"Did we succeed?"
One of the special jonin from the Mist Village asked, his eyes fixed on the smoke ahead.
Upon hearing this, the other four remained silent, but they all kept their guard up, watching the spot where Qingming had last stood.
Logically speaking, the last attack of the Water Dragon should have landed right where Qingming was standing. Even if he wasn't killed, he should have been severely wounded.
However, a lingering sense of danger told them that the battle was far from over.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, a wind blade about a meter long shot out from the smoke, heading straight for the waist of the first special jonin, seemingly intending to slice him in half.
"Watch out!"
One of the other Mist ninjas, noticing the danger, immediately shouted a warning.
Luckily, the special jonin had remained vigilant and, upon hearing the warning, immediately darted to the side.
In the end, the wind blade only grazed his afterimage, leaving a long, thin scratch on the ground, but it didn't harm him at all.
At the same time, the other three Mist ninjas, detecting the direction from which the wind blade came, immediately threw their kunai.
Clang~ Clang~ Clang~
Three crisp sounds of metal clashing rang out from the smoke.
It appeared that the three kunai had been struck by something and were sent flying back, embedding themselves in the ground.
Swish, swish, swish~
The five Mist ninjas spread out, watching the smoke warily.
Soon, the smoke cleared, revealing the figure within.
It was none other than Qingming.
At this moment, he looked a little disheveled, with his clothes torn in several places from the flying debris, and there were some bloodstains on his skin.
However, overall, he seemed to be in no serious condition.
Clearly, he had dodged the direct hit from the Water Dragon.
Seeing this, the Mist ninjas' pupils constricted. Without any hesitation, they prepared to attack once more.
However, after the recent encounter, Qingming had already decided to reveal some of his strength. After all, he was a part of Konoha, and he couldn't afford to seem too lackluster.
With that in mind, before the Mist ninjas could make their move, he took the initiative and launched his attack.
A flash of blue light appeared as Qingming's figure vanished from his original position.
Instant Sword Technique!
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Morishita Shichi, one of the special jonin, was shocked. A strong sense of crisis flooded his mind, and almost instinctively, he turned around, raising his kunai to block at his side.
Clang~
In the next moment, the kunai collided with Qingming's long sword, creating a sharp metallic sound.
"Eh!"
Looking at the blow that had been blocked, Qingming was secretly surprised.
After spending some time fighting, he had already figured out that Morishita Shichi was the weakest among the five Mist ninjas.
Because of this, he had targeted him with both the previous wind blade and this surprise attack.
He hadn't expected that Morishita would react to both.
As expected, even those who make it to the rank of special jonin, no matter how weak, still have some decent skills. Their strength is far superior to regular chunin.
Given how powerful this slash was, ninety percent of chunin would have been unable to block it. For them, it would be a one-hit kill.
Shaking his head, Qingming stopped dwelling on the matter.
Avoiding the hand-shuriken thrown by the other four Mist ninjas, Qingming used Instant Sword Technique once again to reach the other side of Morishita Shichi.
A flash of cold light appeared as Qingming swung his long sword directly at Morishita's neck.
Sensing the danger, Morishita quickly bent down, narrowly evading the attack.
Seeing this, Qingming showed no hesitation. He swiftly twisted his wrist, changing the direction of his sword from a horizontal slash to a downward chop.
The blade, wrapped in wind chakra, slashed downward at an angle. Before it even reached Morishita, he could already feel a stinging pain.
Out of the corner of his eye, Morishita saw that his shirt near the blade was torn open by the wind chakra, and blood was already spilling from the wound.
Clearly, he had been injured.
Despite the pain and the fear rising within him, Morishita quickly formed hand seals, moving as fast as he could to cast his jutsu—Water Substitute Jutsu!
Puff~
Qingming's long sword struck Morishita, and his body suddenly turned into a puddle of water.
Qingming's gaze didn't linger on the spot for a second. Without even retracting his sword, he looked toward a spot not far away.
Opportunity!
Qingming's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he raised his left hand, swiftly completing the hand seals and casting a jutsu with a single hand—Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
In the next moment, a huge fireball shot out, striking Morishita Shichi directly.
"Ah~~~"
A painful scream echoed out.
Morishita Shichi was hit by the fireball and instantly became engulfed in flames, screaming in agony.
"Shichi!"
Seeing this, one of the special jonin from the Mist shouted anxiously.
As she yelled, she quickly formed hand seals, opening her mouth to cast a Water Release technique in an attempt to extinguish the flames consuming Morishita.
At the same time, the other three Mist ninjas seized the opportunity when Qingming used a jutsu to launch another attack.
One of them pulled a kunai from their pouch, this one carrying an explosive tag, and threw it toward Qingming.
The other two quickly formed hand seals, each casting a Water Release and a Lightning Release technique, combining them into a joint technique to attack Qingming.
Qingming's Sharingan spun rapidly as he immediately locked onto the explosive tag on the kunai. Realizing there was no time to block, he abandoned that thought, sheathed his sword, and quickly dodged to the side.
However, as soon as his feet hit the ground, a water column laced with lightning surged toward him—this was the joint technique.
Reluctantly, Qingming had no choice but to use Instant Body Technique once more, dodging even further away.
However, his brief hesitation to kill Morishita had cost him precious time.
Thus, while he managed to avoid the kunai with explosive tags, he couldn't escape the joint Water and Lightning technique in time.
The water column slammed into the ground, spreading a thin layer of water rapidly around.
Even though Qingming's Instant Body Technique granted him incredible speed, it still wasn't enough to outrun the expanding range of the technique.
As he neared the water, Qingming silently cursed, thinking, Not good.
He planned to leap into the air to escape the water membrane on the ground, but it was too late.
Almost as soon as he touched the water, a surge of lightning followed right behind.
Zzzz~
A sharp, ear-piercing sound of electric current filled the air.
Qingming's legs immediately went numb, and he was frozen in place.
Seeing this, the Mist ninja who had thrown the kunai with the explosive tag widened his eyes, quickly realizing that this was a golden opportunity.
Without hesitation, he pulled out three more kunai from his pouch and hurled them toward Qingming.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~
The three kunai flew at high speed, aiming for Qingming's throat, heart, and abdomen, targeting his vital points.
Qingming's Sharingan spun rapidly as he locked onto the kunai. After confirming they didn't have any traps, he decided not to unleash his ultimate technique.
With a quick twist of his body, he avoided the critical hits.
The kunai aimed at his throat missed entirely.
The kunai aimed at his heart didn't pierce the target; instead, it merely grazed his left arm, leaving a shallow but painful wound.
As for the kunai aimed at his abdomen...
It did strike, but fortunately, it missed any vital organs.
It wasn't a major injury.
However, if he remained here as a target, things would get much worse.
I must leave quickly!
With that thought in mind, Qingming gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and quickly formed hand seals, using a jutsu—Wind Release: Wind Wings!
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