Various thoughts flashed through Qingming's mind. He shook his head, clearing them away, and shifted his gaze to the Mist ninjas below. At this moment, the distance between the two Mist ninja squads had already shrunk to less than one hundred meters.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Qingming decided to ignore the squad below. Instead, he turned and flew toward the Mist ninja squad that had just arrived from behind.
As for the ninjas below—if they chose to follow him, he would hold off both teams. If they ignored him and continued with their original plan, it would be left to the Konoha reinforcements arriving at the base.
In this case, dealing with only half of the enemy forces would create a more balanced fight, making it a fair contest.
Whoosh~
With a swift flap of his chakra wings, Qingming's speed skyrocketed to its maximum. In the blink of an eye, he was already high above the rear Mist ninja squad.
Without wasting any time on unnecessary tactics, he immediately launched a "death charge" directly toward the group of Mist ninjas.
The Mist ninjas didn't hesitate. At the command of one of their Jonin, they immediately halted their advance and threw their kunai.
Qingming activated his Sharingan to full power, clearly seeing the explosive tags attached to the kunai.
At this point, no ninjutsu could be cast quickly enough—despite many of his techniques being perfected to the highest level, their speed was still insufficient. The relative speed of the kunai made it impossible for him to form seals or gather chakra in time.
However, Qingming had his own plan.
With a swift motion, his right hand drew a long sword from his waist.
The next moment, the sound of clashing metal rang out as he expertly wielded the sword, cutting down every kunai that came his way.
By the time the explosive tags detonated, he had already passed through the area covered by the kunai.
Boom, boom, boom~
Deafening explosions erupted, and fireballs appeared behind Qingming, briefly outshining the sun's glow.
Because of Qingming's incredible speed, it seemed as though he had emerged from the flames themselves, a spectacle that left the watching Mist ninjas in shock.
Not only that, but those Mist ninjas who had already completed their hand seals and were preparing to launch secondary attacks hesitated for a brief moment.
By the time they refocused their attention on Qingming, they had already missed their best opportunity to strike.
Qingming, unfazed by the incoming attacks, calmly activated 'Wind Release: Wings of the Wind.' With a slight shift of his body, he easily evaded the incoming strikes.
In the next moment, he sheathed his sword and completed the hand seals for another technique—'Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!'
It was the same technique, with the same effect, but even after the previous encounter, the Mist ninjas had still underestimated him. The outcome was no different from last time.
The reason?
Simple. Even though there was no white mist to cover him this time, Qingming had created an absolutely perfect opportunity using sheer strength and caught the Mist ninjas completely off guard.
Thus, the technique's effect was just as devastating as before.
Looking down at the Mist ninjas tumbling and scattered in all directions, Qingming didn't immediately launch another attack. Instead, he glanced at the distant Mist ninja squad, ensuring they had no intentions of turning back. Only then did he continue his offensive.
'Wind Release: Wind Blade~'
'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique~'
'Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique~'
'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique~'
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
One by one, Qingming unleashed his ninjutsu, either targeting individuals for focused attacks or hitting groups for area damage.
Seizing the opportunity, he showed no mercy, using up his chakra without hesitation as he unleashed a torrent of jutsu.
The results were immediately apparent—within a short time, the number of Mist ninjas killed rose to seven or eight, and the wounded were now nearing double digits.
Considering that the Mist ninjas below had already been reduced to around one hundred and twenty after his previous assault, this new wave of attacks resulted in almost one-sixth of them being killed or wounded.
The damage to their forces was clearly significant.
What was worse, they had no way of retaliating against Qingming, making their situation even more desperate.
After several rounds of strategy and combat, the Mist Jonin finally gave up the idea of continuing to resist and led their remaining forces toward the Blackstone Base.
Seeing this, Qingming looked into the distance and confirmed that the Konoha reinforcements had intercepted the Mist ninja squad ahead of them. He no longer took the risk of attacking.
Instead, he stayed behind them, occasionally harassing the group and trying to kill as many of their remaining forces as possible.
As the two groups merged, the number of survivors dropped to less than one hundred.
Moreover, the remaining Mist ninjas were all mentally strained and in poor condition.
However, once the two squads merged, Qingming found it much more difficult to strike from above.
It wasn't that the merged Mist ninjas would pose a huge threat to him, but the Konoha reinforcements had now mixed in with them.
This meant that any attack he made would have to consider the lives of the Konoha ninjas, making it impossible for him to attack freely.
Furthermore, the Mist ninjas weren't fools. To avoid being targeted, they kept closely around the Konoha ninjas, making it even harder for Qingming to act.
After killing a few more, Qingming finally abandoned this safer combat strategy.
If he kept going like this, the Konoha reinforcements would be overwhelmed by the ten Mist Jonin before he could wipe out all the Mist ninjas.
Indeed, the reinforcements led by Sano Nobuhisa were not only outnumbered by the Mist ninjas but were also of inferior quality.
Among the reinforcements, there were only six true Konoha Jonin and Special Jonin, which was far from enough to fend off the ten Mist Jonin.
Thus, Qingming had no choice but to act.
With this thought, Qingming immediately dove down, targeting a Konoha Jonin who was being surrounded by three Mist Jonin.
In the next moment, he canceled 'Wind Release: Wings of the Wind.'
Qingming leapt and appeared in front of the Konoha Jonin.
Clang~
His long sword unsheathed with a sharp sound.
Qingming skillfully swung his sword, his body flickering with movement as he blocked the attacks from the three Mist Jonin in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
The three Mist Jonin quickly backed off, widening the distance between themselves and Qingming.
Behind them, the Konoha Jonin, seeing Qingming's arrival, spoke with a slightly excited voice: "Qingming-sama!"
"Mm."
Qingming responded simply, then without looking back, said, "Go help the others. Leave these three to me."
Without hesitation, the Konoha Jonin replied, "Alright, be careful!"
After that, he swiftly disappeared.
Clearly, he had full confidence in Qingming's strength.
Meanwhile, the three Mist Jonin surrounding him didn't try to stop the Konoha Jonin's departure. Instead, each of them fixed their gaze firmly on Qingming, knowing all too well the threat he posed, not daring to underestimate him.
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