Observation Haki

"The target is us? No wonder, these people all possess the strength of Jonin; I have no way to contend with them all at once." Minato also felt the pressure.

Yoshihime then said, "These guys should be in the same squad as the ninja from just a moment ago; they give off the exact same feeling."

"Who exactly are these people? Qingyun?" Minato asked immediately.

"They are all from Root, which means they are acting under Danzo's orders. Their goal is to kill you and me, and to kidnap Yoshihime." Qingyun did not explain why, but everyone understood that Qingyun and Minato were obstacles to Danzo becoming Hokage.

As for Yoshihime, since she possesses Wood Release, Danzo naturally wants to seize her to carry out some unspeakable schemes.

"I didn't expect reinforcements to arrive; it's that brat called Qingyun."

"Perfect, it saves us from having to go find them. However, that guy didn't return—could it be that he failed?"

"It seems someone in this squad is particularly skilled at breaking genjutsu. There's no other way; we'll have to take action ourselves. There's no point in hiding our identities now, since the other party has already guessed who we are." The person speaking directly dispelled his Transformation Technique.

They had originally been disguised as Genin, but now they revealed their true faces as Root ninjas.

"Yoshihime, you hold off one. Minato, you hold off one as well. Leave the remaining two to me." Qingyun then charged forward immediately.

"Body Flicker Technique!" Minato immediately blocked a Root ninja and said, "Your opponent is me!"

"Wood Release!" Yoshihime used Wood Release to scatter the group of Root ninjas, eventually ending up in a one-on-one duel with one of them.

As for Qingyun, he faced the two Root ninjas exactly as he had hoped.

"One against two, you have no chance of winning. Just surrender," the Root ninja said.

"That's right, no matter how strong you are, it is absolutely impossible to face our crossfire," the other Root ninja added.

"Crossfire? You guys even understand that?" Qingyun smiled slightly.

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Wind Style: Wind Cutter Technique!"

The Root ninjas opposite him did not hesitate, launching a rapid attack directly at Qingyun.

The two attacks did not form a combined jutsu, but the trajectories of their ninjutsu did intersect, making them difficult to dodge.

"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

Qingyun used Earth Wall to block the Fire Style, but the Wind Cutter Technique sliced the Earth Wall cleanly in two.

"Wind Cutter Technique!"

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Facing the pursuit of the two Root ninjas, Qingyun remained calm, moving his body rapidly to dodge all of these ninjutsu attacks.

"This guy can actually dodge our ninjutsu attacks so easily?"

"We must lock his legs. Earth Style: Earth Flow River!!"

The two Root ninjas used ninjutsu against Qingyun time and time again, but Qingyun managed to avoid them all. This time, however, Qingyun's feet were trapped by the Earth Flow River, forcing him to leap into mid-air.

"He's in the air! He has no way to dodge!" One Root ninja found the opportunity and immediately formed hand seals: "Wind Style: Wind Cutter Technique!"

"This time, you're dead!"

A person in mid-air has no way to dodge a rapidly approaching attack, but that only applies to ordinary people—and Qingyun is no ordinary person.

Qingyun is a user of the Goro Goro no Mi, possessing the ability to perform short-range instantaneous movement.

"It's a pity that Danzo doesn't know my true strength."

"Even if you exhaust all your chakra, you are absolutely no match for me." As Qingyun spoke, he had already appeared behind one of the Root ninjas.

And behind the other Root ninja was another Qingyun; naturally, that was Qingyun's Shadow Clone.

"Impossible!? Even with the Body Flicker Technique, that situation shouldn't have been possible!" Both Root ninjas were shocked.

The Root ninjas immediately turned around, intending to use close-quarters combat to take out the "Qingyun" in front of them.

"You have no chance!"

"Electric Discharge!"

Lightning erupted from Qingyun's entire body, instantly electrocuting the two Root ninjas until they were charred black.

"I possess the ability of instantaneous movement, and during that movement, I used a Shadow Clone. My Shadow Clone also possesses the power of my Goro Goro no Mi."

"To deal with you, using only the weakest Electric Discharge is enough. Danzo, you want to kill me? You aren't qualified!"

Qingyun then locked onto the remaining two ninjas.

"Big Ball Rasengan!"

Qingyun and his Shadow Clone made short work of the remaining two Root ninjas.

"Congratulations to the host! Congratulations on successfully accumulating points! You have obtained one chance to draw a prize!"

"Congratulations to the host! You have obtained Observation Haki!"

Qingyun ignored the system for the moment and said to Minato and Yoshihime, "It's safe for now."

"Logically speaking, there should still be one more ninja. Could he be waiting for us nearby?" Minato and Yoshihime asked.

"My sensory ability tells me there are no enemies within two kilometers. If that guy were going to attack, he should have attacked just now. Since he hasn't, it means he isn't here at all."

"This guy must be using some method to observe us, right?" Qingyun shook his head and said, "None of that matters."

"Let's go! Let's continue moving toward the Central Tower!"

During the remainder of the journey, the Qingyun Squad did not encounter any trouble.

Furthermore, Qingyun used his Byakugan for reconnaissance, which consumed almost no chakra.

The three of them used the Body Flicker Technique to travel, moving at high speed; even when they encountered strange beasts or traps, they were able to avoid them quickly.

"Qingyun, what exactly does that guy Danzo want?" Minato asked while they were on the move.

"It's still that obsession with power. Although that guy has Konoha in his heart, he has long since considered Konoha his own."

"He has already violated many taboos that should not be touched, so his disappearance is drawing near," Qingyun said.

Minato, Yoshihime, and Qingyun chatted as they walked, and eventually, Qingyun focused his attention on his Observation Haki.

"System, Observation Haki can predict the future. Does that mean I'm immortal?" Qingyun asked.

The system responded immediately: "Host, you're doing it again. Didn't I tell you? The reward I gave you is merely the method of cultivation; as for how much you can comprehend, it ultimately depends on yourself."

Qingyun nodded and said, "That's true. When Observation Haki is cultivated to the extreme, one can predict the near future just like Katakuri."

"Even if I can't reach the level of Kata-ni, I should at least be able to predict an enemy's attack. For a sensory-type ninja, this is undoubtedly the most powerful weapon!"