Bang~
Watching the corpse of the Iwagakure jōnin collapse in the distance, Qingming shifted his gaze.
He then scanned his surroundings.
Immediately, anyone who met his gaze instinctively averted their eyes; no one dared to lock eyes with his Sharingan.
As for these individuals, Qingming chose to ignore them completely.
This was not the time for him to infiltrate enemy lines or recklessly charge into battle. He had both enemies and allies around him.
In this situation, he naturally had to abide by the unwritten rules of the battlefield—he couldn't freely attack these Iwagakure chūnin.
Otherwise, the Iwagakure jōnin would retaliate, and their own chūnin would suffer as a result.
Of course, if he managed to eliminate all the enemy jōnin, that would change everything.
With that thought in mind, Qingming quickly began searching for the whereabouts of other Iwagakure jōnin.
"Oh?"
Suddenly, he let out a soft exclamation as if he had spotted something interesting.
In the distance, he noticed an Iwagakure jōnin disregarding the attacks from the Konoha jōnin, swinging his petrified fists and relentlessly striking a Konoha ninja.
Indeed, it was his petrified fists.
Thanks to his Sharingan, Qingming could clearly see that the opponent had not altered the density of his fists with any Earth Release technique; rather, his flesh-and-blood fists had genuinely turned to stone.
Not just his fists, but his entire body was rapidly petrifying, resembling a stone golem, charging forward with astonishing defensive strength.
The attacks from the Konoha jōnin only left pits on his body, failing to inflict any lethal damage.
Moreover, Qingming observed that those pits rapidly healed with a surge of chakra.
This indicated that his regeneration ability was also quite formidable.
"This should be a bloodline limit," Qingming pondered.
As everyone knows, aside from the various bloodline limits formed by the fusion of different chakra natures, like Lava Release, Boil Release, and Ice Release, there are other types of bloodline limits as well.
A few typical examples include the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, the Hyūga clan's Byakugan, and the Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku.
In addition to these, there are some unstable bloodline limits, such as the Iburi clan, who were used as test subjects by Orochimaru and possess a unique ability to turn their bodies into smoke.
Individuals with this ability can infiltrate others' bodies and manipulate their movements or even kill them from the inside out.
Without a doubt, this is an incredibly powerful capability.
However, despite its strength, such an ability has a significant flaw: it is unstable.
An Iburi clan member could turn to smoke at any moment, and if they are caught in the wind while in this form, they risk dissipating and losing their life.
Similar to this, the little-known ability of petrification that Qingming was observing also displayed multiple flaws.
Firstly, after petrification, the Iwagakure jōnin's sensory perception noticeably diminished, causing him to fail to evade many attacks he could have dodged.
If he relied solely on his impressive defense and disregarded evasion, Qingming did not believe it.
There were two reasons for this. First, if he had the ability to evade, it meant he still possessed the subjective desire to avoid attacks, even if he failed to do so.
Second, such pointless damage would greatly deplete his chakra.
Any ninja capable of using jutsu would never allow their chakra to be wasted like that.
Once this happened, there was only one possibility: he was unable to evade.
It was evident that this Iwagakure jōnin belonged to the latter category.
Thus, Qingming deduced that petrification dulled his sensory perception.
Additionally, Qingming observed that after petrification, the jōnin's agility also decreased significantly, forcing him to attack with a more straightforward and brute force approach.
Unfortunately, the Konoha jōnin before him did not give him the chance to land a hit; he continuously darted around, attacking to deplete the Iwagakure jōnin's chakra.
If this continued, it was clear that without assistance, this Iwagakure jōnin was doomed to defeat.
With such glaring weaknesses in this bloodline limit, it was no wonder he hadn't heard of it in his previous life!
Shaking his head inwardly, Qingming activated the Body Flicker Technique and swiftly appeared before the Iwagakure jōnin.
Indeed, given the opponent's formidable defense, he knew that even with a sneak attack using the short sword in his hand—one that couldn't conduct chakra—he wouldn't be able to breach it.
Since this was the case, he might as well appear directly in front of him.
Perfectly, due to the opponent's slowed reactions from petrification, Qingming could take the opportunity to cast a genjutsu, leading to his control and eventual kill.
The development unfolded as he expected.
The moment he appeared, the Iwagakure jōnin froze momentarily; when he attempted to avoid Qingming's gaze upon seeing his Sharingan, it was already too late.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan~"
Qingming raised his hand to execute the technique, unleashing the full power of his evolved three-tomoe Sharingan, instantly pulling the jōnin's consciousness into the illusion.
In an instant, the jōnin's body became rigid, unable to move.
Nearby, the Konoha jōnin responded swiftly, pushing off the ground and reaching the petrified jōnin's side in an instant.
With a series of swift movements, he affixed three explosive tags onto the jōnin's body.
Moreover, the placement of these tags was strategic: besides the head and chest—two critical areas—he also placed one on the jōnin's lower leg.
This was clearly a precaution to ensure that even if the first two explosive tags failed to kill him, the third one would disable his ability to move.
After completing this, the Konoha jōnin immediately retreated and raised his right hand, igniting the three explosive tags.
Boom, boom, boom~
The explosive sound erupted, and three crimson fireballs appeared, instantly engulfing the Iwagakure jōnin.
Due to the severe injuries inflicted, the Iwagakure jōnin broke free from the genjutsu, but what awaited him was a torrent of flames.
"Ah—"
A pained scream escaped his lips, drawing the attention of many nearby.
Soon after, Qingming's figure came into view for even more people.
At this point, he realized that it would be unlikely for him to resolve the situation as easily again.
However, Qingming wasn't overly concerned; with his current strength, every Iwagakure ninja present posed no real threat to him.
Since this was the case, he had no reason to hide any longer.
Doing so might even better boost the morale of his comrades!
After a few breaths, the flames subsided, and the Iwagakure jōnin fell silent.
However, Qingming could sense that he was still alive.
Even after being directly struck by three explosive tags, he hadn't died, which caused Qingming to regard the jōnin's bloodline limit with slightly more respect.
Yet it was only a slight increase.
Whoosh~
A kunai flew from Qingming's hand, striking precisely into the jōnin's chest.
Yes, the earlier explosive tags had failed to kill him, but they had shattered his petrification; he was now just flesh and blood.
Thus, Qingming easily ended his life.
Having eliminated another high-level Iwagakure combatant, Qingming nodded at the Konoha jōnin beside him and then dashed toward other areas of the battlefield, ready to hunt down more Iwagakure jōnin.
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