Three days later.
Time had passed into early February.
After more than half a month of intense training, Qingming could clearly feel changes within his body.
At this moment, it was as if there was a hidden power within him, constantly pushing his body toward perfection, slowly evolving.
Qingming knew that this was a sign his "Constitution" attribute was about to improve.
Based on this rate of accumulation, Qingming estimated that in at most another week, his "Constitution" attribute would increase.
When that happened, both his chakra limit and recovery speed would receive a significant boost.
At the same time, the narrowing gap between his "Constitution" and "Mental" attributes would bring him closer to safely unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Just when Qingming thought he would peacefully wait for the day his "Constitution" attribute improved, a sudden message disrupted his training plans.
Morning.
At the center of the base, inside the conference room, Nara Sisui had just finished reading the orders from headquarters. Immediately, someone couldn't help but ask, "Captain Nara, what's going on? Why has headquarters suddenly issued a retreat order?"
Indeed, the order from headquarters was to immediately evacuate the base and return to the Fengliu Town outpost as quickly as possible to assist the garrison in defending against a possible attack.
The critical issue was that Fengliu Town was behind them. If there was a potential attack there, didn't that mean their position was even more dangerous?
But in the past few days, nothing unusual had happened.
Everyone was puzzled, waiting for Nara Sisui to provide an explanation.
Seeing everyone looking his way, Nara Sisui said seriously, "We just received word that the nearby outposts have already been overrun."
"What?"
The group was shocked.
Every day, they had been exchanging status reports with the nearby outposts to share information. Just yesterday, everything had seemed normal—nothing but minor skirmishes.
But now, overnight, those outposts had been breached?
And all at once?
It seemed impossible.
However, there was no way Nara Sisui would joke about something this serious. So someone asked, "What exactly happened?"
"According to the report from headquarters, Iwagakure launched a surprise attack last night, deploying both the Four-Tails and Five-Tails jinchūriki, along with elite members from their Explosive Corps."
Nara Sisui explained.
"What?"
"The Four-Tails and Five-Tails?"
"The Explosive Corps?"
Different voices rang out in disbelief.
It was no surprise they were shocked. Whether it was the Four-Tails jinchūriki, the Five-Tails jinchūriki, or the Explosive Corps of Iwagakure, any one of these was already a major threat. The fact that they had all been deployed together was alarming.
'Is Iwagakure planning a full-scale counteroffensive? They've sent so many elite forces!'
Originally, because of their position closest to the rear, this base had been considered relatively safe, situated in a recessed section of the defense line due to Iwagakure's pursuit.
But now, with the nearby outposts breached, they were suddenly in a vulnerable position. No wonder headquarters had ordered an immediate retreat.
If they didn't leave now, by the time Iwagakure's forces arrived, escape would no longer be an option.
Realizing this, no one hesitated any longer. They quickly formulated a retreat plan, then dispersed from the conference room to begin preparations.
Qingming had little to do. Once again, he had been assigned to the combat team, so amidst the busy jōnin, he appeared rather relaxed.
However, that was just an illusion—inside, Qingming was cursing.
His "Constitution" attribute was just about to improve, and now this happened.
Obviously, the prisoner in his secret base could no longer be kept.
This meant he would lose over 40,000 chakra points daily.
Though he didn't use all of this chakra for the Healing Palm Technique to strengthen his body, the absence of that chakra would delay the improvement of his "Constitution" attribute by two to three days, even if he allocated all of his naturally regenerated chakra to the process.
'Should I really do this?'
Qingming hesitated.
If he chose to do this, it would mean that for the next ten days or so, his progress in other skills would come to a halt.
Opening his skill panel and looking over his abilities, Qingming thought for a moment before deciding to pause his training in other skills.
The reason was simple: the skills he was currently focusing on, like "Wind Release: Wind Blade," "Rasengan," and "Shadow Clone Technique," were not urgent to improve. Their current levels were sufficient and didn't warrant competing with "Healing Palm" for chakra.
In contrast, improving his "Constitution" attribute would affect his foundation. With limited chakra, he had to prioritize that.
With his mind made up, Qingming didn't hesitate any further.
'Next, I just need to wrap up things at the secret base...'
Although he had left a shadow clone at the base, he couldn't communicate with it, and in his current situation, he couldn't leave the outpost.
'In that case, I'll need to create another shadow clone.'
With that thought, Qingming moved to a secluded corner, made sure no one was watching, and formed the necessary hand seals to perform the Shadow Clone Technique.
Poof—
A puff of chakra smoke appeared, and a figure stood before him.
Without needing instructions, the clone knew exactly what to do.
With a nod to Qingming, the clone left quietly, sneaking out of the base to head toward the secret location.
An hour and a half later.
On the southwestern side of the outpost, Qingming was dashing through the forest when he suddenly paused.
At that moment, he felt two surges of chakra within his body, along with two sets of memories flooding his mind.
He quickly reviewed the memories, which belonged to the clone stationed at the secret base and the one he had recently sent to wrap things up.
Nearby, another jōnin from the combat team noticed Qingming stop and quickly asked, "What is it? Did you sense something?"
He looked around cautiously, searching for any hidden threats.
Qingming was about to say "nothing," but then a faint whistling sound caught his ear.
His expression changed slightly. He immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
In the next moment, his pupils contracted, and he shouted, "Watch out!"
He leaped toward the dense forest, the jōnin following close behind without question. Though he hadn't sensed anything, he trusted Qingming's instincts, earned through battle after battle.
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