Poof~
A burst of flames appeared out of nowhere.
It was about to engulf the Root ninja who had just performed the sound wave-type ninjutsu.
But just then, the ninja suddenly lunged forward, narrowly avoiding the attack from the Fire Style: Charcoal Burning Technique.
"Huh?"
Seeing this, Qingming uttered a light gasp, immediately preparing to strike again.
However, before he could form any more hand signs, his powerful mental perception detected a change in the surrounding air—chakra had gathered around him.
"What's this?"
A sudden realization flashed in Qingming's mind. A familiar sensation overtook him.
In an instant, he recognized the technique. It was none other than the same Fire Style: Charcoal Burning Technique he had just used.
He glanced around and quickly spotted a Root ninja hiding behind a large tree, performing hand signs.
Clearly, it was this ninja who had cast the technique.
Without hesitation, Qingming immediately flapped his wings, swiftly flying out of the danger zone.
Barely a moment after he moved, a large mass of flames appeared, covering the exact spot where he had just been standing.
It was clear that had his movement been even a second slower, he would have been consumed by the fire.
"Heh, what a perfect opportunity!"
Qingming let out a cold chuckle, quickly forming hand signs and unleashing a Wind Style: Wind Blade at the Root ninja.
Whoosh~
A transparent wind blade about a meter long appeared, slicing toward the ninja with incredible speed.
Even though the ninja was hiding behind a tree, he could feel the intense deathly aura approaching.
Without hesitation, he darted out of the tree's protection.
The next moment, the wind blade sliced through the tree trunk with a sharp "shh" sound.
Crack~
The tree couldn't withstand the pressure and began to fall, causing several smaller trees around it to collapse, forcing other nearby Root ninjas to quickly dodge.
Seeing this, Qingming thought to himself, "What a perfect opportunity!"
He immediately raised his hand, formed more hand signs, and performed Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique.
In the blink of an eye, dozens or even hundreds of fireballs were expelled from his mouth, resembling the seeds of phoenix flowers as they floated and flew toward the falling tree.
Soon, the tree was ignited, turning into a massive source of flames that rapidly spread in all directions.
Not only were the Root ninjas beneath the tree affected, but those hiding under other trees in the vicinity also found themselves caught in the fire.
Ninjas, after all, are high attack, low defense types. Even ordinary flames can be lethal if the fire is large enough.
With that thought in mind, Qingming immediately formed more hand signs and unleashed another ninjutsu—Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!
Whoosh~
A powerful gust of wind shot out of his mouth, blowing towards the burning forest below.
The fire grew stronger as the wind fueled the flames, and soon, the entire area was transformed into a sea of fire.
Had they been ordinary ninjas, they would have been scrambling in panic at this point.
However, these were Root ninjas, and they remained composed.
Five of them launched an attack on Qingming, drawing his attention and distracting him, preventing him from causing further destruction.
Meanwhile, the other four ninjas simultaneously performed hand signs and cast their water ninjutsu.
In an instant, large amounts of water vapor gathered, forming four distinct water-style techniques that spread to douse the fire on all sides.
Water and fire are incompatible, and as soon as the two forces collided, they began to counter each other.
However, the fire was still relatively small, just regular flames, while the water came from the ninjas' own ninjutsu.
Thus, the water techniques, though modest in power, ultimately triumphed over the flames.
A few moments later, most of the fire had been extinguished, leaving only small patches of flame still struggling to burn, with large amounts of black smoke rising.
Having avoided a few more attacks from the Root ninjas, Qingming glanced down at the forest.
It was clear that the trees, whether they had been burning or not, were now drenched in water.
It would not be easy to reignite the area now.
Qingming sighed in regret, raising his gaze to the remaining nine Root ninjas. Thanks to his Byakugan, he could clearly see their chakra levels.
From this, he determined that two of them were genuine Jonin, six were Special Jonin, and one was a Chunin.
If these were the only factors at play, Qingming would not have been too concerned. He was confident he could defeat them in a direct confrontation.
However, these were Root ninjas, and their true strength was not reflected merely by their chakra levels.
Since these ninjas dared to target him, they must have had preparations in place.
Certainly, with the Byakugan, he had spotted them first, and had caught them off guard, disrupting many of their planned tactics.
But Qingming was not foolish enough to believe they only had one plan.
Thus, unless absolutely necessary, he would not engage them up close.
Qingming would rather waste a bit of chakra, relying on his flying advantage to wear them down, than take the risk of close-quarters combat.
The sound-based ninjutsu used by the Root ninja earlier was a clear reminder of how dangerous these enemies were.
So, the best approach was to keep attacking from a distance!
As for the potential issue of running out of chakra...
Wasn't there an abundance of Mist ninjas on the battlefield?
With them as backup, Qingming had no doubt that he could eventually overwhelm these ninjas.
With that thought in mind, Qingming wasted no time and kept his distance, continuing to unleash a barrage of attacks on the remaining Root ninjas.
For the next period, Qingming seemed to turn into a relentless machine of ninjutsu, effortlessly casting technique after technique, forcing the remaining Root ninjas to dodge frantically.
But seeing their panicked reactions, Qingming sneered, "Such a poor performance."
While others may not understand the nature of Root ninjas, Qingming was all too familiar with them.
Indeed, with the support of his Sharingan and Byakugan, he had controlled the rhythm of the fight perfectly, leaving little room for counterattacks.
But these were Root ninjas!
If they truly wanted to fight back, they could sacrifice others' lives to create an opening, and the discarded ones wouldn't even protest.
Yet, here they were—dodging his attacks, desperately clinging to their own lives, not at all like the death-seeking tools he remembered.
It was clear that they were playing a game to lower his guard, trying to create an opportunity for a killing blow.
Unfortunately for them, Qingming had already made up his mind to be cautious.
So, no matter how they performed, he stayed at a safe distance, only engaging in ranged attacks.
In doing so, the initiative was entirely in his hands.
He wasn't even interested in exposing their ruse. Since they wanted to play, Qingming was more than happy to indulge them, knowing full well that in the end, it wouldn't be him who got injured.
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