Swish~
A figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Teacher Furukawa!" ×3
Qingming, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko saw the person coming and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
That's right, the person coming was none other than Furukawa.
As a jonin, Furukawa's tasks were much heavier than theirs, so naturally he couldn't stay with them all the time.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been bullied by a few Iwagakure Chunins just now.
"Teacher, is the battle over?"
Qingming asked, glancing at the sound of fighting that was gradually subsiding in the distance.
"Yeah."
Furukawa nodded, his eyes swept over the three of them, and said with relief: "You are all still alive, not bad!"
However, hearing his praise, Qingming and others were speechless.
Furukawa didn't care about this.
He was an experienced person and knew how they were feeling now.
Despite this, he still didn't choose to comfort or enlighten them.
In Furukawa's view, ninjas must endure what ordinary people can't endure, otherwise they are not worthy of being called ninjas.
It is based on this concept that he never enlightens students in terms of thought, and survival of the fittest is his principle.
After a moment of silence, Furukawa spoke again: "Pack up. The team will set off in about half an hour. If you are lucky, you will arrive at the base camp before dark. You can have a good rest then."
After that, he left in a hurry.
"Okay, let's pack up."
After he left, Qingming said this, and then began to look for his package.
Because he had to stay outside for a long time this time, when he set out, in addition to carrying equipment and props, he also brought a lot of daily necessities such as clothes for replacement.
However, when he was fighting just now, he threw them away because they were in the way.
Fortunately, they were the winners and could look for their things calmly.
Seeing Qingming start to move, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko sorted out their moods and began to search for their own things.
About half an hour later.
The convoy set off again.
Only a small number of people were left to continue cleaning the battlefield.
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It was night.
In the middle of a dense forest.
In a tent.
Qingming sat cross-legged, meditating and refining chakra.
At this time, he had arrived at Konoha's base camp in the Land of Rain.
According to Furukawa, their main task for the next period of time is to adapt to the battlefield environment and adjust their mentality.
There will be no heavy tasks during this period.
There is no doubt that this is a rare opportunity for Qingming.
He can take advantage of this period of time to improve his strength to a higher level.
Judging from today's battle, without opening the Sharingan, his strength is only slightly stronger than that of an average Chunin.
It's okay to fight alone, but if you encounter more than two enemies at the same time, it will be a bit dangerous.
Even if the enemy has no scruples and exerts all his strength, one person is enough to pose a slight threat to him.
Although this threat is not great, there is always the possibility of hurting him.
And if he uses the Sharingan, his strength should exceed that of most Chunins.
But Chunins are nothing on the entire battlefield.
Only by becoming a Jonin can you have a certain degree of self-protection.
But his current strength, even if he is at full firepower, can never reach the level of a Jonin.
Even, even if it is a second-rate special Jonin, as long as it is not a pure auxiliary type, he will most likely not be an opponent.
Unless he can evolve the Sharingan to two magatama
, it will take at least several months.
He can wait, but the enemy will not wait.
It is obviously not realistic to rely on this to improve strength.
Therefore, Qingming plans to divide a part of the chakra to improve the level of several fire escape ninjutsu and illusion.
In this way, the combat power can be improved in a shorter time. In this way, the ability to protect oneself will naturally increase.
Although doing so will slow down the evolution of the Sharingan, if one's life is lost, what is the use of the Sharingan?
Only if one's life is saved first can one have a chance to talk about the future.
Otherwise, it will be in vain to say anything.
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A month later.
Outside the base camp.
Four figures, one large and three small, are walking through the woods.
It can be seen that they are very cautious. Not only do they always observe the movements around them, but they also stop from time to time to check some hidden traps and signs.
These four people are none other than the seventeenth team composed of Furukawa, Qingming, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko.
At this time, they are performing the patrol mission of guarding the base camp.
In other words, they have been performing this mission for the past month, but as time goes by, the defense area they are responsible for is becoming more and more important.
Of course, importance also means danger.
At first, they didn't encounter an enemy for ten days or half a month, and the mission was relatively easy.
But when they adapted to the battlefield environment and the area they were responsible for changed, the mission was not so easy.
Now, almost every few days, they will find traces of enemy invasion.
Although most of the time, the enemy had already run away when they arrived, there were several times when the enemy did not have time to retreat.
At this time, you have to fight to the death.
None of the enemies who can be sent to perform the mission of lurking infiltration are good people.
Therefore, every encounter can be described as dangerous.
It is only because their team leader is a real jonin that he can cover for them to a certain extent.
Otherwise, the 17th team might have been reduced in number.
But it must be said that such an environment is very training.
Whether it is Qingming, Ryosuke, or Mizutani Shizuko, after this month's mission, the student spirit on their bodies has disappeared, and only competence is left.
Just like now, the four of them stopped, and without Furukawa's instructions, Qingming and the other two tacitly did their own things.
Qingming was responsible for vigilance, and Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko were responsible for checking nearby traps and signs.
Everything was so orderly.
After a while, Ryosuke and Mizutani Shizuko returned to the team and reported: "Teacher, no problem."
"Very good."
Furukawa nodded and said: "Let's go to the last point."
"Yes, teacher!" ×3
The four of them rushed to the last mission point.
Along the way, no one spoke unless necessary. Four pairs of eyes were all paying attention to the surroundings, alert to any possible danger.
Fortunately, they were lucky today.
After checking the last mission point, they did not find any traces of the enemy.
Qingming and others all breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. After waiting
for a while, they returned to the temporary station after completing the handover with the patrol team that came to replace them.
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Late at night.
In the temporary station.
Qingming completed the "Reflection Heart Technique" again. After a while, he opened his eyes and a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
"Is this Lv4?"
Murmuring, Qingming raised his hands again and began to form seals to perform the "Reflection Heart Technique".
The next moment, he saw his hands blooming and had already formed seals. The speed was unimaginable.
Not only the casting speed, but also the effect of the 'Heart Reflection Technique' on the evolution of the Sharingan has been greatly improved after it has been upgraded to Lv4.
Qingming closed his eyes and carefully felt the process of the special chakra in his brain nourishing his eyes.
After a moment, when it disappeared, he formed a seal again and cast the 'Heart Reflection Technique'.
Just like that, over and over again.
After five times, Qingming stopped casting.
At this time, he only felt that his Sharingan had advanced one step from a single magatama to a double magatama.