Various thoughts flashed through Qingming's mind as he raised his hand and formed hand seals, instantly casting a ninjutsu—Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!
Whoosh~ A flame shot out of his mouth, quickly forming into a fireball that spun rapidly as it hurtled toward the target.
However, even though the individual in front of him was only a shadow clone of Kisame Hoshigaki, the reaction was unexpectedly composed.
In an agile move, Kisame deftly avoided the fireball's attack, his movements fluid and unhindered, as though the conversation they just had hadn't fazed him in the least.
This single display of skill alone made him superior to most other ninjas.
"Always on high alert, truly a ninja worthy of respect!" Qingming thought to himself with a sigh. Without hesitation, he formed another set of hand seals and unleashed another ninjutsu—Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique!
Whoosh whoosh~ Fireballs, like phoenix flower seeds, erupted from his mouth, rapidly firing toward Kisame in a barrage like bullets from a machine gun.
Kisame quickly moved, evading all the fireballs while also closing the distance between them.
Whoosh~ His long sword was unsheathed!
Kisame pulled out his long sword from his back and charged toward Qingming, intent on engaging in close combat.
However, Qingming had no intention of wasting time fighting with a shadow clone.
Boom~ With a powerful push, Qingming kicked off the ground and shot backward like a cannonball.
During his retreat, he threw a kunai.
Then, raising his hand to form hand seals, he cast another ninjutsu—Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
Over the past five days, due to his relentless hunting, Qingming had amassed over 1.5 million chakra points.
These chakra points were split into two parts, allocated to the 'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique' and 'Chakra Armor,' which increased their proficiency by 5,000 and 7,500 points, respectively.
This, coupled with the chakra saved from completing the Earth Style: Earth Wall, Water Style: Water Prison Technique, and Water Style: Water Cutter Technique, had caused these skills to grow rapidly.
Now, the 'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique' had reached LV6 (7,330/10,000), having improved significantly from a month ago when it was only LV5 (1,830/5,000). While it hadn't yet reached the next breakthrough at LV7, it was already much stronger than it was at LV5.
With this technique, Kisame had no way to dodge.
He could only stop advancing toward Qingming, retract his sword, form hand seals, and cast Water Style: Water Wall Technique.
Whoosh~ A large water wall suddenly rose before him, blocking the incoming shurikens.
Watching as his shurikens were deflected by the water wall, Qingming remained unfazed. His Sharingan was fully activated, constantly analyzing the water wall and Kisame's movements.
At a certain moment, his eyes lit up as he quietly murmured to himself, "Now's my chance!"
Without delay, he performed another hand seal and unleashed Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Technique!
Whoosh~ Flames erupted from his mouth, instantly transforming into three fire dragons that formed a "品" shape, attacking Kisame simultaneously.
At that moment, the water wall in front of Kisame had just vanished, leaving a clear path.
In a split second, Kisame displayed his elite ninja-level response. Instead of retreating, he rushed forward to face the three fire dragons head-on.
Just as the fire dragons were about to hit him, Kisame stomped the ground and performed a ninjutsu—Earth Style: Subterranean Voyage Technique!
In an instant, the solid ground beneath him turned into flowing sand and stone, swallowing him up.
Boom~ Boom~ Boom~ The fire dragons slammed into the ground, unable to cause him any harm.
"Hmm?" Qingming observed this and was slightly surprised.
He quickly focused, sensing Kisame's presence as he moved closer, indicating that Kisame hadn't given up on engaging him.
Qingming shook his head and formed more hand seals, locking onto Kisame's position. With a crackle, he cast Lightning Style: Thunderstrike!
Two bright bolts of lightning shot from his palms, striking the ground beneath him.
As is widely known, Lightning Style is especially effective against Earth Style.
Moreover, the earth conducts electricity.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow clone of Kisame hiding underground was obliterated by the thunderstrike from Qingming's palm.
This is the benefit of being well-rounded. By accurately analyzing the enemy's abilities and techniques, Qingming could adapt and counter them effectively.
Indeed, Kisame's clone had been taken out by Qingming.
Pulling his thoughts together, Qingming didn't waste time thinking further and crossed his arms to perform another ninjutsu—Shadow Clone Technique!
Boom~ With a burst of chakra smoke, four more figures appeared around him.
As he felt the chakra within him recede after creating these clones, Qingming nodded, then turned to his four shadow clones and said, "Go ahead."
"Understood."
The four shadow clones, inheriting his memories, naturally understood his instructions. Without any further words, they nodded in response and used Wind Style: Wings of Wind to fly into the sky, heading in separate directions.
They would find a secluded spot to digest their chakra and continue improving the proficiency of 'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique' and 'Chakra Armor.'
Watching them leave, Qingming retracted his gaze and used Wind Style: Wings of Wind himself to fly into the sky. He quickly found a quiet place and resumed his training.
At the same time, he kept a close watch on the information being relayed by his wandering shadow clones, ready to act at any moment to drain chakra from the fog ninjas.
Days passed by.
...
One week later.
The date had shifted to January.
With the arrival of the second and third waves of reinforcements, Konoha's advance was unstoppable. In less than half a month, they had recaptured nearly all their lost territory.
By now, the mist ninjas had been pushed into the four initially breached strongholds, with Flying Fish Town being one of them.
As the closest stronghold to Flying Fish Town, Blackstone Base, where Qingming was, had mobilized all its forces and gathered just outside the town.
However, they did not encircle Flying Fish Town from all sides. They intentionally left the sea-facing side open.
This was done for several reasons. First, they wanted to prevent the mist ninjas inside Flying Fish Town from breaking free in a desperate attempt to escape, as leaving one side open would help minimize their resistance.
Second, there were still many mist ninjas using warships on the sea, and if they stationed troops in that direction, they might be caught between a pincer attack from both the mist ninjas inside the town and those at sea.
Lastly, and most importantly, their numbers were limited.
Relying on just one stronghold, it was difficult to cover all sides. Hence, leaving one side open seemed like the best option.
But this issue would soon be resolved.
According to the latest reports, Nara Kiko was already moving troops quickly.
Once reinforcements from other strongholds arrived, even the last gap could be sealed, trapping the mist ninjas in Flying Fish Town.
However, the mist ninjas inside the town weren't going to sit idle.
Later, there will be one more chapter.
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