Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Improvement
A few days later.
Konoha.
At the headquarters of Root.
In Danzo's office, a Root ninja knelt on one knee and reported, "Lord, the information has been confirmed. Two days ago, Uchiha Qingming and Uchiha Shisui arrived at the front-line camp, and the Qiyu squad's mission has failed."
As he spoke, he handed a mission report to Danzo.
Danzo quickly scanned the report, then threw it to the ground, angrily shouting, "Trash! What a bunch of useless fools!"
For this mission to proceed smoothly, he had even used a long-hidden spy. He had begun arranging this mission half a month in advance, leaking information about some support teams in the village to Iwagakure to gain their trust.
However, at the crucial moment, his subordinates had let him down.
'And those Iwa ninjas are just as useless! They couldn't seize such a great opportunity! What a waste!'
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, ultimately slamming his fist down on the desk.
Bang!
The loud noise echoed in the room, but the Root ninja maintained his half-kneeling position without any reaction. Only after Danzo had calmed down did he speak again. "Lord, should we send someone to assassinate them?"
After a long period of contemplation, Danzo finally replied, "Forget it for now. Recently, Kumogakure has been gathering troops; it seems they have some big moves planned. Your priority now is to keep an eye on them."
"Yes, Lord!" The Root ninja responded.
Qingming was unaware that he had inadvertently escaped a crisis. By the time Danzo turned his attention back to him, he would no longer be a mere Chūnin that could be easily dealt with.
Time passed quickly, and it was now early September.
It had been twenty days since Qingming left the village and half a month since he arrived at the front line.
During these two weeks, Qingming had executed a patrol mission and a reinforcement mission, facing little danger. As a result, he had been able to keep up with his training.
After these days of diligent practice, several of his skills had seen significant improvements.
First was Body Flicker Technique. Its level had risen from lv3 (870/1000) to lv4 (0/0), reaching perfection. Now, to perform the Body Flicker Technique, he only needed to form a simple "未" seal. Moreover, his maximum speed was about thirty percent faster than it was at lv3.
In this state, if he launched a surprise attack on an average Chūnin, unless they were extremely alert, they wouldn't be able to react in time. In other words, he now had the strength to take down certain Chūnin in an instant.
Next was Genjutsu: Sharingan. After diligent training, its level had also increased from lv2 (420/500) to lv3 (120/1000). Just like when it upgraded from lv1 to lv2, this promotion had enhanced both the casting speed and the power of the genjutsu.
This meant that Qingming would have more opportunities to use it during battles, marking a moderate improvement.
Additionally, both Konoha Style Swordsmanship and Uchiha Style Swordsmanship were approaching the next level. Due to his travel during those few days, their progress had been slightly slower than expected. Nonetheless, their proficiency had reached the brink of advancement, with Konoha Style at lv4 (1910/2000) and Uchiha Style at lv4 (1750/2000).
Qingming estimated that in about a week, they would both be ready to level up. By then, he could attempt to merge these two sword techniques.
Moreover, their advancements would likely boost his Vitality attribute, increasing the amount of chakra he could utilize daily.
This would enable him to devote more chakra to practicing Mind Reflection Technique, thereby accelerating the evolution of his Sharingan.
Speaking of the evolution of the Sharingan, he couldn't overlook the Chakra Absorption Technique.
After half a month of resource allocation, its level had been raised from lv1 (1/200) to lv2 (105/500). At this stage, when used, he could extract two hundred points of chakra per second from the enemy, converting sixty percent of it into his own chakra.
Utilizing this technique, during the past month, he had extracted chakra from seven enemies during two missions, accumulating nearly eight thousand points of chakra.
He had used this chakra to practice Mind Reflection Technique, gaining forty-eight points of proficiency, which further increased the evolution of his Sharingan by sixteen points.
However, this speed was still too slow.
Qingming planned to wait until his two sword techniques merged, then seek opportunities to act independently to gather more chakra, thereby maximizing the speed of his Sharingan's evolution.
"Qingming, what are you thinking about? Let's go!"
His teammate's call snapped Qingming back to reality.
He casually replied, "Nothing," and then followed the team toward the western part of the camp.
Next, he was to undertake a week-long patrol mission, primarily to prevent infiltration by Sunagakure teams.
Indeed, it was Sunagakure.
The Land of Rain had now been divided into four regions. Aside from the central area where Amegakure was situated, Konoha occupied a large area in the south, Iwagakure had the northeast, and to the west lay Sunagakure.
Qingming had not forgotten his plan to seize the Puppet Secret Technique and raise his Chakra Control level. After returning to the battlefield, he had applied for a position in this area.
Now, after going through several layers of approval, he had finally been reassigned to the western part of the main camp.
This meant his chances of obtaining the Puppet Secret Technique would greatly increase.
However, before that, he still needed to familiarize himself with the opponent, as he had only been fighting Iwa ninjas for the past few months. Now that he was switching to Sunagakure, it was essential to understand their combat style.
Each ninja village has significant differences in combat styles, fighting habits, and chakra attributes due to their geographical environments and leadership choices.
For instance, Iwagakure, due to the low entry standards and graduation requirements established by Ōnoki's open-door policy for the ninja school, had one of the highest numbers of ninjas among the five great villages.
However, this also meant that Iwa ninjas had the lowest average combat power of the five great villages.
To make full use of their capabilities, they needed to operate in teams.
Conversely, Sunagakure, located in the desert and with scarce resources, could not train as many ninjas. Thus, Sunagakure had the fewest ninjas among the five great villages.
However, this meant that resources were concentrated, and Sunagakure's trained ninjas tended to be elite.
Compared to teamwork, they were better suited for solo combat.
Naturally, different types of ninjas required different strategies to handle.
This was what Qingming meant by familiarizing himself with the opponent.
Time ticked away.
As night approached, Qingming and his team finally arrived at their target location.
After completing the handover with the stationed ninjas, they officially began their patrol mission.
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