The Konoha side was able to monitor the movements of the Mist ninjas and quickly realized that Terumi Mei and others were returning. Naturally, the Mist ninjas had their means to understand Konoha's movements as well. Therefore, they immediately discovered Qingming and his companions, who were attempting to support the East Line battlefield.
Thus, an obstruction soon followed.
Although the approaching Mist ninjas were not as formidable as Kaguya Kōtarō, the leader was indeed a true Jonin.
After estimating the time, Qingming spent some effort to ultimately resolve the situation with the opponent. Afterward, he repelled several waves of enemies before finally arriving at the East Line battlefield on the other side of the base.
It must be said, this was indeed the main offensive direction of the Mist Village, and the chaos was truly immense. As soon as he arrived, Qingming heard the sounds of brutal fighting. At the same time, the explosions of explosive tags were incessant, with bursts of fire illuminating the surrounding darkness.
Fortunately, there weren't any mountains or forests near the base; otherwise, the area would have already been set ablaze.
However, this was still preferable; although the moon was relatively bright tonight, not affecting the battle too much, it was certainly better than during the day. Besides, he had the Sharingan, which allowed him to ignore such impacts.
His gaze quickly swept across the battlefield.
He could see that although the numbers of the Mist ninjas and Konoha ninjas were comparable, the situation had tilted overwhelmingly in one direction. They had yet to reach their limit, but it was clear that they were approaching it.
"No wonder they were so eager to call me over; it turns out they can't hold on any longer," Qingming thought to himself. However, he did not slack off; instead, he quickly sought out a Mist Jonin and dashed toward him.
Just as he anticipated, the urgency in the East Line battlefield was indeed due to the lack of high-level combatants compared to the Mist Village.
This had led to many special Jonin, who should have been responsible for command, being forced to join forces to fend off the Mist Jonin.
Without this core strength, the remaining Konoha Chūnin and Genin were merely scattered, naturally unable to compete with the Mist ninjas, whose average combat power surpassed theirs.
Thus, his task was straightforward: to hold off a portion of the Mist Jonin and free up the Konoha special Jonin so they could return to their proper positions. In doing so, the situation would stabilize naturally.
For this reason, he chose as his first opponent a Mist Jonin who was currently being targeted by two Konoha special Jonin working together.
Swish—
A flash of green light zipped through the air.
Qingming activated his "Instant Sword Technique" and appeared before this Mist Jonin, raising his long knife and blocking the opponent's kunai with a "ding."
"Qingming, Jonin!" ×2
Seeing Qingming's arrival, the two special Jonin from Konoha felt a sense of relief and hurriedly spoke.
Without turning his head, Qingming replied, "Leave this to me; you go deal with the others."
"Understood."
The two nodded, seeming to have great confidence in Qingming's abilities, and after acknowledging him, they swiftly departed.
Seeing this, the Mist Jonin in front of him did not attempt to stop them. Instead, he looked at Qingming's still somewhat youthful face and said, "You are the 'Ghost Blade Qingming'?"
Though it was framed as a question, his tone was filled with certainty.
However, upon hearing his words, Qingming showed no intention of responding.
Indeed, his goal was to stall for time, but it wasn't about stalling a single opponent.
Therefore, it was essential to reveal a portion of his strength.
Only in doing so would other Mist Jonin be attracted to him.
With this thought in mind, Qingming smiled slightly at the Mist Jonin before instantly releasing his "Genjutsu: Sharingan."
Since this Mist Jonin was aware of Qingming's name, he naturally had some understanding of his abilities. Thus, as soon as Qingming cast his illusion, the Jonin quickly closed his eyes and retreated rapidly.
Unfortunately for him, Qingming did not relent; his long knife swung continuously, striking toward this Mist Jonin.
Clang, clang, clang—
This Mist Jonin was experienced in battle and managed to accurately block Qingming's successive attacks using his instincts and some external sounds.
However, this was merely the beginning.
Clang—
After blocking another strike, Qingming suddenly withdrew his knife, raised his left hand, quickly formed seals, and shouted, unleashing a massive fireball, known as "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique"!
The abrupt change in rhythm threw the Mist Jonin into a slight panic, but he ultimately succeeded in dodging the fireball.
However, before he could regain his footing, a flurry of smaller fireballs shot from Qingming's mouth, resembling seeds from a phoenix flower, bombarding toward him.
Feeling the intense heat radiating from the fireballs, the Mist Jonin dared not take them head-on and hurriedly dodged to the side once more.
At that moment, a sudden sound of slicing through the air reached his ears.
"What?"
The Mist Jonin's heart sank, and upon focusing his gaze, he saw several red-hot shuriken flying out from among the fireballs, aimed straight at him.
Clearly, Qingming had hidden the shuriken within the "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Technique," launching a surprise attack.
Slash—
The sound of flesh being cut echoed in the air.
Accompanying this was the scent of charred flesh.
The Mist Jonin clutched his left arm, his face contorted in pain.
Having sensed something was amiss, he had desperately tried to evade, but ultimately, due to Qingming's prior prediction of his dodging direction and losing the initial advantage, he failed to avoid all the attacks, and his arm was grazed by a shuriken.
"Damn it, little brat!"
The Mist Jonin stole a glance at Qingming, filled with deep-seated apprehension.
In contrast, Qingming felt encouraged upon landing a successful hit, gaining some understanding of the Mist Jonin's strength.
Without hesitation, he immediately launched a second wave of assault.
There were no flashy moves; he began with the "Instant Sword Technique," closing in and unleashing a series of sword strikes.
Given that it was a one-on-one fight, this Mist Jonin dared not meet his gaze directly and was soon compelled to retreat under Qingming's relentless offense.
This allowed Qingming the opportunity to employ ninjutsu, whether it was Wind Style, Fire Style, or Water Style, all of which pressured his opponent significantly.
At this moment, he was able to find openings with each of his subsequent attacks.
Repeatedly employing this strategy, the Mist Jonin had already accumulated several wounds.
Some were from the long knife, while others were from kunai and shuriken, along with some left by ninjutsu, rendering him a pitiful sight.
During this time, the Mist Jonin naturally attempted to retaliate, but either Qingming easily dodged or successfully blocked with his techniques.
In short, his attempts had not produced any significant results.
Finally, seeing the opponent's condition deteriorate, Qingming ceased holding back.
By alternating the use of "Sword Technique," "Instant Sword Technique," and "Illusion Sword Technique," he pressed the Mist Jonin into a perilous position in a matter of moments.
However, just as he was about to finish him off, several shuriken suddenly shot toward him from the side.
Qingming glanced sideways, abandoning his attack and dodging all incoming projectiles in a flurry of movements.
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