Naruto: My Progress in Konoha

at the same time.

Under night.

Not far from the town, a strange insect suddenly emerged from the ground.

Its body is two meters long, with three pairs of pointed legs, its body is covered with scales, and its pair of earthy-yellow eyes look extremely spiritual.

It looked around, then opened its mouth and spat out a human figure.

After the visitor appeared, he was the first to look around vigilantly. After confirming that it was safe, he touched the insect's head and said, "Good job, Chica!"

The insect rubbed his palm with enjoyment, then lay on the ground, quietly waiting for Obara Shuji's order.

That's right, this person is none other than Shuji Obara.

And this strange bug named Chika is his psychic beast. Not only does it have the ability to hide its breath, but it also has an extra-dimensional space in its body.

It was precisely because Obara Shuji was hiding in this different dimensional space, and with the help of Chica's ability to hide his aura, that he could always follow Qing Ming without being discovered by him.

That's right, since the battle ended the day before yesterday, he has been following Qing Ming, monitoring his every move from underground.

The prying eyes Qing Ming occasionally sensed came from him.

As for why, Yanyin Village still didn't form a siege on them?

The answer is simple. Obara Shuji did not hand over the corresponding information to these Iwa ninjas at all.

It's not that Obara Shuji plans to kill Qing Ming single-handedly, but he thinks that these rock ninjas are not enough to block the way of Qing Ming and others.

Thus, handing over the information to them served no purpose other than increasing the risk of his exposure.

However, things are different now.

Not long ago, he received news that an elite team sent by the village had arrived on the battlefield.

As far as he knew, this team was small in number, but most of them were special jonins with special skills. The leader was Han, an elite jounin known as the "Steam Ninja".

Moreover, he is not just an ordinary ninja, he also has the feared beast of disaster sealed in his body - the Five-Tails!

Therefore, after getting the news, he passed on the information he had to them.

Calculating the time, they should be there tomorrow morning.

As soon as he thought about this, Obara Shuji looked at the town not far away, as if seeing Qing Ming through many obstacles, and murmured: "Soon, soon."

After saying that, he gently patted the head of the insect next to him and said, "Chica, let's go!"

Hearing this, the strange insect named Chika shook his body, then raised his head, sucked on Obara Shuji, and swallowed him into his belly.

Then, it poked the ground with its front two pointed feet, and the earth seemed to soften and swallow it up.

After a while, the earth returned to normal, leaving no trace at all.

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In a flash, the time came to the next morning.

As soon as it dawned, all the Konoha ninjas in the town woke up.

They simply tidied up their personal hygiene and then casually swallowed a few Bing Liang Pills to replenish their nutrition and physical strength.

After that, under the leadership of a group of jounin, they rushed towards the predetermined target.

Qing Ming walked in front of the team, guarding Hinata Linghuo. His Sharingan was open throughout the process, and he looked around with an indescribably serious expression.

Hinata Linghuo looked at him several times, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Qing Ming, what's wrong with you today? Are you so careful?!"

Qing Ming heard this and glanced at him. From his face, he saw the long-lost relief.

Not only him, but also the surviving ninjas in the team were more relaxed than the previous two days.

Obviously, the mission was completed and they had to rendezvous with friendly forces, which made them feel a little bit relaxed involuntarily.

"This is not okay!"

Qing Ming's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Hinata Linghuo thought he had discovered something, and quickly looked around vigilantly, while asking in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

"oh!"

Qing Ming was awakened by the other party's inquiry and replied slightly perfunctorily: "Nothing."

Without waiting for him to continue asking, he said again: "You should pay attention to yourself. I have something to talk to the Nara Jonin, so I will leave for a while."

Hearing this, Hinata Linghuo didn't know why, but he still nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, you go ahead!"

After all, he is a special jounin and does not need to be protected at all times.

The reason why Qing Ming walked with him was just in case of emergency.

Several other Hyuga ninjas were also surrounded by members of the combat team.

Hearing what the other party said, Qing Ming simply responded and planned to turn around and leave, but after thinking about it, he still said: "Ling Huo, be careful. I feel like today will not go so smoothly."

After saying that, regardless of the other party's reaction, he left with a 'blinking technique'.

Hearing this, Hinata Linghuo paused slightly and frowned: "It won't be so smooth. What do you mean? There are still enemies, it doesn't make sense!"

While Hinata Linghuo was thinking, he suddenly thought of Qing Ming's abnormality today, and secretly thought that the other party would not really find anything.

At this thought, he looked at the dense forest around him, feeling an inexplicable fear in his heart.

‘White eyes~’

As soon as the thought came to mind, Hinata Linghuo opened his white eyes, and blue veins appeared from both sides of the corners of his eyes, looking extremely terrifying.

But Hinata Linghuo was used to it, and he quickly scanned his surroundings with the help of his Byakugan's perspective ability.

However, apart from Qingming who had gone far away and several other tribesmen who were exploring the way and their teammates, there was no one else within a kilometer.

After confirming this, Hinata Linghuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But

Thinking of Qingming's cautious appearance, he finally put away his previous relaxed mentality and started to explore the way again seriously.

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At the same time.

About 20 to 30 kilometers away from Qingming and his team, a team of seven people from the Hidden Rock Village was moving forward rapidly.

Suddenly, a loud eagle cry sounded.

All of a sudden, all seven people stopped and looked up at the sky.

I saw an eagle flying from the horizon, circling in the sky twice, and then suddenly fell, and finally landed steadily on the raised arm of one of them.

The man first stroked the feathers on the eagle's back, and then took out a rolled-up note from the mailbox on its leg.

Opening the note, the man looked at the numbers on it, quickly compared it with the code book in his mind, and translated it into text.

"What does it say?"

Another Rock Ninja asked him when he finished reading.

After hearing this, the Rock Ninja rubbed his fingers together, and a flame appeared, burning the paper into ashes.

After the ashes scattered, he slowly said: "Ohara Jonin just sent the information that the Konoha people have left the town.

Based on their route, the command center judged that the other party should be preparing to join the Konoha troops that broke through the Tiger Mountain Camp yesterday."

"Then, should we block them on the road, or go directly to the Tiger Mountain Camp and wait for them to fall into the trap?"

One of the Rock Ninjas asked immediately after hearing what he said.