"Chika!"
Not far away, when Shōji Koyanagi saw Qingming pierce the insect beast's head with his sword, he shouted in a panic.
Unlike the typical relationship between ninjas and their summoning beasts, the bond between Koyanagi and Chika was incredibly close. Chika had accompanied him throughout his entire ninja career after a chance encounter in his youth. Ever since that mission, where his teacher and two companions were killed by Uchiha ninjas, Chika had become his closest ally.
Without Chika, Koyanagi would never have made it this far.
Thus, seeing Chika heavily injured made him furious.
Without any hesitation, Koyanagi formed hand seals again and unleashed the wind release ninjutsu he had just used.
A nearly transparent wind blade began to condense, and under his control, it shot straight toward Qingming.
However, having learned from previous experience, Qingming was no longer vulnerable to the same attack. Although the wind blade was incredibly fast, he easily dodged it.
Not only that, but Qingming also noticed Koyanagi's hand seals and chakra manipulation. He had also developed wind-type chakra, providing a basis for replication.
Other ninjutsu didn't interest Qingming, but this basic B-ranked ninjutsu piqued his curiosity.
While he had already set his sights on the S-rank wind release ninjutsu—Wind Release: Rasenshuriken—learning another ninjutsu in the meantime wouldn't hurt. After all, having more skills was always beneficial!
Moreover, developing the Rasenshuriken would take considerable time, and the wind release ninjutsu before him was perfect to fill that gap.
This ninjutsu not only had a long attack range but also boasted considerable power and speed, making it a valuable technique.
Qingming naturally would not let this opportunity slip by. He activated the copying ability of his Sharingan and successfully replicated Koyanagi's ninjutsu.
During his dodge from the wind blade attack, Qingming glanced at his panel. Sure enough, a new ninjutsu appeared in his skill bar.
Its proficiency level had jumped straight from lv0, the unlearned tier, to lv1 (1/200), the entry-level tier.
In other words, he could successfully use this technique right now, albeit without full proficiency.
This was Qingming's first time trying the copying feature of the Sharingan.
How should he describe it?
It felt quite peculiar!
It was as if he had seen through the entire process of Koyanagi's ninjutsu execution and had copied it over to himself, enabling him to partially replicate it.
He guessed that the reason it was only at the entry-level tier was due to his insufficient understanding of wind release ninjutsu.
At the same time, he hadn't mastered the form and nature transformations of wind-type chakra, hence the limitation.
Once he improved those two aspects, the next time he replicated it, the proficiency might jump to lv2 or even lv3, perhaps lv4.
In any case, it wouldn't be low.
The only surprising thing for Qingming was that the copied ninjutsu didn't have a name.
Indeed, in front of the proficiency level was just a string of garbled text without a proper ninjutsu name. It seemed that because he was unaware of the technique's name, it didn't display one.
However, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
At least it indicated that the panel's information was based on his own understanding and wouldn't show him things he couldn't comprehend.
Putting those thoughts aside, Qingming focused and named the technique "Wind Release: Blade of Wind."
Immediately, the garbled text flickered and transformed into [Wind Release: Blade of Wind: lv1 (1/200)].
After completing this, Qingming closed the panel and turned his attention back to Koyanagi.
At this moment, Koyanagi was still in the process of releasing his ninjutsu.
What had just occurred, despite seeming long, had actually transpired in the blink of an eye.
With Qingming's three-tomoe Sharingan now evolved to its maximum potential, his neural reactions were several times faster than that of an ordinary person, allowing him to consider many things in a short span of time.
Unaware that his ninjutsu had been secretly copied, Koyanagi was still anxiously looking toward the insect beast.
Seizing this opportunity, Qingming dodged the second round of ninjutsu attacks and swiftly closed the distance.
First, he activated the hypnotic ability of the Sharingan to force Koyanagi to divert his gaze, then swung his sword directly at Koyanagi's head.
At this point, Koyanagi had no choice but to fully focus on defending against Qingming's attack, despite his concern for the insect beast.
However, after the previous battle, Qingming had thoroughly analyzed Koyanagi's habits and fighting style, making his attacks smooth and effective.
Though Qingming's left arm was injured, it didn't affect his swordsmanship. Conversely, Koyanagi, who had been stabbed in the side, found his ability to generate power significantly diminished.
Without the insect beast's interference, Qingming could channel all his energy into the fight.
Thus, he quickly gained the upper hand.
For a time, Koyanagi was forced solely into a defensive position.
However, the principle that prolonged defense inevitably leads to loss applied universally.
As the battle progressed, despite Koyanagi's desperate attempts to hold on, the injuries on his body continued to accumulate, and his condition worsened.
Finally, during yet another encounter with Qingming's attack from his blind spot, Koyanagi's movements slowed just enough for Qingming to seize the opportunity and stab him through the lower back.
"Ugh~"
With this severe injury, Koyanagi let out a muffled groan, glancing backward only to see Qingming standing quietly behind him.
With a swift motion, Qingming withdrew his short sword, but before he could pause, Koyanagi suddenly shouted loudly, gripping his kunai in reverse and spinning to thrust toward Qingming's neck.
Clearly, he was willing to die together with Qingming.
Seeing this, Qingming remained unfazed, retracting the sword he had just thrust and expertly parrying Koyanagi's kunai.
Logically, Koyanagi should have two options: either press forward with a strong attack in hopes of injuring or killing Qingming or retreat immediately to preserve himself.
Yet, he chose neither. Instead, he lunged at Qingming while grinning savagely, saying, "Let's die together!"
A series of sizzling sounds erupted as several explosive tags burned violently against his chest.
It was clear that these weren't hastily applied; Koyanagi had activated them prior to turning around, preparing for this self-destructive plan.
At such close proximity, even if the explosive tags didn't stick to Qingming, the explosion would still be enough to take his life.
However, in the face of this crisis, there was no sign of panic on Qingming's face.
This was because he had sensed Koyanagi's subtle movements, despite their concealment and Koyanagi facing away from him.
With this awareness, there was no way he would fall for such a simple trick.
Just as Koyanagi's hand was about to make contact, Qingming preemptively placed his left hand against Koyanagi's abdomen, and the Rasengan in his palm exploded.
Koyanagi felt an excruciating pain in his stomach and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Immediately afterward, he spun around like a windmill, hurtling backward.
"No—"
Koyanagi shouted in despair.
But soon, his voice was drowned out by a series of explosions.
Flames surged upwards, engulfing Koyanagi in an instant.
Boom!
When Koyanagi landed again, he had already been reduced to a charred, mangled corpse.
Having avenged himself, Qingming stood quietly in place, feeling inexplicably relieved.
In this world he had traversed, only a few people and matters weighed on his mind. Now that he had settled one of those matters, he naturally felt a sense of lightness.
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