The battle on Qingming's side attracted considerable attention.
Therefore, after he killed Kuroki Izumi, he could clearly sense the morale of the surrounding Mist Ninjas drop significantly. In contrast, the morale of the nearby Leaf Ninjas grew stronger with each passing moment.
Qingming flicked the blood off his blade and scanned his surroundings, looking for his next target.
His gaze lingered briefly on several Mist Jonin engaged in combat with Leaf Jonin, then shifted to those Mist Chunin and Genin who had shown particularly outstanding performance on the battlefield.
Indeed, in large-scale battles like this, there exists an unwritten rule among ninjas: soldiers fight soldiers, generals fight generals.
Under normal circumstances, high-ranking ninjas would not engage lower-ranking ninjas, and both sides would seek out opponents of equal strength.
However, this was not a normal situation.
After Qingming killed six or seven Mist Jonin in quick succession, the Mist side, already stretched thin, could no longer afford to deploy any more high-level ninjas.
Thus, Qingming could completely disregard this rule and end the battle as quickly as possible.
Moreover, in the previous clashes, he hadn't had the chance to absorb chakra, and had also consumed quite a bit of his own. It was time to replenish his energy.
With this in mind, he focused on a Mist Chunin who had just killed two Leaf Chunin, and cast a jutsu: Fire Release: Searing Burn Technique!
It must be said that his opponent reacted quickly and was highly perceptive. As soon as he sensed danger, he made an evasive move.
Qingming's Fire Release: Searing Burn Technique only scorched the edge of his opponent's clothes. After quickly ripping off the burning garment, the danger was avoided.
However, this was only the beginning.
As the Mist Chunin searched for the attacker, Qingming cast the Instant Sword Technique, closing the distance with astonishing speed.
Upon seeing Qingming approach, Shinagawa Genichi's expression changed dramatically.
Though confident in his own abilities, he did not believe he could stand against an opponent who had already killed several ninjas of the same rank.
Without hesitation, he immediately rushed towards a nearby area where more of his comrades were gathered.
As the saying goes, "birds of a feather flock together."
Being relatively strong himself, he was surrounded by individuals of similar caliber. By staying together, their survival rate on the battlefield would be much higher.
This was a small trick that lower-ranking ninjas often used to stay alive.
Unfortunately, this time, their opponent was no ordinary ninja—not a prominent Chunin, nor a regular Jonin, but Qingming himself.
Disregarding the number of enemies, Qingming charged straight at them.
As Qingming drew near, every ninja in the group instinctively felt their heart race. They wanted to distance themselves from him, but Qingming offered them no opportunity to do so.
He first struck Shinagawa Genichi, sending him flying with a single blow, then quickly formed hand seals and cast a jutsu: Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Fireballs, resembling Phoenix flower seeds, shot from his mouth like burning bullets, speeding towards the enemy.
Seeing the incoming attack, the ninjas had no choice but to focus completely on evading, determined to withstand Qingming's assault.
The first wave of attacks passed, with the ninjas either dodging on their own or receiving assistance from their comrades. They managed to avoid the fireballs.
However, before they could counterattack, Qingming launched his second wave of attacks.
Without any unnecessary theatrics, he immediately unleashed an A-rank jutsu: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
He threw a single shuriken and swiftly completed the hand seals. The shuriken multiplied in mid-air, becoming dozens, even hundreds, and flew towards the oncoming Mist ninjas.
Thanks to the power of the Sharingan, Qingming could easily predict their movements. Even without much prior contact, he could observe their small actions and anticipate their next moves.
Thus, he controlled the shurikens to attack from tricky angles, often with precise predictions.
After a flurry of attacks, a Mist Chunin fell dead, while the rest of the ninjas were left wounded.
This caused the morale that had been briefly revived to dissipate once more.
Shinagawa Genichi observed the expressions of his comrades and realized that if Qingming continued this way, they would eventually collapse. Once that happened, his own situation would become extremely perilous.
Determined, he gritted his teeth, dragging his wounded left arm, and rushed straight at Qingming.
As he ran, he called out, "Don't be afraid! He's alone, we can take him together!"
Seeing his actions, the others, unsure whether they were motivated by his words or by the realization that they couldn't escape, followed suit and charged at Qingming together.
Before they even arrived, they threw their ninja tools first.
There were iron spikes and steel wires restricting movement, along with traditional kunai and shuriken, as well as hidden attacking needles and various special ninja tools.
Some of these weapons were armed with explosive tags, while others were poisoned.
It could be said that they had pulled out all the stops, using every tactic they had prepared for this war.
However, it was all for naught.
Qingming's Sharingan spun rapidly as he scanned the incoming projectiles. He raised his hand, formed hand seals, and cast the Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall technique!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With a series of earth-shaking rumbles, four massive earthen walls, each ten meters long and four to five meters high, rose from the ground like a fortress, surrounding Qingming.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions echoed continuously as the weapons collided with the walls. Yet, they failed to break through the earth barriers, let alone harm Qingming inside.
However, Shinagawa Genichi and the others were not entirely without recourse. A few of them immediately cast Lightning Release jutsu, attempting to use elemental affinity to break through the wall.
Indeed, they succeeded.
When Qingming cast the Earth Flow Wall, he did not expend much chakra. As a result, the walls, though impressive in size, were relatively weak in terms of their thickness, height, and overall sturdiness.
Moreover, the explosions from the earlier detonating tags had already weakened them.
After a few Mist ninjas unleashed several Lightning Release jutsu, the earth walls were finally shattered.
But when the walls crumbled, what the Mist ninjas saw was not just Qingming standing there, but ten figures identical to him.
Clearly, Qingming had used the Shadow Clone Technique during the brief moment the earth walls fell.
The ten clones exchanged glances before charging in different directions, heading towards the surrounding Mist ninjas.
Caught off guard, the Mist ninjas hesitated for a moment before realizing they had misjudged. However, as they quickly regained their composure, they felt a sense of relief.
In their understanding, the fighting power of shadow clones was far weaker than that of the original body.
Though motivated by Shinagawa Genichi's words to muster some courage, deep down, they were still afraid of Qingming.
Now that Qingming had split into so many clones, they believed his power would be significantly reduced, and their safety was assured.
This caused a sense of relief to spread among the Mist ninjas
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