Boom~
The deafening sound of an explosion echoed through the area.
It didn't take long for Qingming to reach his destination.
However, the situation here was quite different from what he had anticipated.
He had initially expected that only the Six-Tails and Minato Namikaze would be present.
To his surprise, aside from them, there were also four Konoha ninjas, five Mist Hidden Jonin, and Special Jonin.
The explosion just now was caused by the clash between Minato Namikaze and the five Mist ninjas.
As for the Six-Tails...
At this moment, it was being restrained by four Konoha ninjas.
Qingming could see four chakra chains, the size of an arm, with intricate patterns covering them, shooting out from the hands of these four ninjas. They were wrapped around the Six-Tails' neck and three of its tails. The Six-Tails roared in fury but could not break free.
Even though Qingming wasn't particularly proficient in sealing techniques, he could tell that this was a binding sealing jutsu.
It was clear that neither Konoha nor the Mist Village wanted Minato Namikaze or the Tailed Beast to face their enemies alone.
One village had sent sealing-class ninjas for support, while the other sent several high-level combat forces for guidance and protection.
Thinking about it, this made perfect sense. After all, it wouldn't be in the best interest of either village to let Minato face the Tailed Beast alone, nor would it be wise to allow the Tailed Beast to run wild in the Land of Fire.
Thus, providing some auxiliary support was absolutely necessary.
In fact, when Nara Kikou suggested he assist in dealing with the Six-Tails at an appropriate time, Qingming should have anticipated this.
Unfortunately, at that time, he had been too focused on his own matters to think deeper, or he wouldn't have been so surprised now.
However... it didn't matter!
Whether it was the five Mist Jonin or the four Konoha sealing ninjas, they didn't affect the overall situation, nor did they hinder his experimentation with the Chakra Absorption Technique.
So, their presence or absence didn't make much of a difference.
Despite Qingming ignoring them, they couldn't afford to underestimate him.
Almost as soon as Qingming made his appearance, the five Mist Jonin turned their attention toward him.
At this moment, Qingming's oppressive aura wasn't particularly strong.
After all, he still had four shadow clones out, and even though he had absorbed the chakra from several Mist ninjas in the recent battle, his chakra was only at 90,000 points.
This was barely two-thirds of his maximum chakra.
But as the saying goes, "The name of a man is as influential as the shadow of a tree."
Once the five Mist Jonin recognized his identity, they immediately became uneasy.
The yellow flash alone was already troublesome enough; now, a troublesome young ninja appeared as well. How could they not feel a headache?
But despite their discomfort, they had no choice but to send reinforcements.
Without a word of communication, two of the five Mist ninjas—one regular Jonin and one Special Jonin—split off from the group and charged straight at Qingming.
At this point, Qingming had already landed on the ground.
Aerial attacks were no longer as effective against Jonin, especially since Minato Namikaze's swift movements could lead to accidental injuries.
Thus, Qingming had already dispelled the Wind Release: Wind Wings jutsu long before.
However, even so, he was not someone who could be easily dealt with by just a Mist Jonin and a Special Jonin, and they wouldn't even be able to restrain him.
Before they could get any closer, Qingming raised his hands, formed a quick set of hand seals, and immediately cast the jutsu Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique, targeting the Special Jonin.
His casting speed was incredibly fast—just one hand seal, and the jutsu was unleashed.
The Mist Special Jonin was caught off guard, but his reaction was swift. Just as the flames appeared, he managed to dodge the attack.
However, Qingming keenly noticed that the edge of his clothes had been singed, indicating that his perception was not very sharp.
Storing this information in his mind, Qingming threw a kunai, intercepting another kunai that had been thrown at him from the side.
Clang~
The sharp sound of metal clashing rang out, and the two kunai changed direction, flying toward the ground.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A low shout suddenly came from ahead.
Qingming saw the Mist Jonin who had thrown the kunai quickly form hand seals and unleash a B-ranked jutsu.
A water dragon rapidly formed and surged toward him, crashing down with the force of a mountain.
Seeing this, Qingming wasn't worried in the slightest. He took a step back, creating some distance, and immediately formed more hand seals. Almost instantly, he used the jutsu Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.
After over half a month of practice, though he hadn't reached the perfect level of mastery (Lv7), his proficiency was still close.
Thus, he easily completed the technique.
Boom~
The ground shook as a massive earthen wall, about 20 meters long and 7-8 meters high, rose up to block the water dragon.
Boom~
The water dragon crashed into the wall, shaking the earth once again, but failing to breach the earthen barrier, let alone harm Qingming, who was shielded behind it.
Among the five chakra elements, Earth was the most effective against Water, and Qingming's Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall was not something to be taken lightly.
Of course, this was only because he had recognized the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique from the Mist Jonin. Otherwise, he might have hesitated.
After all, the five chakra elements are said to counter each other, but this only holds true when both sides are at a similar level and their jutsu aren't vastly different.
If it had been something like Senju Tobirama's Water Release: Water Severing Wave, Qingming wouldn't have dared to block it with Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.
Their battle unfolded in the blink of an eye. Before Qingming had time to catch his breath, several shuriken suddenly flew toward him from the side, aimed at his vital points.
Qingming turned to see that the Special Jonin had somehow managed to circle around to his flank and was now attempting a sneak attack.
Unfortunately for the Jonin, this sort of attack posed no real threat to Qingming.
He simply glanced at the incoming shuriken and predicted their flight paths.
In the blink of an eye, Qingming dodged the attack.
In retaliation, he locked onto the Special Jonin and threw a kunai in his direction.
However, after throwing the kunai, he quickly formed hand seals and used the Kunai Shadow Clone Technique.
The kunai he had thrown rapidly split into hundreds of identical kunai in the blink of an eye.
These kunai rained down on the Mist Special Jonin, blocking off all possible escape routes, making it seem chaotic, but in reality, they were all perfectly timed.
Faced with this rain of kunai, the Special Jonin's face changed dramatically. He quickly pulled out a kunai of his own and, retreating while deflecting the incoming weapons, attempted to block them.
Clang, clang, clang~
The sound of metal clashing filled the air as the Special Jonin swung his kunai with such speed that it seemed to leave afterimages, managing to block most of the attacks.
But why not all?
Simply put, a few of the kunai, under Qingming's precise control, slipped through the gaps in his defenses and, with the help of other kunai, found their way to him, leaving several deep or shallow gashes on his body.
Blood oozed from the wounds, staining his clothing. Shui Tianxiu gritted his teeth, suppressing the pain, but he didn't look at the wounds. Instead, he glared at Qingming with a fierce gaze, full of wariness.
Seeing this, Qingming sneered and drew his long sword from his waist, preparing to finish off the wounded Jonin.
However, just at that moment, a Mist Jonin suddenly stepped forward to block his path.
It was none other than the Jonin who had just used the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
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