However, whether this incident was related to Danzo is no longer important. What matters now is how to break the deadlock.
The Mist Ninjas were clearly well-prepared this time.
Their team consisted of just over one hundred members, with not a single Genin among them. Most of the squad leaders were Special Jonin, and there were six true Jonin, including the three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
It can be said that, whether in terms of mid-tier or high-tier combat power, the Mist Ninjas held an absolute advantage, especially since their numbers exceeded those of Konoha by nearly a third.
These Mist Ninjas were not the low-tier "watered-down ninjas" trained in Iwagakure; as members of the "Bloody Mist Village," their average combat strength was even higher than that of Konoha.
In this situation, they found themselves at a significant disadvantage.
To break the stalemate, the first thing to do was stabilize the entire battlefield, especially the battles among the Chunin; they absolutely could not afford to collapse. If those lower-ranked ninjas broke, the Jonin would not fare any better.
Just then, Qingming scanned the battlefield and noticed that the one wielding the "Lightning Blade," Kuroboku Reiya, was being engaged by the team leader adept in both Wind and Fire Release.
The vice-captain was confronting the user of the "Decapitating Blade," Pipat Shizai.
Meanwhile, the most dangerous of the three, the user of the "Exploding Blade," Murakami Shimpachi, was currently being restrained by Uchiha Shisui using genjutsu and Body Flicker Technique.
With the three members of the Ninja Sword Team occupied, Qingming saw a chance to kill many of the Special Jonin from the Mist.
This would free up the Special Jonin from his side who were currently under siege.
Then, he could direct them to join the ongoing battles among the Chunin, thereby leveling the numerical gap.
With that, the entire situation could be stabilized.
At that moment, without hesitation, Qingming seized the opportunity and used Body Flicker Technique to appear directly in front of two Special Jonin from the Mist.
They were currently teaming up to overwhelm a Special Jonin from the Yamano Clan, nearly suffocating him with their assault.
However, now…
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
With a fierce glare, Qingming cast this perfected genjutsu the moment he made eye contact with one of the Mist Ninjas.
In an instant, the enemy froze in place.
"Genjutsu? An Uchiha ninja?"
The other Mist Special Jonin sensed something was off and recognized Qingming's identity. He immediately attempted to intervene and rescue his teammate.
But Qingming thrived on surprise; how could he allow that?
Almost the moment the Mist Jonin moved, Qingming unleashed his "Illusionary Sword Technique." After leveling up to level four, the technique's power was incomparably greater than before.
As the Special Jonin saw Qingming draw his sword, multiple sword shadows appeared before him, making it impossible to distinguish which sword was real.
Crucially, Qingming was also a master swordsman.
With his sword skills hovering around level six to seven, the sword shadows he created were all technically sound in terms of attack.
This rendered any attempts to discern the real sword through the threat of his sword shadows futile.
With no choice left, he could only retreat.
Yet, as he retreated, a sudden "thud" echoed as Qingming's short sword pierced the heart of the teammate beside him.
"So those were all fakes!"
The Mist Special Jonin's heart filled with dawning realization.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
In a stroke of luck, Qingming had almost instantaneously killed a Mist Special Jonin.
Still, he was not satisfied.
With a swift motion, he pulled out his short sword, then propelled himself off the ground like a cannonball, pursuing the retreating Mist Special Jonin.
Seeing Qingming closing in, the Mist Special Jonin's expression darkened. He quickly raised his kunai, preparing to fight to the death.
However, at that moment, a wave of mental energy surged into his mind, immobilizing his body.
Qingming keenly sensed the mental energy and glanced sideways, catching sight of a Special Jonin from the Yamano Clan placing his hands on his chest, forming a "heart gesture."
Realizing what was happening, Qingming understood.
The Yamano Clan had a secret technique called "Mind Transfer Technique," allowing them to project their mental energy into the opponent's body and control their movements.
However, since the Mist Jonin was still conscious, it appeared that this was the advanced version—"Mind Transfer Clone Technique!"
With all these thoughts flashing through his mind, Qingming continued forward, brushing past the Mist Special Jonin.
Slash!
The sound of a blade slicing through flesh echoed as a deep gash appeared on the Mist Special Jonin's neck, and blood erupted from the wound.
The sudden pain caused the Yamano Clan Jonin controlling him to flinch, severing the technique.
"Gah!"
A series of incoherent sounds escaped the Mist Jonin's lips.
Ignoring him, Qingming nodded toward the Yamano Clan Jonin before sprinting toward another battlefield.
He hadn't forgotten that aside from the three detained members of the Ninja Sword Team, there were still three true Jonin from the Mist remaining.
If he couldn't kill enough of the Mist Special Jonin before drawing their attention, the other Special and Chunin from their side would still struggle.
Fortunately, his current strength was ample for dealing with these Special Jonin without issue.
If he could get assistance from other Special Jonin, just like with the earlier Yamano Jonin, it would make things even easier.
...
"Ah!"
A scream pierced the air.
With his right hand wielding the sword, Qingming blocked an attack from a Mist Special Jonin in front of him. His left hand gathered a high-density chakra ball and struck the Mist Ninja.
The intense pain forced the Mist Special Jonin to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a series of faint sounds of shuriken slicing through the air reached Qingming's ears.
His ears perked up, and his gaze swept sideways, instantly mapping out the flight paths of all the incoming shuriken in his mind.
Without delay, he swung his short sword, producing a series of clanging sounds as he deflected all the attacks.
Not only that, but as he blocked the attacks, he raised his left hand, swiftly forming hand seals, and unleashed the ninjutsu—"Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique!"
In the next moment, a torrent of fireballs spewed from his mouth.
Witnessing this scene, one of the Mist Special Jonin who had just thrown shuriken yelled, "Watch out!" and quickly dodged to the side.
While he managed to evade, his teammate was not so fortunate, getting hit by several fireballs at once.
Although the fireballs appeared small, they left charred craters upon impact, let alone hitting a person.
Thus, the moment the fireballs struck, that Mist Special Jonin collapsed to the ground, gravely injured.
Qingming launched himself to the side, reaching the fallen Mist Jonin's side, and with a quick swing of his short sword, severed the Jonin's throat.
Everything was executed with astonishing precision.
This marked the twelfth Mist Special Jonin he had slain.
Throughout this battle, except for the Mangekyou Sharingan, he had utilized every other technique at his disposal—single-handed hand seals, no-hand ninjutsu "Rasengan," and the unique sword technique "Illusionary Sword Technique."
Many Mist Special Jonin were caught completely off guard by these techniques and were swiftly "killed" once he seized the opportunity.
However, as the number of Mist Jonin falling to his blade increased, they grew wary and began to group up for protection.
The trio in front of him embodied this strategy.
Unfortunately, their strength was still far inferior to Qingming's. They not only failed to corner him but ended up with two of their members "killed" in quick succession.
But that was where the line was drawn.
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