Naruto: My Progress in Konoha

The next day.

Early in the morning.

When the first ray of sunlight shone through the window and onto his face, Qingming opened his eyes.

A trace of confusion flashed across his eyes, but Qingming soon regained consciousness.

He got up, washed, and went to the base cafeteria. After eating something and filling his stomach, he found Uchiha Tiehuo.

Uchiha Tiehuo, who was assigning tasks, saw him coming and asked in surprise: "Captain, why are you here?"

In front of others, he was still more careful and did not call Qingming's name directly, but called him captain.

As for the reason for his surprise,

It was very simple. Qingming had stopped asking about these things a long time ago. Now that he suddenly came here, he was really surprised.

Hearing the other party's inquiry, Qingming waved his hand and said, "You do yours, I'll come and see."

Hearing this, Uchiha Tiehuo did not say much and immediately arranged tasks for his ninjas.

After all these people received their tasks and left, Uchiha Tiehuo came to him and said, "Qingming, is there anything I can do for you?"

Obviously, he knew that Qingming couldn't just come here to take a look.

In the past, Qingming would have wanted to spend a minute in two, so how could he have the leisure to come and take a look?

In fact, it was true.

The reason why Qingming came here today was to go on a mission with him. The unusual movements of the Hidden Mist Village still made him a little concerned.

If he didn't investigate it himself, he really didn't feel at ease.

So, he planned to follow him out to sea to see if he could meet the Mist Ninja.

If he did, with his strength, he could easily take him down.

At that time, once the lv7 (0/0) perfect realm of the 'Genjutsu·Sharingan' was opened, it would take a little effort to read the other party's memory.

These people may not know any secret information, but some of the information on the surface is enough for him to get a glimpse of the leopard and understand the plans of the Hidden Mist Village.

With this thought, Qingming said directly: "I will go on a mission with you today."

"What?"

Uchiha Tiehuo couldn't believe his ears.

After Qingming told the other party about his plan, Uchiha Tiehuo realized that Qingming was not joking, so he decisively agreed.

Just kidding, with Qingming as a member of the team, his safety will be greatly improved. If he disagrees with this kind of thing, he is a fool.

What's more, Qingming is the real commander of the base, and no one can control where he goes.

Soon, the two of them set off on a small sailboat with a dozen Konoha ninjas.

Small sailboats like this can only travel in offshore waters and cannot go deep into the sea. Once they go deep, they will sink in strong winds and waves.

However, their mission does not require going deep into the sea. They only need to patrol the surrounding waters to ensure that the Mist Ninja will not approach.

So, there is no need to worry about the wind and waves.

Stepping back, at such a close distance, even if the boat capsizes, they can return on their own.

As for not being able to tread water?

Please, the war has been going on for more than two years. Genin of this level have long died. The Genin who are still alive now have some ability.

And the village will not let the Genin who just graduated from the ninja school go to the front line.

Therefore, the boat under your feet is at most to save some chakra for everyone, and no one really cares.

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Time passed by minute by minute.

Qingming stood at the bow, looking at the monotonous scenery on the sea around him, and finally shook his head and retracted his gaze.

"Captain?"

On the side, Uchiha Tiehuo saw this and seemed to want to say something.

Qingming waved his hand and said, "I'll leave it to you here. Call me if you find anything. I'll go to practice first."

After that, he came to the stern, crossed his hands, formed the "嬣" seal, and performed the "shadow clone technique". With a "bang", a cloud of chakra smoke dispersed, and nine figures appeared in the field.

Qing Ming gave one of the shadow clones an order to stay here, and then he took the other eight shadow clones away.

After his strength improved, he had fewer concerns about what he did.

In the past, if there were so many people present, he would at most use the "Palm Immortal Technique" to strengthen his body, and would never split a shadow clone to practice.

But now, he directly left a shadow clone as a signal for contact, and the main body left.

Even so, no one dared to say anything.

This is the convenience brought by strength.

However, using the shadow clone as a tool for contact is still a bit inconvenient, because the only way to notify him is to cancel the "Shadow Clone Technique" and transmit the memory back.

In this way, it is okay if the distance is close, and he can arrive quickly.

But once the distance is too far, when he arrives, the opportunity may be cold.

Therefore, this drawback must be solved, and there is actually a way, that is, leaving two shadow clones, or directly leaving the main body here.

Let’s not talk about the latter. He can still show the ‘Palm Immortal Technique’ to others. After all, using medical ninjutsu to strengthen and transform the body is not something shameful.

But the ‘Reflection Heart Technique’ is not good. Qingming will not perform this technique in front of others if he can avoid it.

They may not know about this useless illusion technique that has been shelved by the Uchiha clan, and even if they know it, they can’t recognize it.

But it’s better to be safe than sorry. If he is really recognized, combined with his outstanding performance, he may cause trouble.

So, in order to avoid trouble, it is better not to show it in front of others, especially when there are Uchiha clan ninjas in the field.

As for leaving two shadow clones, one for delivering messages and the other for providing military support, this can solve the problem.

But the key is that it is too wasteful of chakra.

Indeed, Qingming now has a lot of chakra available every day, but there are also many skills that need to be practiced. He can't afford such a waste. He certainly can't choose this way.

This time, it's okay. The patrol range of their team is not very large. After he receives the memory transmission of the shadow clone, he will arrive soon.

But what about next time?

What if he is farther away, then he can only follow the team and waste time in vain.

In this way, how can his skills improve quickly?

At this thought, Qingming's idea from a long time ago came to his mind, and he secretly said: "Perhaps, I should try to learn the 'heart-to-heart technique' of the Yamanaka clan."

A long time ago, when the Yamanaka clan's ninja used this technique to communicate with him, he had this idea.

However, there was no urgent need at that time, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Now that there is a need, he can study it.

As the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan, the 'heart-to-heart technique' can even communicate with a certain person across dozens or hundreds of kilometers under the amplification of the barrier, and the effect is not weak.

He didn't ask to do it immediately, as long as he could communicate with his own shadow clone across a few kilometers.

And with his current mental power, combined with the experience of being connected by the Yamanaka clan using this technique many times before, it is not difficult to spend some effort to develop it.

Of course, the implementation process may be different from the Yamanaka clan's 'heart-to-heart technique', but as long as the effect is achieved, it's fine.

However, having made a decision in his heart does not mean that he will try it immediately.

Now, his main task is to concentrate on upgrading the Wind Style: Wind Blade to the maximum level, and then upgrade the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.

By then, with extra time and energy, he can study this mind-opening secret technique while studying the flying ninjutsu.