After returning to the camp, Qing Ming did not rush to sleep. Instead, he spent some time practicing "Mastering Immortality" and "Reflecting Heart Technique."
Once he had completed his training plan for the day, he finally began his rest.
In the following days, his routine remained the same: completing missions during the day and training at night.
However, as time passed, the intensity of the battlefield grew. Qing Ming began to receive more frequent distress signals, which made it difficult for him to freely deploy Shadow Clones for training during the day.
The result was that at night, he had to leave the camp and create more Shadow Clones to make up for the lost training time.
Fortunately, during battles, he could extract chakra from the Mist Ninjas, and after accounting for the battle's consumption, there was usually enough left to cover the additional cost of creating multiple Shadow Clones.
Thus, his overall training progress was not significantly affected.
However, "Mastering Immortality" and "Reflecting Heart Technique" were somewhat falling behind schedule. These techniques required him to personally perform them, and they were extremely time-consuming, so their progress had slowed.
Qing Ming didn't have many solutions to this. He could only hope that this large-scale war would end quickly.
He didn't have to wait long.
Just three days later, during a support mission, he received orders from Nara Hikaru to initiate the final battle.
The reason for the sudden decision was simple: the Mist Ninja side felt they were at a disadvantage, so they took a risky move and launched a surprise attack on the Konoha camp.
As a result, Nara Hikaru gave the command to him and several other Konoha Jōnin to abandon their current tasks and directly attack the oil port to eliminate the remaining Mist Ninjas stationed there.
Both sides had decided to strike directly at the heart of the enemy, clearly intending to end the war as soon as possible.
In the forest.
After reading the secret order in his hands, Qing Ming released the messenger hawk and then turned to look at the people behind him.
At that moment, four squads, totaling sixteen ninjas, stood behind him.
As a team dedicated to rescue missions, their squad was usually always full, and whenever there were casualties, new recruits would be added the next day.
So, up until now, his team had remained fully staffed.
Among these sixteen people, the one he was most familiar with was Hinata Yamagokoro, who had survived the longest and was, without a doubt, the most experienced. There were also a few other middle-ranking ninjas he knew fairly well.
The rest of the members were relatively new, and he didn't know them as well.
However, these people were all very familiar with him, especially Hinata Yamagokoro, who had been with him for the longest.
Seeing his expression, Hinata Yamagokoro immediately asked, "Captain, any new orders from headquarters?"
Clearly, he had already guessed what was coming.
Qing Ming didn't hide anything. Hearing his question, he directly replied, "The final battle has begun!"
"The final battle?!"
Hinata Yamagokoro exclaimed in surprise.
Not just him, but everyone else was equally astonished to hear the news.
Although they all knew that the final battle would eventually come, they hadn't expected it to happen so suddenly.
Qing Ming didn't give them much time to think. He quickly explained, "The Mist Ninjas launched a surprise attack on the headquarters camp. Headquarters has officially declared the final battle."
"Should we return to defend the rear camp?"
A Mist Jōnin, who had regained his composure after the shock, hurriedly asked.
"No need!"
Qing Ming shook his head. "The camp is being defended. Our mission is to strike the oil port."
"Strike the oil port?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others subtly changed. They seemed to be worried, yet there was also a hint of relief, though they didn't say anything further.
In this final battle, there was no place that could be considered absolutely safe.
The task of striking the oil port wouldn't be easy, so their worries were understandable.
However, being with Qing Ming gave them a sense of reassurance.
After all, not only was Qing Ming powerful, but he was also a ninja skilled in medical ninjutsu.
Thus, even if they were seriously injured, they would still have a chance of surviving.
Qing Ming noticed everyone's expressions but didn't say much. He simply ordered, "Everyone, head to the oil port immediately!"
"Yes, Captain!"
The voices responded in unison.
Then, the team quickly changed direction and followed Qing Ming, heading straight for the oil port.
As for the waiting rescue teams... Qing Ming could only apologize.
At the moment, the oil port mission had the highest priority. Any other mission had to be postponed.
Thus, they could only rely on themselves.
Meanwhile, Qing Ming and his team hurried through the forest and soon encountered another Konoha team.
After a brief exchange, confirming that the other team's mission was also to strike the oil port, the two teams merged and proceeded together toward their destination.
This was just the beginning.
As Qing Ming's group drew closer to the oil port, they encountered more and more Konoha teams.
Thus, the size of the group grew larger.
At this point, the Jōnin were given new orders from headquarters. A senior Jōnin was appointed as the temporary leader to coordinate everyone and carry out the assault on the oil port.
This Jōnin quickly split the team into three parts, forming a fan-shaped formation, each advancing from the west, southwest, and northwest directions, respectively, to launch a coordinated attack on the oil port.
As for Qing Ming's thoughts on the strategy, he didn't comment.
Given the current situation, the plan was simple and straightforward, which might seem a bit too obvious, but it wasn't necessarily inappropriate.
After all, in a large-scale battle like this, the final outcome would depend on each side's raw strength. Intricate tactics would hardly have much of an effect.
So, going straightforward was perfectly fine.
Qing Ming, along with several other Jōnin and their respective subordinates, formed a group of about one hundred people, approaching the oil port from the northwest direction.
With such a large-scale operation, it was impossible to keep it secret from the Mist Ninjas stationed within the port.
However, since the Mist Ninjas had also dispatched a large portion of their elites to attack the Konoha camp, they didn't have the manpower to intercept.
In the end, all three teams from the different directions successfully reached the oil port.
There were no words exchanged between the two sides. Once they met, it was a battle to the death.
The oil port, while lacking trees, had densely packed buildings, the majority of which were made of wood.
Thus, as soon as Qing Ming made his move, he used his signature technique—Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!
From the sky above.
Qing Ming, standing tall, gathered a large amount of chakra and condensed it into an enormous fireball, over thirty meters in diameter.
The terrifying light and heat forced the Konoha forces outside to momentarily halt their advance.
Qing Ming didn't give the Mist Ninjas time to regroup. After forming the fireball, he threw it down.
Several jets of water shot up from the ground, striking the fireball.
However, since the attacks were not synchronized, the combined power wasn't enough to completely neutralize the fireball. The fireball's descent was only slightly slowed.
Seeing this, a Mist Jōnin immediately shouted to the surrounding ninjas, "Scatter!"
At his command, the already-panicked Mist ninjas scattered in all directions like frightened rabbits.
In an instant, the area was thrown into chaos.
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