Naruto: My Progress in Konoha

Ding~

Ding Ding Ding~

Sparks flew.

Qingming struck several times with his sword, accurately blocking Nishimura Shiping's attack.

Then, without waiting for him to continue his attack, Qingming thrust out his sword, pressing directly at the opponent's vital point, turning defense into offense, forcing him to return to defense.

Feeling the chill on the tip of Qingming's sword, Nishimura Shiping did not dare to be careless, and quickly turned the kunai in his hand to block Qingming's attack.

The kunai and the dagger collided, making a harsh friction sound.

The distance between the two sides closed, and a cold light flashed in Nishimura Shiping's eyes.

Then, he saw his body slightly tilted to avoid the sharp blade of the dagger, and then the kunai in his hand slid forward, trying to directly attack Qingming's neck.

The disadvantage in height and size gave Nishimura Shiping this opportunity.

Seeing the kunai getting closer and closer to him, Qingming was not panicked at all.

He just touched the ground with his toes and took two steps back. Nishimura Shiping's attack was in vain.

Without waiting for him to change his moves, Qingming kicked the ground fiercely, and then he rushed out like a sharp arrow and came to Nishimura Shiping in an instant.

Then, he swept the short sword in his hand and cut directly to the opponent's waist and abdomen.

Being small also has its advantages, that is, it is flexible enough.

Just like now, just avoiding Nishimura Shiping's attack, Qingming can immediately launch a counterattack.

Correspondingly, Nishimura Shiping's defensive action was a little slower, just barely blocking Qingming's attack.

As the saying goes, one step slow, all steps slow.

Seeing that the short sword was blocked, Qingming did not linger at all, and immediately retracted the sword and slashed it diagonally, launching a second attack, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Nishimura Shiping's carotid artery.

Ding~

A crisp metal collision sound was heard.

Nishimura Shiping returned to defense in time and blocked Qingming's attack with the kunai in his hand.

But soon, Qingming launched a third attack.

This time, the dagger aimed at Nishimura Ishihira's heart.

Qingming's swordsmanship is like this, emphasizing "fast, accurate, and ruthless".

Therefore, when attacking, every move is aimed at the vital points.

However, Nishimura Ishihira has rich combat experience. When he sensed the danger, he immediately responded-waving the kunai in his hand to block Qingming's dagger to the side.

But this also made him completely lose the initiative.

In the following battle, Qingming fully demonstrated the advantages of the "Konoha Style Swordsmanship", and the attacks were one wave after another.

In response, Nishimura Ishihira could only passively defend.

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As time passed, Nishimura Ishihira's resistance became more and more difficult. Unknowingly, sweat had wet his clothes.

If it was just like this, it would be fine. Although he couldn't kill Qingming, Nishimura Ishihira was still confident that he could save his own life.

But the problem was that the opponent didn't seem to try his best.

That's right, Nishimura Shiping now has a feeling that Qingming is using him to practice swordplay, and he is not using his full strength at all.

This is a bit scary.

Because it means that his life may be lost at any time.

And the feeling of not being able to control one's own destiny is definitely not so pleasant.

'What should I do? '

Nishimura Shiping's heart was in a mess, and his hands were moving more and more anxiously. When people are anxious, they will inevitably make mistakes.

And mistakes mean flaws.

Qingming's eyes flashed, and the short sword in his hand stabbed straight out.

Then, a chill hit his heart, pulling Nishimura Shiping back from his wild thoughts.

Then, he saw the short sword stabbing straight at his heart.

At this time, it was too late to block it.

As a last resort, Nishimura Shiping could only dodge sideways, but Qingming's attack speed was too fast, and he caught the flaw in his action again.

Therefore, although Nishimura Ishihira avoided the heart, a deep wound was left on his waist, and blood soaked his clothes at that time.

This is not over yet. After Qingming stabbed out the sword, he immediately swung the sword horizontally, apparently to aggravate the opponent's injury.

The sharp blade successfully cut into the opponent's body, but Qingming did not show any joy on his face.

No, this attack missed.

Qingming looked up and saw a cloud of chakra smoke dissipating, leaving a human-shaped stone where Nishimura Ishihira had stood before.

There was also a deep cut on the surface of the stone, which was obviously left by Qingming just now.

"Earth Substitute."

Qingming whispered in a low voice.

That's right, just at the critical moment, Nishimura Ishihira completed the ninjutsu - Earth Style·Earth Style, and successfully avoided the end of death.

Now thinking back, the opponent seemed to have started to perform "Earth Style·Earth Style" when he turned sideways to avoid the sword.

Otherwise, there would be no time at all.

‘Sure enough, you still need the Sharingan’

If he had opened the Sharingan just now, the opponent’s actions would not be hidden from him at all.

In this way, he would not be able to perform the substitution technique, and he would not be like now, when things happened, he would not realize it until later.

However, on the other hand, if the Sharingan was opened, the opponent would not be able to hold on until now, and he would probably have died under his sword long ago.

Retracting his thoughts, Qingming looked not far ahead.

I saw Nishimura Ishihira covering the wound on his waist, staring at this place with a nervous face, as if he was afraid that he would continue to attack.

Unfortunately, what you fear will come.

Since Qingming has chosen to take action, it is impossible to give up halfway.

Qingming reached into the ninja tool bag on his waist, and several shurikens appeared in his palm.

After that, he threw the shurikens without any aiming.

Nishimura Shiping had been paying attention to Qingming's movements, so he reacted the moment Qingming made a move.

Originally, he thought he could easily dodge.

After all, people's energy is limited.

It was not easy for Qingming to practice swordsmanship to such a level at such a young age, and he did not believe that Qingming's other abilities would be so outstanding.

However, the result was that he was wrong.

Compared with the lv3 "Konoha Style Swordsmanship", Qingming's "Ninja Tool Throwing" proficiency is higher, and has already reached lv4.

Therefore, after Qingming shot these shurikens, the unprepared Nishimura Shiping could only dodge hastily.

Taking this opportunity, Qingming performed the "Instant Body Technique" to quickly close the distance, and swung the short sword in his hand again, forcing Nishimura Shiping to deal with it at close range.

In this situation, he didn't even have the chance to perform ninjutsu.

In this way, coupled with the injuries on his body and the huge psychological pressure, he only lasted a few minutes before Qingming seized the opportunity and pierced his heart with a sword.

In the intense pain, Nishimura Shiping stopped and the kunai slipped from his hand.

He looked down at the dagger inserted in his heart, and then looked at Qingming with an expressionless face, with a trace of regret in his eyes.

Perhaps, from the beginning, he shouldn't have come to Qingming.

Or perhaps, his ending was doomed from the beginning.

Inexplicably, he thought of Qingming's initial calm eyes, facing his intimidation, without showing any emotional fluctuations.

'Really a natural ninja.'

Muttering to himself, Nishimura Shiping closed his eyes forever.

Swish~

Qingming pulled out the dagger casually and let the other party's body fall to the ground.

He saw Nishimura Shiping's last look, but he didn't think he was a natural ninja.

The reason why he was not afraid of the opponent's intimidation was because he had enough strength.

Facing an enemy that he could kill at will, why would he be afraid?

Therefore, the best way to overcome fear is to master enough strength.