Naruto: My Progress in Konoha

"As expected, it still failed."

Qing Ming looked at the shark that disappeared without a trace and murmured.

Brush~

A figure appeared next to him and said, "Qing Ming, are you okay?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming withdrew his gaze, looked at the person, shook his head, and said, "It's okay, Tie Huo, how are you?"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Uchiha Tiehuo.

At this time, the opponent's body was soaked in blood and looked extremely ferocious.

However, Qing Ming could feel that the opponent's life aura was still relatively stable, and it was obvious that he had not been seriously injured.

In other words, most of the blood belongs to the enemy.

And just when he was thinking this, he saw Uchiha Tiehuo patting his chest and saying: "How can those chickens and dogs hurt me?"

"Um."

Hearing this, Qing Ming nodded, not too surprised.

He has competed with the opponent many times and has a certain understanding of its strength. Generally speaking, jounin is really no match for Uchiha Iron Fire.

Although the blocking team sent by Kirigakure Village this time was strong, the two strongest people were restrained by him, so it was normal for him to be safe and sound.

Looking past Uchiha Iron Fire, Qingming looked at the others. The previous team of one hundred people now had less than 60% survivors.

It can also be seen from this that the enemy is indeed very strong.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Qing Ming noticed that the two special jounin whom he had forced to accompany him and who were vaguely hostile to him were missing.

After some questioning, Qing Ming found out that these two people actually died on the battlefield.

"this"

Qing Ming shook his head and suddenly felt speechless. Fortunately, he had thought about solving these two people secretly before, but this was the result?

Therefore, Qing Ming stopped paying attention to these two people and started thinking about what to do next.

From the reaction of Kirigakure Village, it can be inferred that the opponent's goal has most likely been achieved.

It is unknown whether the northern defense line was breached or whether the raiding force of Kirigakure Village retreated safely.

Now, with their ship destroyed, they will definitely not be able to reach the battlefield in time.

In addition, after a big battle, everyone was in urgent need of rest, and it was even more impossible to arrive in time.

After thinking about it, Qing Ming simply stopped worrying and ordered: "Everyone, rest for ten minutes. After ten minutes, we will set off again and continue to the northern defense line."

Yes, he intends to continue with his original mission.

No matter what the situation is, continuing to perform the original mission is the least bad option until clear instructions are given.

As for making the wrong choice and being labeled as having no commanding ability, Qing Ming didn't care.

He doesn't like leading teams anyway. It would be better if he could no longer perform such tasks from now on.

Unfortunately, this is unlikely.

In the final analysis, the ninja world still speaks with its fists. His commanding ability may be criticized, but his strength is unquestionable.

In this way, as long as it is not too outrageous, he will be indispensable for subsequent tasks like this.

At the very least, after he encounters an unexpected situation, he can use his hard power to save more people.

Just like this time, if other jounin came over, not to mention repelling Kisame Kisame and others, it would be fine if the entire army was not destroyed.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind, and ten minutes passed quickly.

After everyone took care of their injuries, they followed Qing Ming and rushed to their destination.

And this direction is different from the direction Xuefeng and others fled.

This is also the main reason why Qingming concludes that the purpose of Kirigakure Village has been achieved.

Otherwise, even if they retreat, they should go to the northern battlefield to support the Kirigakure assault force there instead of just leaving.

"I just don't know what the real goal of Kirigakure Village's big move is?"

Qing Ming was thinking in his heart, but his steps kept moving, and the others followed closely behind him.

In the past battle, although many people died, the weaker ones were also eliminated.

Therefore, their traveling speed was slightly faster than expected.

About two hours later, Qingming and others saw the coastline and Konoha's defense forces.

As he expected, the fighting here had already stopped.

All that is left now are the troops cleaning up the battlefield.

Their arrival really shocked these people, and they thought that Kirigakure Village was going to launch a counterattack.

It was not until Qing Ming and others revealed their identities that these people breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Qingming met the commander of the northern defense line, Kurosawa Naruki, and received bad news from him.

Qingming looked at the Jonin behind the table, stood up suddenly, and said, "What did you say? The forward base was breached?"

That's right, the other party told him that not long ago, Konoha's forward base set up in the Country of Waves was breached by the Kirigakure Village.

Seeing that Qingming couldn't believe it, Kurosawa Naruki nodded affirmatively and said: "The ANBU has confirmed that the advance base has indeed been breached, and almost all the ninjas above have been wiped out."

"Breathe~~~Breathe~~~"

Hearing this, Qing Ming took a deep breath and asked again: "When did this happen?"

"Two hours ago."

Kurosawa Naruki replied.

"Two hours ago"

Qingming murmured, and immediately thought of the evacuation of Inikasaki Kisame and the others. The time was right.

At that time, he was still thinking that the purpose of Kirigakure Village must have been achieved.

Now it seems that his idea is not wrong. The goal of Kirigakure has indeed been achieved, but it is not that they broke through the northern defense line or gave up the attack as he expected.

Instead, the forward base where he was stationed not long ago was breached.

Seeing Qingming was speechless for a long time, Kurosawa Chengshu continued: "Based on the analysis of the existing intelligence, it can be concluded that the primary purpose of Kirigakure this time is to attack the forward base."

"During this period, whether it is the surprise attack on our side or the blockade on your side, they are all just a cover. Their target has always been that base."

Hearing this, Qingming nodded. This conclusion is not difficult to draw.

After all, after he led his men away, there were still more than 200 people in the forward base. In addition to the geographical advantage, it is definitely not a temporary decision to take down Kirigakure.

"I just don't know if the result will be different if I stay there?"

Suddenly, this thought popped up in Qingming's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

He didn't want to encounter that kind of dangerous situation.

Looking at the time the other party spent, it was faster than last time, and it was obvious that they came prepared.

In that case, unless he uses the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, he will probably only cause some trouble to the other party, and it is basically impossible to defend the base.

After all, even the Third Raikage could be exhausted to death, let alone him now.

Shaking his head, Qingming stopped thinking about it and asked Kurosawa Nariki: "What should we do next?"

Now, the forward base is gone, and the Kirigakure troops attacking the northern defense line have also withdrawn. For a while, they really have nowhere to go.