Boom~
Looking at the body of his fallen opponent, Qingming expressionlessly shook the kunai in his hand, leaving several streaks of blood on the ground.
He sheathed the kunai and walked towards Wu Qiguang, pulling his short sword from Wu Qiguang's chest.
At this moment, those who had just been intimidated by Qingming's sudden release of all his chakra finally regained their senses.
The Leaf Village members felt that with such strong combat power on their side, the probability of mission success had increased.
As for the Iwa ninjas?
The remaining Iwa upper ninjas, who had thought they had sufficiently assessed Qingming's strength, now realized they had underestimated him.
This revelation weighed heavily on their hearts.
Given the amount of chakra he displayed just now, it was evident that even among elite upper ninjas, few could rival him in chakra reserves.
While a large chakra reserve does not always equate to strength, it is undeniable that only such individuals have the potential to become formidable fighters.
As for Qingming...
The Iwa upper ninjas exchanged glances, a silent understanding passing among them. In unison, they unleashed their full power, pushing back the attacks of the Nara and Yamanaka upper ninjas.
Then, one of them surged forward, breaking away from the fight, and together they executed the "Body Flicker Technique," racing toward the other end of the corridor.
If Qingming remembered correctly, that direction led to the exit of the underground space.
Clearly, they were planning to escape.
It was understandable; having eliminated the majority of their opponents, Qingming could deal with the remaining ones with ease. It was no surprise they wanted to flee!
Despite this realization, Qingming had no intention of letting them go.
Not only him; the upper ninjas from the Nara and Yamanaka clans acted first.
One of them performed the "Shadow Capture Technique," instantly transforming the shadows beneath them into dozens of slender, tangible tendrils, all reaching toward the fleeing Iwa upper ninjas.
Simultaneously, the other ninja formed hand seals and unleashed the "Mind Transfer Technique," converting all of his mental energy into a straight line that rapidly shot toward one of the Iwa upper ninjas.
In the next moment, that Iwa upper ninja staggered, suddenly drawing a kunai and stabbing it into the chest of a fellow Iwa ninja standing beside him.
Caught off guard, this Iwa ninja barely managed to evade but still received a deep gash across his chest.
Blood gushed forth, quickly soaking his clothing.
"Ah!"
Severely injured, Fujita Eita cried out in pain and looked at the Iwa ninja in front of him, furious. "Hikaruki, what are you doing?!"
However, in response to Fujita Eita's accusation, "Nikkai Hikaruki" said nothing and lunged forward with another kunai.
This time, forewarned, Fujita Eita easily dodged.
At the same time, he sensed that something was amiss.
Looking closely into "Nikkai Hikaruki's" eyes, the familiar spark he once recognized was gone; instead, the gaze directed at him was that of a stranger.
'What's going on?' Fujita Eita wondered.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and quickly glanced at the Yamanaka clan upper ninja behind him. He saw the ninja leaning against the corridor wall, head bowed, seemingly asleep.
"Just as I thought!"
Seeing this, Fujita Eita immediately confirmed his suspicions.
During the battle, he had deduced the identity of the Yamanaka upper ninja based on his techniques.
As one of the great clans of the Leaf Village, the intelligence of the Yamanaka clan was widely known in the ninja world. Fujita Eita knew that they had a secret technique to control others.
Now, witnessing the state of the Yamanaka ninja and combining it with "Nikkai Hikaruki's" unusual behavior, he had no doubt that Hikaruki was under the control of the Yamanaka ninja.
Indeed, the one controlling Nikkai Hikaruki's body was precisely that Yamanaka upper ninja.
The method of control was, in fact, the Yamanaka clan's mind techniques.
Given that the target was an upper ninja, to ensure a one-time success, the Yamanaka upper ninja had opted not to use the safer "Mind Transfer Split Technique" and instead gathered all of his mental energy to execute the "Mind Transfer Technique."
This allowed him to overpower Hikaruki's mind and forcefully seize control of his body.
Of course, he dared to do this because there were no enemies nearby and Qingming was not far off; otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the risk.
After all, allowing oneself to fall asleep on the battlefield was exceedingly dangerous.
"Damn it!"
Seeing Nikkai Hikaruki, who disregarded his own life and desperately aimed to harm him, Fujita Eita cursed inwardly.
But despite his anger, he couldn't bring himself to seriously injure Hikaruki.
Not only because he and Hikaruki shared a good relationship and he didn't want to kill him, but also because this control wouldn't last long.
As long as he could hold on, Hikaruki would soon regain control of his body.
At that point, he would once again become his ally.
However, just because he wouldn't kill Hikaruki didn't mean Hikaruki wouldn't aim to kill him.
Although the Yamanaka upper ninja couldn't fully unleash Hikaruki's strength due to the separation, Hikaruki's fearlessness in the face of danger was his greatest advantage.
Thus, even though he was weaker than Fujita Eita, he still managed to suppress him due to his reckless aggression.
And this provided Qingming with an opportunity.
Ignoring the three Iwa upper ninjas entangled with the shadow tendrils, Qingming charged directly toward Fujita Eita.
Seeing him approach, "Nikkai Hikaruki" immediately launched a more ferocious attack. Qingming seized the moment to join the fray.
In an instant, Fujita Eita found himself under immense pressure.
At this point, he could no longer hold back and retaliated fiercely against both of them.
Unfortunately, his strength could only be classified as good—perhaps slightly stronger than the average upper ninja, but not by much.
Even alone, Qingming was confident he could kill him.
Let alone that he had a reckless "Nikkai Hikaruki" fighting alongside him, who was already injured and had seen a significant drop in strength.
This made things even simpler.
The battle lasted less than two minutes before Qingming found an excellent opportunity and thrust his short sword forward.
This strike landed just within Fujita Eita's blind spot, swift and ruthless. By the time Fujita Eita sensed the danger, he could only evade the fatal blow.
Slish~
The sound of the blade slicing through flesh echoed.
The short sword left a deep wound on Fujita Eita's left side, exposing bone.
"Mmm~"
Fujita Eita let out a muffled groan, staggering back several steps.
Seeing this, "Nikkai Hikaruki" was invigorated, immediately charging forward with his kunai aimed at Fujita Eita's chest.
"Damn it!"
Seeing "Nikkai Hikaruki" rushing at him, Fujita Eita cursed in his heart and had no choice but to retreat again.
However, at that moment, a chilling sensation crept over him. He felt a sharp pain in his chest and looked down to find a blood line slowly appearing.
In the next instant, a wind blade sliced through his clothing, shooting out and leaving a diagonal cut on the nearby wall.
"What is this...?"
Fujita Eita stared at the wind blade, his eyes wide with disbelief. Before he could finish his thought, he was split in two along the path of blood.
At this moment, he was still alive.
But the next instant, a whooshing sound rushed toward him as a blood-stained kunai pierced through the air, accurately driving into his heart, sealing his fate.
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