Naruto: My Progress in Konoha

It was night.

Qingming, who had been practicing outside for several hours, finally returned to the Black Stone Base.

When he returned to his residence, Qingming opened the door and saw a figure inside.

This person was none other than his shadow clone.

The two looked at each other, and the shadow clone disappeared on the spot.

What followed was a long section of memory.

Among them, there was not only the scene of him following the Kirigakure back to Feiyu Town, but also the memory of being dragged to a meeting by Sano Nobuhisa after returning.

Qingming just glanced at the former and ignored it.

Ozawa Yuki did not do anything weird. After issuing the order to retreat, he honestly took the surviving Kirigakure back to Feiyu Town.

As for the latter.

There was also not much nutritious content.

This battle had just ended, and Sano Nobuhisa had a lot of things to do. The meeting only reported the gains and losses of this battle and the situation of the other three battlefields.

From him, Qingming knew that the gap in the southern defense line was the focus of the attack of the Hidden Mist Village this time.

This can also explain why Ozawa Yuki retreated so simply - not only because of the pressure he exerted, but also because they were not the main attacker.

As for the gap

Until now, the two sides have not yet decided the winner.

However, because it lasted too long, the battle over there has long become a tug-of-war. The personnel in the field have been replaced twice, and they are still fighting there.

Sano Nobuhisa asked them to be ready for support at any time.

Although the village has agreed to dispatch high-end combat forces here, it will take some time. If the other side can't hold on, it is very likely that they will transfer people from here first.

This is something that the commander-in-chief, Nara Kiyomitsu, personally explained, and they must pay attention to it.

In addition, Sano Nobuhisa also arranged some follow-up tasks.

However, this has little to do with Qingming. His task is still to go to scout the movements of the Mist Ninja in Feiyu Town every night.

Of course, there is no need to do it tonight.

This war had just ended, and both the Konoha ninja and the Kirigakure ninja were licking their wounds and had no energy to start a second war immediately.

So, he didn't need to go out tonight.

Coincidentally, after practicing in the second half of last night and several hours today, combined with the 'Earth Style·Turbo Gun', he felt that he was not far from successfully imprinting the two ninjutsu 'Earth Style·Turbo Wall' and 'Earth Style·Hardening Technique' on the panel.

"Keep it up!"

Secretly cheering himself up, Qingming raised his hands, crossed them to form the 'Ren' seal, and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique' again.

Bang~

Accompanied by a burst of chakra smoke, two figures appeared in the room.

Qingming looked at the two shadow clones and directly ordered: "Let's start!"

"Yes." ×2

The two shadow clones nodded, without any nonsense, and immediately walked to the corner of the room, began to seriously recall the content of 'Earth Style·Hardening Technique', and then tried to practice.

That's right, Qingming didn't let them practice a ninjutsu, but planned to concentrate on practicing the 'Earth Style Hardening Technique' first.

The reason for this choice is very simple, that is, practicing the 'Earth Style Hardening Technique' makes too much noise. It's okay if it's not used, but once it's used, it will inevitably cause a commotion.

Qingming didn't want to attract attention, so he put it aside for the time being.

On the contrary, the 'Earth Style Hardening Technique' acts on oneself, and whether it succeeds or not, it will not attract the attention of others, which is very suitable for practicing in this environment.

In addition, the 'Earth Style Hardening Technique' can effectively enhance his ability to save his life.

For ordinary people, this kind of last-minute cramming behavior is completely meaningless.

After all, in order to play the role of the 'Earth Style Hardening Technique', it is not enough to just be at the entry level.

But Qingming is different. With the existence of a proficiency panel, as long as he can imprint this technique on the panel and then spend chakra, he can completely reach a very high level in a short period of time.

In this way, it can naturally play its due effect.

Therefore, cramming at the last minute was not a waste of time for him.

Taking his eyes off the two shadow clones, Qingming sat cross-legged on the bed, and then continued to perform the "Palm Immortal Technique" and "Reflection Heart Technique" in turn, strengthening his body while guiding the Sharingan to continue to evolve.

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In a flash, time came to the second half of the night.

Just as Qingming routinely took back the shadow clones, summed up his experience, and refreshed his status, the whole person suddenly froze in place.

The next moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Finally succeeded!"

Muttering, Qingming opened the panel and saw that there was an additional skill on it - Earth Escape·Hardening Technique: lv0 (1/100)!

That's right, he successfully imprinted the "Earth Escape·Hardening Technique" on the panel.

That's why Qingming was so happy.

"Inhale~~~ Exhale~~~"

Take a deep breath, and then exhale slowly.

Qingming calmed himself down, then immediately performed the "Shadow Clone Technique", creating five shadow clones, and asked them to practice this ninjutsu at the same time.

The training efficiency was five times faster, and the speed was quite fast.

In just over ten minutes, Qingming successfully reached the entry level, which is level 1.

This is the time needed for thinking and understanding in the middle, otherwise the speed would be even faster.

When all the shadow clones were retracted, Qingming felt a sense of enlightenment in his heart.

After a moment of quiet contemplation, Qingming raised his hand to seal, and after a few seconds, he successfully performed the ninjutsu - Earth Style Hardening Technique!

In an instant, Qingming's skin turned from white to black and gray.

Then, an extremely tough feeling came. Qingming picked up a kunai and scratched his arm. There was no pain, only a faint white mark appeared on it, and then it disappeared quickly.

Although Qingming did not use much force, he was able to block the sharp weapon so much, which was enough to show the effect of this technique.

You know, this is only the level 1 level. If it continues to improve, its defense will inevitably become stronger and stronger.

By then, he can ignore ordinary physical attacks.

Thinking of this, Qingming released the "Earth Style Hardening Technique" and separated five shadow clones again, letting them continue to grind proficiency.

This time it takes 200 points of proficiency, which took Qingming more than half an hour.

When it was upgraded to level 2, Qingming used this technique again, and his defense power was improved as expected.

In addition, the time spent on performing it was also reduced.

At this speed, if he used five shadow clones to practice, he could reach level 3 in just about an hour and a half.

However, Qingming had to stop.

It was because he didn't have enough chakra.

This method of increasing proficiency was indeed very fast, but it also consumed a lot of chakra.

Just now, from level 0 (1/100) to level 2 (1/500), he consumed almost 30,000 chakra points. If he continued to increase his chakra, he would need another 50,000 chakra points to reach level 3. Qingming couldn't bear it.

Originally, he had no chance to replenish his chakra at the end of the daytime battle, and he practiced for such a long time at night.

If it weren't for the 'Chakra Refining Technique' and the chakra that his body naturally recovered, he might not be able to hold on until the 'Earth Style Hardening Technique' was upgraded to level 2.

So, when it's time to slow down, you still have to slow down.

It just so happens that he is a little tired now, it's time to take a nap.

Thinking of this, Qingming returned to the bed, didn't take off his clothes, and fell asleep directly.