The smoke gradually dissipated, revealing Qingming's figure at the edge.
At this moment, his hands had just been lowered.
Clearly, the water column from before was the result of his ninjutsu.
Indeed, he had been forced to retreat, but that didn't mean he couldn't strike again.
The 'Water Release: Water Severing Wave' did not disappoint; from a great distance, it directly killed Fukui Takumi.
As for the grim expression on Hasegawa's face, Qingming didn't care in the slightest.
Not only that, he grabbed the long sword that had been sticking out of the ground nearby, and with a flash of blue light, he used 'Instant Sword Technique' to close the gap with his opponent.
Among the three who had previously besieged him, only Hasegawa remained now.
Qingming planned to finish them all off in one go.
On the way, some Mist Ninja Chunin attempted to interfere, but Qingming easily dodged their attacks.
Seeing his movements, Hasegawa did not choose to flee immediately. Instead, he quickly formed hand seals and unleashed another ninjutsu.
A series of water spears, as thick as human arms, were formed and shot toward Qingming like spears.
However, this kind of attack might be effective against an average ninja, but it was somewhat lacking against Qingming.
Qingming's Sharingan spun rapidly, instantly locking onto the trajectory of these water spears.
Then, he twisted his body slightly, effortlessly dodging the attacks.
He didn't even slow down.
Reaching the ground below, Qingming looked up at Hasegawa. He paused for a moment, then stepped down hard on the ground. Like a cannonball, he shot up into the air.
On his way up, he used the floors to gain extra leverage, stepping quickly to leap directly to the rooftop, right in front of Hasegawa.
At this point, only a few seconds had passed since Hasegawa launched his ninjutsu. It was not enough for him to use another technique.
So, naturally, Hasegawa began to retreat, increasing the distance between them.
However, such a reasonable action made Qingming cautious.
He didn't follow immediately. Instead, he looked down at the ground beneath him.
In the next moment, his pupils constricted.
Not far ahead, there were intricate patterns etched into the rooftop. If he took another step forward, he would step right onto them.
This made Qingming uneasy.
These weren't ordinary patterns; they were sealing formations.
Though the sealing formation in front of him seemed a bit rudimentary—likely hastily set up and probably not too powerful—being unaware of its specific effects, Qingming didn't want to step into it.
On the other side, seeing that Qingming had stopped and didn't rush to follow him, Hasegawa's disappointed expression was almost impossible to hide.
Though he didn't know whether the sealing formation could actually restrict Qingming, not even having the chance to test it left him disappointed.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
Several shuriken were thrown from his hands, aiming directly at Qingming at the edge of the rooftop.
Qingming's Sharingan spun rapidly once again, and he immediately saw the explosive tags attached to these shuriken.
So, instead of blocking, he chose to dodge.
As he leapt from his original position, he quickly formed hand seals and used two ninjutsu—'Earth Release: Hardening Technique' and 'Chakra Armor.'
In the next moment, flames erupted, and a violent explosion rang out.
Qingming was thrown backward by the shockwave, stumbling a few steps. He almost fell off the rooftop, but fortunately, he was unharmed.
Regaining his balance, Qingming looked at Hasegawa.
Through the smoke, he could see that Hasegawa had also left his original position and was now planning to descend from the other side of the rooftop.
"Trying to run? Dream on!" Qingming sneered.
He immediately shoved his long sword into the ground and raised his hands, quickly completing the hand seals. His mouth opened as he unleashed the ninjutsu—'Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique!'
In the blink of an eye, dozens, even hundreds, of fireballs erupted from his mouth, firing like burning bullets toward Hasegawa.
At this point, Hasegawa was still some distance from the edge of the rooftop.
Reluctantly, he had to turn around and dodge.
At the same time, he continued to retreat, increasing the distance between him and Qingming.
His close-combat abilities were inferior to those of his two fallen teammates, so he didn't dare engage in direct combat with Qingming.
The reason he hadn't fled immediately was to act as bait, trying to lure Qingming into the sealing formation to trap him.
Now that his plan had failed, he naturally had to quickly increase the distance and buy time, waiting for reinforcements.
Yes, he was trying to buy time.
Hasegawa understood well that alone, he couldn't take on Qingming, so the best strategy was to stall.
Unfortunately for him, while he was trying to buy time, Qingming didn't intend to give him that chance.
Seeing that all the fireballs had been dodged, Qingming didn't hesitate and immediately used another technique—'Wind Release: Wind Blade!'
Whoosh~
A half-meter long transparent wind blade shot forward at incredible speed, slashing toward Hasegawa.
Hasegawa had his back to Qingming. Though he hadn't seen the wind blade coming immediately, when it neared, he instinctively sensed the danger.
Without hesitation, he ducked low to avoid the attack.
The wind blade passed over his head and cut into the outer wall of a building behind him. Even at that distance, it left a deep gash on the wall.
It's easy to imagine that, had it struck Hasegawa, it would have cleaved him in two.
Unfortunately, he managed to avoid it.
Seeing that his opponent's sensory abilities were good, Qingming decided not to waste any more chakra on ninjutsu. Instead, he grabbed the long sword beside him and sprinted toward Hasegawa.
Before using the 'Wind Release: Wind Blade,' he had already manipulated some of the fireballs to strike the rooftop.
Some of the sealing formations had been destroyed in advance, so now he didn't have to worry about them activating.
Thus, he ran directly in a straight line.
This closed the gap between him and Hasegawa rapidly, and in an instant, Qingming was right in front of Hasegawa.
Hasegawa, surprised, froze for a moment. When he saw the destroyed sealing formation on the rooftop, he quickly snapped back to reality.
Realizing Qingming's combat experience was impressive, he raised his shuriken to block Qingming's sword strike.
Clang~
This strike from Qingming was simple and direct, and it lacked any flair. It was just sheer strength.
Yet, despite its simplicity, this strike was too much for Hasegawa to handle. He was sent flying, his feet leaving the ground.
Seeing him fly off the rooftop, Qingming didn't hesitate for a second. He immediately threw a shuriken.
Then, he quickly formed hand seals and performed the ninjutsu—'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!'
In an instant, the shuriken multiplied into hundreds, shooting toward Hasegawa.
With so many shuriken, Hasegawa couldn't block them all.
Moreover, since he was mid-air, unable to use leverage, he had no choice but to use 'Substitution Jutsu' to save himself.
Unfortunately, 'Substitution Jutsu' wasn't a space-time ninjutsu, so it couldn't evade all the attacks.
When he reappeared, he was pierced by several shuriken.
Below, at the corner of the wall, Hasegawa struggled to rise, but he couldn't stand up.
Suddenly, a cold chill rose from behind him, and a wave of dread washed over him.
His eyes glanced back, and he saw a familiar figure.
Who else could it be but Qingming?
After just a brief hesitation, he made up his mind.
Without a sound, a detonating tag appeared in his palm, which quickly began to burn.
But before the tag could explode, his head was already sent flying.
Qingming withdrew his long sword, glanced at the detonating tag in Hasegawa's palm, and instantly vanished from the spot.
Boom~
The explosion rocked the area.
Hasegawa's headless corpse was blown to pieces.
Plop~
In front of Qingming, a charred arm appeared, making the corner of his eye twitch.
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