Qingming took a brief moment to rest before starting to tend to his injuries.
Other wounds weren't a big deal; with his current near-complete mastery of Healing Jutsu, they were relatively easy to heal.
However, the deep gash on his left arm from the "Wind Release: Wind Blade" was a different story. He could almost see the bone beneath the injury.
Furthermore, in his haste to eliminate Xiaoyuan Xiuzhong, he had forced himself to use a Rasengan with his left hand, making his injury even worse. It was clear that this wouldn't heal in a short time.
"Forget it; any recovery is better than nothing!" he murmured to himself.
Qingming pressed his right hand against his left arm, channeling Yang Release chakra gathered from the Healing Jutsu to stimulate cell division and growth around the wound.
Moments later, the deep gash, which was nearly bone-deep, began to close up.
Of course, this was merely a surface-level healing. If he exerted too much force with his left arm, the wound would reopen.
Given the current situation, avoiding the use of his left arm was impossible.
After some thought, Qingming took a bandage from his ninja tool pouch, applied some ointment, and wrapped it around the injury.
This way, he could mislead enemies into thinking his left arm was heavily injured, allowing him to catch them off guard at a critical moment. Moreover, if the wound reopened during combat, the bandage would help control any bleeding, achieving two objectives at once.
Soon, Qingming had finished wrapping the bandage.
Afterward, he scanned the area and collected some shuriken and kunai, placing them into his ninja tool pouch.
During the previous battle, he had almost run out of shuriken and kunai, so it was natural to restock.
Having completed these tasks, Qingming prepared to leave.
But just then, something seemed to cross his mind. He quickly moved several times and arrived at a distant patch of dense forest.
Then, by following some signs, he located a Konoha ninja.
This person was none other than Kamihara Satoru, who had attempted to block Han's escape with the "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall" a few minutes earlier but had been sent flying along with the wall.
At this moment, he was covered in blood, his body wounded in multiple places. If not for the faint rise and fall of his chest, Qingming might have thought he was already dead.
Qingming stepped forward and cautiously examined Kamihara's injuries.
To be honest, Kamihara's condition was far from optimistic.
While Qingming's Healing Jutsu could handle the external wounds, the internal injuries posed a challenge.
As the saying goes, each skill has its specialization; the Healing Jutsu was effective for external wounds but somewhat inadequate for internal injuries.
The Konoha jonin had suffered severe internal damage due to a violent impact, leading to internal bleeding and significant damage to some organs.
This was typical for ninjas, who could use chakra to stay alive. A regular person would have likely died multiple times over by now.
Fortunately, Kamihara hadn't been directly struck by Han; he had only sustained some collateral damage, which was why he was still alive.
"Forget it; let fate decide what happens next!"
He murmured as he began to address the injuries Kamihara had sustained.
First, he would stop the bleeding from the external wounds to prevent Kamihara from dying from blood loss.
As for the internal injuries, while the Healing Jutsu couldn't fully heal them, it could stabilize his condition to some extent.
A few minutes later, Qingming completed the treatment, and Kamihara finally regained consciousness.
Looking at Qingming, he weakly asked, "Did you save me?"
"Yes," Qingming nodded. He then briefly recounted what had happened, concluding with, "I've treated your external wounds, but I'm unable to help with your internal injuries."
Upon hearing this, Kamihara sensed the pain in his abdomen.
Sure enough, his internal organs were throbbing painfully.
Still, he thanked Qingming, saying, "Thank you; if it weren't for you, I would likely be dead by now."
"No need for thanks!" Qingming replied.
As the two spoke, a faint sound of landing suddenly reached their ears, as if someone had jumped down from a branch.
"Shh!"
Immediately, Qingming signaled for Kamihara to be silent.
Though injured, Kamihara was a jonin and understood what to do.
He first closed his mouth, then pointed to himself and gestured in the direction of the sound, nodding at Qingming.
Understanding Kamihara's intentions, Qingming swiftly concealed himself behind a nearby tree.
After a few moments, four figures appeared, all Iwa ninjas.
They glanced at Kamihara, who lay weakly on the ground, and without a word, they threw several kunai.
Clearly, they were aiming to finish him off.
But this played right into Kamihara's hands. His earlier suggestion meant Qingming would use him as bait to ambush the unknown enemies.
Of course, there was another layer to this hidden meaning: if the situation became dire, Qingming could abandon him and escape on his own.
However, upon seeing the newcomers, Qingming realized he didn't need to run, and Kamihara wouldn't have to die.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several kunai were thrown, only to be precisely intercepted by Qingming's thrown kunai.
Seeing their projectiles blocked, the Iwa ninja leader immediately shouted, "Be careful!"
At the same time, he turned to see the direction from which the kunai had come.
Yet, all he saw was a pair of blood-red eyes.
"Sharingan?"
In the moment of realization, the Iwa ninja was drawn into a state of confusion. But the next instant, a shuriken struck his throat.
"Guh!"
A meaningless sound escaped the lips of the Iwa ninja as he stared, wide-eyed, at the figure standing on a tree branch not far away, filled with disbelief.
"Captain!"
The other three Iwa ninjas exclaimed in shock, quickly following their captain's gaze.
The Iwa ninja leader struggled to extend his right hand as if trying to prevent his teammates from looking over.
However, it was too late.
The next moment, the captain froze in place, and another shuriken flew out, precisely embedding itself in his throat.
Witnessing this scene, the Iwa ninja captain spat out a mouthful of blood, his head drooping as he lost consciousness.
The other two, realizing what had happened, finally grasped Qingming's presence when they saw his figure.
Upon spotting the blood-red Sharingan, they finally understood how their captain and teammate had met their demise and hurriedly looked away.
Seeing this, Qingming quickly formed hand seals and performed "Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique" at an incredibly fast speed.
In the next moment, a multitude of fireballs, resembling phoenix flower seeds, flew out, swirling around to encircle the two Iwa ninjas under his control.
The two ninjas dodged left and right, avoiding most of the attack but still sustaining some minor injuries.
However, before they could catch their breath, Qingming appeared between them.
"What?!"
The two shouted in astonishment, seemingly caught off guard by Qingming's astonishing speed.
Swish!
A flash of blade light passed, and one of them had their throat cut.
The other immediately retaliated, but just as he thrust his kunai, Qingming had already vanished.
In the next instant, an overwhelming sense of danger surged from behind him. Without thinking, he lunged forward, narrowly avoiding Qingming's strike.
But that was only one strike.
Qingming quickly flickered again, thrusting his short sword from his blind spot, leaving multiple wounds on his body in the blink of an eye.
Qingming's speed increased, and the Iwa ninja found it increasingly difficult to keep up.
Finally, after Qingming thrust his sword again, the ninja was unable to block in time and was pierced through the chest.
"You—"
The Iwa ninja wanted to say something, but Qingming had no intention of listening. He casually withdrew the short sword, ending the ninja's life.
With that, all four Iwa ninjas lay dead, and the entire encounter had lasted no longer than a minute.
This wasn't due to their weakness. In fact, the four Iwa ninjas were not lacking in strength.
The captain was a special jonin, while the other three were mid-ranking ninjas with above-average abilities.
They were easily dispatched by Qingming in under a minute primarily because they were caught off guard.
Had Qingming not initially utilized his Sharingan to swiftly eliminate the strongest special jonin and another mid-ranking ninja, this battle wouldn't have been so effortlessly won.
It could be said that they were too careless, while Qingming's strength was simply overwhelming.
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