickly raised his hand, formed seals, and unleashed Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!
The fire dragon roared, charging forward and clashing with the water arrows. In the blink of an eye, it scattered them all.
But that was only the beginning.
Before the fire dragon even had time to dissipate, two more ninjutsu came his way.
One of them, Qingming recognized—it was Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique. The other was a less common wind-based ninjutsu.
Qingming dodged the Water Dragon Bullet and then saw a dense barrage of air bullets coming at him.
These air bullets were not only incredibly fast but also very stealthy.
Thanks to his Sharingan, Qingming could clearly see these attacks. Moreover, his Wind Style: Wind Wing technique allowed him to dodge them with ease.
Otherwise, it would have been difficult to avoid.
However, this delay gave the mist ninjas time to regroup.
As he was being entangled by the five mist jonin, the ninjas who had been scattered earlier quickly reformed into a cohesive group.
Now, whether in offense or defense, they were far stronger than they had been when scattered.
One had to admit, the mist ninjas' quality was impressive.
To reorganize so quickly in such a short time was no small feat.
However, that didn't matter much to Qingming.
If he could scatter them once, he could do it again.
After evading the mist jonin, Qingming soared into the sky and, with a swift turn, planned to dive back down to launch his second wave of attacks.
But just as he was about to do so, he spotted another mist ninja group in the distance to the south.
Clearly, that group had also reorganized and was rapidly advancing toward him.
At their current speed, they would likely be able to join up with the first group within a minute.
At that point, things would become much more difficult.
Still, Qingming wasn't too worried.
Because, from the other side, reinforcements from Konoha had already been dispatched.
From high in the sky, Qingming could easily see the whole situation.
He spotted a team of about 150 ninjas leaving from the south gate of the Black Stone Base, heading in his direction.
It was clear that after a few minutes of preparation, Sano Nobuyoshi had dispatched a team to support him.
However, Qingming couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw the number of reinforcements.
"Only 150?" he muttered.
Even after Qingming's previous efforts, the total number of mist ninjas below still numbered around 250. That was a hundred more than the Konoha reinforcements.
The numbers were heavily skewed.
Unless he went all out, it would be impossible to stop the incoming mist ninjas.
At this moment, a chakra surge entered his mind, accompanied by the voice of Yamanaka Aoi.
"Qingming-sama, the reinforcements have already set out. Captain Sano instructed you to assist the reinforcements and keep the incoming mist ninjas away from the base."
"Only 150?" Qingming immediately asked, his voice calm.
Yamanaka Aoi was momentarily surprised. He hadn't mentioned the number of reinforcements yet, so how did Qingming know?
But then, realizing Qingming's flying abilities, Aoi quickly understood.
"Yes, Qingming-sama. The only available manpower at the base right now is these 150." Yamanaka Aoi responded. "Please, do everything you can to hold them back."
Qingming thought back to the base's situation, then gazed out over the battlefield. It seemed like this was the best option.
Sigh, seems I'm destined to work hard.
Thinking this, Qingming sighed inwardly.
He had originally planned to stay on the sidelines during this battle, but it seemed that once again, he would be required to act.
As expected, no matter how hard you try to hide your brilliance, it always shines through!
Giving himself a little self-encouragement, Qingming stopped overthinking and responded, "Alright, I understand. Please tell them to hurry up and get here."
"Yes, Qingming-sama!" Yamanaka Aoi responded in his mind.
With that, he ended the "Mind Transfer Technique."
Instead of rushing into another attack on the mist ninjas, Qingming took a moment to carefully analyze the use of the "Mind Transfer Technique" just now.
Though he was only the receiver, it was enough to extract a considerable amount of information. Especially since he had already developed a similar ninjutsu based on it.
Before he knew it, Qingming felt his understanding of the technique deepen.
He then checked his progress panel, and as expected, his proficiency had increased by several dozen points, saving him three to four thousand chakra points.
Considering the several conversations he had with Yamanaka Aoi before the mist ninjas attacked, just Aoi alone had saved him over 10,000 chakra points.
Although 10,000 chakra wasn't much for him now, every bit counts. Qingming.
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