Qingming raised his hand, forming hand seals, and performed a ninjutsu—Fire Style: Searing Blaze Technique!
Boom~
A ball of flames appeared and immediately engulfed the corpse of Ghost Light No Moon.
Watching the body burn to ashes, Qingming then began to sort through his gains from the battle.
In this fight, he had captured seven of the Mist Ninjas, and except for one who was too severely injured for him to extract their mental and physical energy, the remaining six were drained.
Together, the seven contributed a total of 45,000 chakra points, averaging about 6,000 to 7,000 points each.
Overall, this placed them above average in terms of strength for ninjas at the same rank, but unfortunately for them, they had no chance to use their full potential against him.
Of course, his acquisition of so much chakra was also due to their relatively low consumption of energy; had the battle dragged on longer, the results might have been different.
Apart from these seven, he had also drained two Jonin and three Special Jonin of their chakra, mental energy, and physical energy.
The Jonin provided a total of over 35,000 chakra points, while the Special Jonin contributed about 40,000.
Altogether, twelve people had contributed close to 120,000 chakra points.
This was nearly equivalent to the chakra limit Qingming currently had.
For this reason, he had not dispelled his Shadow Clone Jutsu for the time being.
Looking at the three Shadow Clones in front of him, Qingming began considering how to allocate this chakra.
Initially, he had planned to use it all to make up for the training he had missed due to the recent activity of the Mist Ninjas. However, after some thought, he decided to focus on improving the proficiency of his Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Chakra Armor first.
The reasons for this decision were twofold: first, there wasn't that much chakra, so it wasn't worth distributing it across many techniques, and second, the benefits of the two techniques were significant.
The former, besides improving his ability to develop the Shadow Sword Technique and perfect his close combat system, was very practical. After a few attempts, Qingming found that this technique was very effective for disrupting enemy formations. It consumed less chakra than his Wind Style: Great Breakthrough and had a strong deceptive effect.
As for the latter, it would compensate for the deficiencies in his Earth Style: Hardened Technique in terms of defensive ninjutsu.
Based on his plan, he knew that in the upcoming period, he would likely be facing multiple opponents at once. Though he was confident in his own strength, having an extra layer of protection was always better.
It was for these reasons that he chose to focus the first batch of chakra on improving these two techniques.
"Yes, that's the plan."
Having made his decision, Qingming no longer hesitated. He immediately instructed the three Shadow Clones to fly to an appropriate location outside the battlefield and practice these two skills as quickly as possible.
For others, this might seem like last-minute preparation, but for Qingming, who had the proficiency panel, this amount of time was more than enough.
Upon receiving Qingming's orders, the three Shadow Clones wasted no time. They immediately performed Wind Style: Wind Wings, taking to the sky. Then they used Chakra Armor to protect themselves.
Once everything was in place, they quickly flew out of the battlefield.
Currently, with Wind Style: Wind Wings, Qingming could fly at a maximum speed of 300 meters per second, which translated to 18 kilometers per minute. So, it only took a few minutes for them to leave the battlefield.
In that short time, as long as they were careful, they wouldn't attract anyone's attention.
After their figures disappeared from sight, Qingming withdrew his gaze and began thinking about how to handle the approaching Konoha squad.
Yes, using his Byakugan, he had detected a team of Konoha ninjas cautiously approaching, just a few hundred meters away.
Qingming did not want to face them. After some thought, he once again used Shadow Clone Jutsu to create another clone.
Leaving the explanation to this clone, he activated Wind Style: Wind Wings and took to the sky, leaving the area to continue his patrol and search for his next target.
As for the information he had gained from Ghost Light No Moon's mind, that wasn't urgent.
It was not yet the right time, and he still needed some time to prepare.
With this in mind, Qingming opened his proficiency panel.
After eleven days of practice, his Shadow Clone Jutsu proficiency had surpassed level 6 (9000/10000), and it was only one step away from reaching level 7.
If his previous assumption was correct, once it reached level 7, it would likely advance to Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu.
At that point, he would be able to execute the plan he had been mulling over in his mind.
Thus, he told himself, "I can't rush!"
After reminding himself, Qingming closed the proficiency panel and flapped his wings, quickly flying away from the forest.
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Meanwhile, just below.
In the forest.
A few hundred meters from Qingming, several Konoha ninjas paused as they saw his retreating figure. One of them asked, "Captain, should we continue forward?"
Hearing this, the Konoha Special Jonin leader turned to look at another member.
The others followed his gaze. The person they were looking at appeared plain, but his eyes were startlingly white—he was clearly a member of the Hyuga clan.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Hyuga Ling didn't say anything and immediately raised his hand, focusing his chakra to activate his Byakugan.
In an instant, the veins around his temples bulged, and black marks appeared in his pupils. His gaze moved forward, and he soon spotted the figure of "Qingming" standing still in the distance.
The next moment, as if "Qingming" had sensed his gaze, he turned his eyes toward Hyuga Ling.
Instantly, a pair of blood-red Sharingan appeared before his eyes, causing him to instinctively close them.
"Huhu"
Hyuga Ling took several deep breaths, muttering to himself, "As expected of a genius from the Uchiha clan, the power of those eyes is truly terrifying!"
Seeing Hyuga Ling react this way, the Konoha Special Jonin leader quickly asked, "Ling, what's wrong?"
Hyuga Ling waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's nothing."
Then, he added, "Qingming left a Shadow Clone behind."
But before he could finish his sentence, Hyuga Ling suddenly recalled the terrifying eyes he had just seen and changed his words, "Well, I'm not sure if it's a Shadow Clone. All I know is that he is still there, as if he's waiting for us to approach."
Hearing this, the Konoha Special Jonin leader didn't think much of it. He wasn't concerned whether it was a Shadow Clone or not. As long as Qingming was still there, they could figure out what had happened.
Without hesitation, he ordered the team to move forward.
On the other side, Qingming's Shadow Clone had indeed noticed Hyuga Ling's attempt to spy on him.
When it came to the Byakugan, Qingming was no less knowledgeable than any member of the Hyuga clan. So, when the enemy activated their Byakugan to observe him, he immediately detected it.
It was precisely because he had realized that there was a Hyuga clan ninja among the Konoha team that his main body had not remained behind.
After all, he had not sealed his Byakugan at his forehead for a while, and if someone noticed it, he would have a hard time explaining it.
So, it was best to avoid being seen if possible.
As for the Shadow Clone, since Qingming's Byakugan had not fully integrated with his body, Shadow Clone Jutsu could not copy it as effectively as it did with the Sharingan. Therefore, there was no concern about exposure.
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