Boom~
As soon as Qingming finished speaking, a dull explosion echoed from deep within the base.
Listening carefully, it sounded like the detonation of explosive tags.
Without hesitation, Qingming dove into the pool, swam through the underwater passage, emerged at the cliff edge, and exited the deep mountain cave.
The moment he left the cave, a faint tremor rose from beneath his feet, as if the entire Ghost Island was quaking.
In the distance, continuous explosions could be heard rumbling underground, suggesting a chain of blasts occurring deep below.
Indeed, that was exactly what was happening.
Before Qingming left the underground base, he had utilized the stockpiled explosive tags to set up a delayed detonation mechanism.
The tremors just now were the result of those explosions.
His goal was simple: to destroy the underground base.
While Qingming was now a member of Konoha, he couldn't condone the lengths to which Konoha was going for victory.
No—this wasn't just about using questionable methods anymore.
Experimenting on live humans was outright disregard for life.
As the saying goes: When one prospers, they benefit the world; when they falter, they protect their virtue.
Even though he had been transported to this ruthless world where life was cheap, his three moral principles from his previous life hadn't been eroded.
If he could, he wanted to change certain things.
Since he had witnessed this tragedy, he couldn't let it persist—not for ten more years, not for even a day longer.
Moreover, these experiments weren't entirely for the sake of winning the war.
That made Qingming even less likely to turn a blind eye.
Thus, he chose to destroy the base.
As for the people inside the base:
Besides the unruly elements his shadow clones had already dealt with, only a few half-dead experimental subjects remained.
After seeking their consent, Qingming gave them a merciful end.
As for those who hadn't undergone any modification:
It so happened that they were all used up today by Kimura Kazuhiko.
When Qingming first met Kimura, the man had asked him to capture more subjects tomorrow.
Unfortunately, Kimura wouldn't live to see that day—Qingming had already reduced him to ashes.
Hovering in the air, Qingming overlooked the entire island. Sensing that the tremors had gradually subsided, he shook his head and flew off into the distance.
Two hours passed in a flash.
As nightfall approached, Qingming finally returned to the Blackstone Outpost.
After resting briefly, he headed to the command center.
Upon reviewing the day's reconnaissance report on Flying Fish Town, he left the outpost without delay.
He flew directly toward Flying Fish Town.
A quarter of an hour later.
He arrived at his destination.
From high above, he surveyed the area and confirmed that the Mist-nin stationed in Flying Fish Town had no immediate plans to mobilize troops.
Leaving behind a shadow clone to monitor the situation, his real body headed for the rocky shore where he usually trained.
By now, night had fallen.
After swallowing a few military ration pills to stave off hunger, Qingming began creating shadow clones to train.
However, unlike before, he created one extra clone this time.
Its task was to study the books and scrolls left behind by Kimura Kazuhiko, aiming to extract the necessary techniques for his own use.
Once mastered, he could transplant the Byakugan he had obtained.
With it, he would remedy his scouting weaknesses.
As for why his real body didn't handle the research directly:
The reason was simple—his real body needed to practice Mystical Palm Technique and Mind's Eye Technique.
The former affected the growth of his "Constitution" attribute, while the latter influenced the evolution of his Sharingan. Both were top priorities.
While the Byakugan would enhance his reconnaissance abilities, it paled in comparison to the importance of the other two.
Qingming was clear on his priorities.
Moreover, learning knowledge wasn't something that required his real body.
With these thoughts quickly passing through his mind, Qingming dismissed the shadow clones to their respective tasks and immersed himself in training.
Meanwhile.
At the headquarters of Root in Konoha.
Danzo stared at the intelligence report in his hand, his already sinister expression growing even darker.
Looking at the subordinate kneeling before him, he asked coldly, "What exactly happened on Ghost Island?"
Though his tone was calm, it carried a chilling menace that couldn't be ignored.
Even the root ninja before him—devoid of individuality—shuddered at the sound.
Suppressing his unease, he replied, "My lord, the details are unclear for now. The information was relayed by Snake Fang's summoned beast.
According to it, the blood contract between Snake Fang and itself suddenly disappeared this afternoon. Suspecting that Snake Fang has died, it reported the matter to us.
Upon receiving the news, we tried contacting the base but received no response."
Snake Fang was Kimura Kazuhiko's code name within Root. His summoned beast, a fox he personally modified to be exceptionally intelligent, was the one that reported the incident when their contract vanished.
What Qingming didn't anticipate was that before Kimura died, he had secretly terminated the blood contract with his summoned beast.
This oversight allowed Root to learn about the loss of contact with the Ghost Island base sooner than Qingming expected.
However, this didn't matter much. Qingming had already dealt with everything he needed to and wasn't worried about being discovered.
Danzo, unsatisfied with the explanation, snorted coldly and continued, "What about Jinshu and Chi? Where were they when Snake Fang went missing?"
The Root ninja hesitated slightly before gritting his teeth and answering, "My lord, they're also unaccounted for."
"Heh."
Danzo chuckled darkly upon hearing this.
After a long pause, he said, "Good. Very good. Someone dares target me? How bold!"
The kneeling ninja looked up in surprise. "My lord, do you mean—"
"Hmm!"
Danzo interrupted with a cold snort.
He explained, "For Jinshu and Chi to disappear without sending any word, this is no coincidence—it must be a premeditated attack."
Then, turning to the ninja, he ordered, "Wind, gather our forces and investigate this thoroughly. I want to uncover what's going on!"
"Yes, Lord Danzo!"
With no unnecessary words, the ninja code-named Wind swiftly departed.
Watching his subordinate leave, Danzo leaned back in his chair, half-closing his eyes as he pondered in silence.
On the other side, Qingming remained unaware that his sudden actions had misled Danzo into pursuing the wrong trail entirely.
But then again, the location of the Ghost Island base was extremely secretive. Without the foreknowledge Qingming had from his previous life, discovering it would have been nearly impossible.
Logically, Danzo's assumption that only someone with intricate planning could uncover such a place made sense.
To this, Qingming could only wish him good luck!
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