A few kilometers from the battlefield, Qing Ming had taken over a rock bear's cave and was sitting inside, meditating. He repeatedly performed the Ying Xin Jutsu to stimulate his brain and produce that special chakra, which would in turn push his Sharingan to evolve.
Moments later, Qing Ming opened his eyes, sighed deeply, and shook his head. "Ugh, too slow!"
Without the additional supply of chakra from his Chakra Battery, he was left with only the 17,000 points of chakra his body could recover daily, making his training pace suddenly slow down. Even though he had stopped working on other skills and put most of his chakra into Ying Xin Jutsu, he was only able to achieve half the usual amount of progress—about 100 points in proficiency. In terms of Sharingan evolution, this translated to around 50 points.
At this rate, he would need at least 165 more days—over five months—to evolve his Sharingan from its current Three Tomoe (1702/10000) state to the Mangekyō Sharingan. During this time, his other abilities would be forced to stagnate.
This was something Qing Ming could not accept.
"What should I do?" he wondered aloud.
As Qing Ming pondered, a surge of chakra flowed into his body through a mystical connection, bringing with it the memories of his shadow clone.
Closing his eyes, Qing Ming carefully reviewed these memories, quickly piecing together the situation on the battlefield. This was the primary purpose of the Shadow Clone Jutsu, which had been developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju: reconnaissance and exploration.
While deep in enemy territory, Qing Ming didn't dare be reckless, so he had sent out shadow clones to scout instead. His clone had done its job well.
Absorbing the memories, Qing Ming felt a bit dejected about the gap between himself and the Third Raikage, but he also realized that this could be a golden opportunity to take advantage of the chaos.
With the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Rock ninja locked in battle, many other forces were watching, and there were bound to be other spies like him lurking nearby. If he could capture these individuals and turn them into "Chakra Batteries," then his chakra problem would be solved.
The more Qing Ming thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed. Even though he was behind enemy lines, these "Chakra Batteries" wouldn't need to last long—just using them for a day would be a huge gain.
With this idea in mind, Qing Ming left the cave and began circling the battlefield, searching for traces of other spies.
What about his mission?
Oh, come on!
That's what shadow clones are for.
Qing Ming gave a nod to the shadow clone he had just created. The clone understood and headed toward the battlefield, while Qing Ming continued his search for other ninjas.
It wasn't easy, though. The ninjas assigned to these kinds of missions were skilled, and it took Qing Ming nearly three hours to find a suspicious target.
The individual appeared to be a Hidden Rock chunin, but like Qing Ming's shadow clone, he was covertly observing the distant battlefield. From this, Qing Ming deduced that the person was definitely an imposter.
Of course, if the ninja turned out not to be, it wouldn't matter. As long as they could provide chakra, their identity was irrelevant.
With this in mind, Qing Ming prepared to act—but then he hesitated. If the target was using a shadow clone like he was, any rash action could alert the real person behind the clone.
And there was a good chance that this was the case.
"I can't afford to make a mistake," he thought, retreating a few steps to conceal himself as he considered a new plan. After a while, his eyes brightened, and he muttered, "This should work."
Raising his hands, Qing Ming performed the Transformation Jutsu, disguising himself as a Hidden Rock chunin. Then, he revealed himself and ran toward the suspicious ninja from a distance.
Before getting too close, he shouted, "Hey, you there! The plan is about to begin! What are you doing here instead of with your team?"
Qing Ming's sudden, nonsensical shout nearly caused the other ninja's brain to short-circuit.
Before the target could react, Qing Ming abruptly stopped in his tracks, looked the ninja up and down, and adopted a shocked expression. Stammering, he said, "Y-you're not one of us!"
With that, as if realizing something terrifying, Qing Ming turned and started to run.
Seeing this, the fake "Rock ninja" didn't stop to wonder how he'd been discovered—he just instinctively gave chase.
Qing Ming slowed down just enough to allow the enemy to catch up quickly. The opponent, without wasting time, immediately launched an attack, attempting to take him down.
Qing Ming resisted with all his might, and the two battled for several minutes. In the end, Qing Ming found an opening and drove a kunai into the opponent's shoulder.
Poof!
A cloud of chakra smoke burst forth, and the figure disappeared.
Qing Ming muttered under his breath, "So, it was a shadow clone after all."
Just as he had feared, the target had indeed been using a shadow clone. If Qing Ming had recklessly attacked earlier, he would have tipped his hand and alerted the real enemy.
But why hadn't this current action also tipped the enemy off?
Simple—it was because of the "plan" Qing Ming had mentioned earlier.
"Now, it's just a matter of seeing if they take the bait," he whispered, hiding himself nearby.
A few minutes later, a figure cloaked in black quietly approached, carefully inspecting the area, as if searching for Qing Ming's escape route.
Seeing this, Qing Ming knew his plan had worked.
The person couldn't resist the temptation to investigate the so-called "plan."
As for whether the figure suspected his identity?
Honestly, if Qing Ming hadn't had the need for foreign chakra, he wouldn't have bothered targeting another spy in the first place.
Likewise, the other spy, having no such need, probably hadn't even considered the possibility. After all, in a sense, all the spies in the area were on the same side. Without any conflict of interest, it was unlikely that they would attack each other.
Therefore, the enemy was unlikely to question Qing Ming's identity.
And since his identity was deemed trustworthy, the information Qing Ming had "inadvertently" revealed about the "plan" would seem all the more credible.
Qing Ming was now 80% confident that the figure would be curious enough to investigate further.
Sure enough, before long, the figure arrived.
Without a word, Qing Ming launched three shuriken.
The black-cloaked figure, reacting swiftly to the danger, dodged to the side. But just as their feet hit the ground, three more shuriken came flying toward them.
Unable to evade, the enemy drew a kunai to block.
Clang, clang, clang!
The sharp sound of metal clashing echoed as the shuriken were deflected.
But in that moment, the figure lost their chance to escape.
Qing Ming swiftly closed the distance, sword in hand, and struck without hesitation.
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