The Kirigakure Ninjas' Fear of Qingyu (Fourth and fifth updates)

Hyuga Ginka was shocked by Qingyu's words.

How could Qingyu know things that even she hadn't discovered?

Is the enemy's tactic specifically designed to target those with the Byakugan?

But why didn't Inuzuka Youhua and Shisui Aburame, who are also skilled in perception, notice it?

Hyuga Ginka's head was a complete mess.

She then realized that her heart was pounding rapidly in her chest, unsure whether it was because Shuriken or because of the moment Qingyu had hugged her.

She looked up and saw Qingyu's handsome profile.

Qingyu looked in the direction from which the Shuriken had come, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

His young and handsome face looked no different from usual, but Hyuga Ginka always seemed a little embarrassed.

A blush crept onto her face.

Qingyu seemed to sense something and looked down.

No, it's not the eldest sister, there's a war going on right now.

After thinking for a moment, Qingyu put Hyuga Ginka down.

"Kakashi, forty meters to your right, behind the bushes."

Qingyu's voice drew everyone's attention back to the battlefield.

Upon hearing Qingyu's words, Kakashi immediately used the "Body Flicker Technique".

The moment his short sword was drawn, it was enveloped in Lightning Style Chakra, and blue-white arcs of electricity danced on the blade.

Green Maru's pupils contracted from behind the bushes.

How is that possible?!

His Red Eyes clearly created a layer of Chakra imagery; from the Byakugan female ninja's perspective, this area should be completely empty!

Red Eyes is a domineering Dōjutsu that counters Byakugan. At this distance, Byakugan could never see through his disguise!

Furthermore, the "Hidden Mist Technique" can also shield one from the senses of others.

Therefore, they absolutely cannot be discovered by others.

How did the enemy see through it?!

The thought flashed through Green Maru's mind, but before it could even settle, Kakashi's short sword was already right in front of him.

Laugh!

Green Maru hastily stepped back, barely avoiding a fatal blow, but his left arm was still slashed, and a large amount of blood flowed out.

"Konoha ninjas!"

Green Maru gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his right hand quickly reaching for the Ninja Tool Pouch at his waist.

"Call out!"

Another sharp whistling sound pierced the air.

Shuriken that Qingyu Sarutobi Hiruzen had given him.

Pfft.

A dull cutting sound rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a thud came from behind the bushes.

A figure of Kirigakure Ninja rolled out of the bushes, a four-bladed Shuriken embedded in his neck.

Red blood gushed from the wound, dripping down the blade of the Shuriken onto the ground.

His eyes were still open, but his pupils were dilated.

In the instant before he died, he didn't even have time to scream.

Shisui Aburame adjusted the sunglasses on her nose.

He manipulated the Kikaichū to fly out of his body and stealthily fly into the bushes.

Yūka Inuzuka crouched on the boulder, one hand resting on Yukimaru's head.

"Yukimaru, to the left!"

At Inuzuka Youhua's command, she leaped to the left.

With a low growl, Yukimaru's limbs stomped against the ground, leaving several shallow claw marks on the boulder.

The master and servant had worked together for many years, and their tacit understanding had reached the point where they didn't need words.

Yukimaru's sharp canines bit into his right arm.

Click!

The Kirigakure Ninja's face turned deathly pale instantly. He tried to form a hand seal with his left hand, but Yūka Inuzuka's Kunai had already slashed his neck.

Meanwhile, the commoner ninja Fujikino stood behind Qingyu, staring wide-eyed at everything before him.

From the moment Qingyu shouted "Someone's here" until now, only a dozen seconds have passed.

Fujikino swallowed hard; the sweat in his palms had soaked through the Kunai binding the kunai.

He looked at Qingyu's profile, with only one thought in his mind.

Is this what genius is?

Green Maru clutched his injured left arm, the dark red Chakra overflowing from his Red Eyes leaving two distorted streaks of light in the mist.

He watched his companions fall one after another, and the chill in his heart was colder than the knife wound on his left arm.

These people are not ordinary Konoha squads.

Seeing Kiyoha kill another Kirigakure Ninja Qingyu, Green Maru suddenly thought of Qingyu's name.

Is this kid Qingyu?

The name flashed through Green Maru's mind.

Lord Qing said that Konoha has recently produced a genius named Qingyu, who is a hybrid of Uchiha and Senju.

At a young age, he already possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, far surpassing his peers in strength, and won first place in the Chunin Ninja Exams with overwhelming force.

At the time, he thought it was just an exaggeration by the Intelligence Department.

No matter how talented he is, he's still just a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid.

But now, Green Maru realizes that what he said is indeed true.

"Lord Binglian!"

Green Maru shouted behind him.

Just then, a bone-chilling cold suddenly swept through the air.

Water droplets in the mist condense into ice crystals at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ice Release: Ice Rain!

Hundreds of ice Senbon shot out from the mist.

Ice Release!

Kakashi was startled.

Ice Release is the Kekkei Genkai of the Yuki Clan!

He instinctively wanted to retreat, but Green Maru seized the moment when he was distracted and threw several Shuriken, forcing him to parry with his sword.

Hyuga Ginka also saw through the trajectory of those ice Senbon.

"Qingyu!"

When Hyuga Ginka called out Qingyu's name, Qingyu formed hand seals.

Fire Release: Flame Bullet.

Boom!

A fireball was spat out from Qingyu's mouth, melting the ice Senbon.

Xue Binglian's pupils contracted.

She knew the power of her "Ice Release: Ice Rain" technique.

On humid coastal terrain, the condensation speed and hardness of Ice Release are greatly enhanced, making ordinary Fire Release ineffective against them.

Qingyu actually managed to block that.

"The ninjas of Konoha are quite skilled."

Xue Binglian continued forming hand seals.

Just as Qingyu was about to interrupt, she suddenly tilted her head.

His Sharingan detected the Chakra fluctuation on his left side.

Someone is planning a sneak attack.

The Kirigakure Ninja hid on a horizontal branch of a large tree, using the mist and the Xue Binglian's attack as cover, and silently crept up to Qingyu's side and rear.

He held a Kunai coated with dark purple venom in his hand, ready to kill Qingyu with a single blow while Qingyu was defending against the Ice Release Ninjutsu.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly saw a pair of eyes.

The crimson Sharingan spun in the mist, its three Tomoe slowly rotating.

Is he looking at me?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Qingyu's figure had already disappeared from his sight.

Body Flicker Technique.

The next moment, a blade imbued with Wind Release Chakra sliced into his line of sight from the side.

Pfft.

The Kirigakure Ninja's eyes widened, his body flipped in the air, and he crashed heavily against the tree roots.

Qingyu flicked the blood off the blade and glanced around.

He sensed more Chakra fluctuations approaching. The Hidden Kirigakure Ninjas hiding in this forest weren't just Xue Binglian and the attacker.

"The enemy is coming in large numbers."

Qingyu pondered to herself.

[Collectible trait detected: Ghost in the Mist]

[D-Rank Trait: Ghost in the Mist]

[Effect: Increases perception by 30% in dense fog environments.]

[Crafting: Defeating five Kirigakure Ninjas in a dense fog environment will upgrade this trait to a higher level.]

Seeing the newly appeared trait, Qingyu casually turned it off.

Then he continued fighting the Xue Binglian.

During this time, Qingyu intentionally prolonged the battle.

He wanted to see if he could collect any special qualities from the Xue Binglian.

Xue Binglian also sensed that Qingyu seemed to be teasing her.

"That wretched brat!"

Xue Binglian was furious.

On the other side...

The Kirigakure Ninja in the bushes discovered black insects on his body.

"It's a secret technique of the Aburame Clan!"

The Kirigakure Ninja shouted.

The next moment.

Kikaichū had covered his entire body.

Insects burrowed into his sleeves and trouser legs, their tiny mouthparts piercing his skin and injecting paralyzing toxins.

His hand loosened, Shuriken slipped from his fingers.

His body stiffened as he fell from behind the bushes, twitched twice on the ground, and then completely lost the ability to resist.

"Superior!"

"Yūka Inuzuka said."

With a low growl, Yukimaru pushed off the ground with all four limbs, and his white figure shot out like a bolt of lightning.

She bit down on the ninja's arm, her sharp canine teeth piercing the muscle, blood flowing down her white fur and dripping onto the withered leaves.

"Solve."

She wiped the blood splattered on her face and made a gesture to Qingyu.

The battle quickly turned into a one-sided massacre.

As Xue Binglian, who was fighting Qingyu, watched another comrade fall, the chill in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

She realized that Qingyu was toying with her, having the ability to defeat her but failing to do so.

"Master Qing is still behind!"

Xue Binglian still held onto hope.

She formed hand seals again, mobilizing all the remaining Chakra within her body.

This time, instead of attacking Qingyu, she conjured a thick wall of ice in front of herself.

Ice Release: Ice Wall!

A transparent ice wall rose from the ground, more than two meters high and half a meter thick, blocking her completely from view.

Hyuga Ginka charged in from the side, gathering Gentle Fist Chakra in both palms, and struck the ice wall several times.

Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!

The invisible Chakra shockwave struck the ice wall, but only created a few shallow cracks.

The ice wall was much thicker than she had expected, and with her current skill in Gentle Fist techniques, she couldn't break through it in a short time.

"Her Ice Release is too thick; my bare hand can't break through it!"

Hyuga Ginka frowned and shouted.

Before he could finish speaking, Qingyu threw a punch.

Strength of a Hundred!

Boom!

The fist slammed into the ice wall with a loud bang.

Rumble.

The ice wall shattered instantly.

The Xue Binglian behind the ice wall also flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

She crashed onto the muddy ground more than ten meters away, and slid along the ground for several more meters before coming to a stop.

When it comes to women, Qingyu is ruthless.

Since he hadn't been able to collect any traits despite his attempts, Qingyu decided to try defeating the enemy to see if he could do so.

[Collectible Trait Detected: Ice and Snow World]

[C-Rank Trait: Ice and Snow World]

[Effect: Increases Ice Release bloodline by 60%.]

[Crafting: Defeating five Ice Release ninjas will upgrade the trait to a higher level.]

Qingyu looked at the text that popped up in front of her.

I should have just defeated them directly.

Qingyu thought to herself.

Although the ninja in front of him knew Ice Release, Qingyu felt that the opponent's strength was not as good as his own.

If you want to speedrun, Qingyu can use his Sharingan to create a stun and defeat her instantly.

"Their traits are quite good."

Qingyu closed the trait panel.

This trait effect is actually from the Ice Release bloodline.

Although he doesn't have Ice Release yet, having this trait will give him another means of control should he ever acquire the Yuki Clan's Kekkei Genkai.

As for the conditions for defeating five Ice Release ninjas, although the Yuki Clan is rare, we can just defeat a few more in this war.

His gaze fell on Xue Binglian, who was lying on the ground a dozen meters away.

She was still alive even after Qingyu withdrew his power.

Qingyu walked towards her.

The Kirigakure Ninjas nearby saw this and wanted to rush to their aid, but they were firmly held back by Kakashi and Shisui Aburame.

Green Maru clutched his injured left arm, his Red Eyes surging with Chakra as he tried to create illusions to cover his wounds. But those illusions were too fragile to withstand Qingyu's Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Byakugan Nemesis?

What does that have to do with my Sharingan?

Qingyu walked up to Xue Binglian and looked down at her.

Xue Binglian struggled to lift her head.

Just then, Qing, who had been watching from the back, couldn't sit still any longer.

His original intention was to go directly to the warehouse.

Then, while on the way, I'll deal with Qingyu and give my subordinates some training.

As a result, they were almost wiped out by Qingyu's team.

Since it involved the Red Eye ninja and his own disciple, Ao didn't plan to stay any longer.

He formed hand seals and unleashed "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique".

Boom!

Seeing the water dragon attacking, Qingyu also formed hand seals and released "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique".

The two water dragons collided, turning into a pool of water on the ground.

"Interesting. You must be Qingyu, the genius of Konoha."

Qing approached Xue Binglian, grabbed her by the back of her neck by the collar, and brought her to a safe distance.

At this moment, Green Maru also headed towards Blue.

Qingyu raised an eyebrow.

Does Kirigakure already know about him?

If something is too dazzling, it will lead to a flood of information.

However, Qingyu didn't care much.

Given his leveling speed, even if others obtain the information, it will at most be outdated.

"Withdraw."

Qing opened directly.

Green Maru paused for a moment: "But Lady Binglian-- "

He thought that with Qing's backing, he could teach these ninjas a lesson.

I said let's go.

Qing's voice turned cold.

His brow furrowed; he hadn't expected anyone to be so strong this time.

Thinking of the rarity of the Red Eye, Qing decided to abandon the mission; he wouldn't allow any risk.

"We're abandoning this mission. Red Eye's intelligence has been exposed, and Xue Binglian is seriously injured. Continuing the fight will only result in pointless casualties. I will take full responsibility when we get back."

Seeing this, Green Maru had no choice but to withdraw his Red Eye Chakra. The remaining few Kirigakure Ninja followed Ao and quickly disappeared into the depths of the mist.

Don't chase after them.

Qingyu stopped Hyuga Ginka, who was trying to give chase.

"That red-eyed ninja was actually able to affect me."

Hyuga Ginka's expression was solemn.

She really wanted to understand why the other person could influence her Byakugan.

"He might have Red Eyes."

Qingyu said.

"Shouldn't we continue the pursuit?"

"There might be a trap. We'll just take this intelligence back with us."

2

Qingyu said.

He gained a few positive traits this time, which is not bad.

Moreover, although he did not directly obtain the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, Qingyu felt that he was more adept at synthesizing the two types of Chakra that created Ice Release.

After all, aside from Kekkei Genkai for bodily organs, Kekkei Genkai escaping techniques all require two different types of Chakra to synthesize.

"All right."

Hyuga Ginka had no choice but to nod.

Qingyu is right; it's entirely possible that the enemy has set a trap.

Qingyu then treated Kakashi's injuries.

Kakashi was accidentally scratched during the battle.

Inuzuka Youhua's large white dog, panting, wagged its tail beside Qingyu.

"Yukimaru, who exactly is your master?"

Yūka Inuzuka and exasperated.

They had only just met when Yukimaru began to get close to Qingyu.

Woof woof.

Yukimaru cried out twice.

Inuzuka Youhua understood what she meant; the gist of it was that Qingyu smelled very nice.

But seeing her Ninja Dog like this, Yūka Inuzuka still felt ashamed.

Qingyu looked at the Ninja Dog.

He wondered to himself if it was the influence of Natural Energy.

After all, Qingyu's temperament was gradually changing after practicing "Senjutsu".

The Natural Energies that were previously attracted but unable to enter the body.

After Qingyu was able to try to absorb it, it began to slowly flow into Qingyu's body.

This also made Qingyu realize that although he was slow in adjusting the proportions, he was able to mobilize Natural Energy immediately.

All things considered, it was much faster than others.

After healing Kakashi, Qingyu suggested that they go back and report first.