"That's..."
Qing's pupils constricted sharply as his brain rapidly processed the situation.
Suddenly, he recalled a piece of intelligence he had come across not long ago when searching for information about the Uchiha clan.
He couldn't help but blurt out, "The Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
Indeed, the report had mentioned that when Konoha Village was first founded, the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara, possessed a unique pair of eyes known as the Mangekyō Sharingan.
However, decades had passed, and no one from the Uchiha clan had been known to awaken such eyes, so it had become regarded as a mere legend, and Qing had believed it to be just that.
But now, everything clicked. He realized it wasn't a legend at all!
Qingming's eyes were likely the Mangekyō Sharingan, and his previous ability to repeatedly break through the village's encirclements might also have been a power granted by the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Thinking back to that night, what he had witnessed must have been the abnormal state when Qingming activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.
It all made sense now!
But wait—
Qing suddenly realized something. He had been able to detect Qingming's abnormalities that night with his Byakugan, but why couldn't he perceive anything now?
"Could it be..."
Qing seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly scanned his surroundings.
The next moment, his face turned grim.
At that very moment, everything around him seemed to shatter like glass. Qing suddenly snapped to attention and saw Qingming standing before him, one hand grasping his throat and the other pressing against his heart.
It turned out that the moment he saw Qingming's eyes, he had fallen into a genjutsu.
Everything that followed, including his shout, was merely his imagination within the genjutsu; no one had heard it.
Qing knew he had no chance left.
But he didn't want to surrender without a fight.
Without hesitation, he swung his hand, ready to stab his kunai into Qingming.
However, before he could act, Qingming's left hand, with the 'Chakra Scalpel' attached to it, swiftly severed his heart muscle, stopping his heart.
At the same time, his right hand exerted force, cutting through his carotid artery and some of his nerves, causing him to immediately fall into a deep unconscious state.
Clink—
The kunai in Qing's hand fell limply to the ground, making a soft sound, officially signaling the failure of his last attempt.
Behind him, a nearby Fog ninja, who had seen the situation unfold, quickly shouted, "Captain!"
While speaking, the ninja threw a kunai towards Qingming's back.
However, Qingming didn't even glance back. He simply tilted his body to avoid the attack.
After activating the Mangekyō Sharingan, not only did his other abilities improve, but his sensory perception had also increased by leaps and bounds.
If this had happened before, he would have only noticed the kunai when it was within a certain range.
But now, with the increased perception, he had already determined the trajectory of the attack in his mind from a great distance and could easily dodge it.
This greatly enhanced his battlefield survival ability.
But for now, it wasn't the right time to reveal the Mangekyō Sharingan's full capabilities.
Qingming's thoughts shifted, and he deactivated the Mangekyō Sharingan, then raised his hand to perform a set of hand seals, casting a jutsu—Wind Style: Wind Wings!
In the next instant, he grabbed Qing and soared into the air.
Below, several Fog ninjas who had been drawn to the shout of "Captain!" watched helplessly as Qingming flew off with Qing.
In contrast, the Konoha ninjas, though unclear as to why Qingming took the enemy captain away, were heartened by the fact that Qingming had evidently defeated him.
This greatly boosted their morale, and they fought even more vigorously.
However, Qingming didn't care about these reactions. His sole focus was to obtain the Byakugan.
As for the rest, that could be dealt with later.
...
Around one minute later.
Qingming landed back on the ground.
There was no one within a two-kilometer radius.
Qingming nodded in satisfaction, then lowered Qing and began to check his condition.
No surprise—Qing was still alive.
Though Qingming had used the 'Chakra Scalpel' to sever his heart muscle, stopping his heart for a full minute, a normal person might still live. Given that Qing was a ninja with stronger physical abilities, he had managed to survive.
Of course, the reason Qingming wanted him alive wasn't out of kindness, but because he needed to extract the Byakugan from him.
Qingming knew that to protect this precious Byakugan, Qing had placed a seal on it—a "Protective Seal"—which would activate automatically if the eye was threatened, sealing it away.
To avoid this happening, Qingming had refrained from killing him.
If this "Protective Seal" worked like Danzo's "Four Symbols Seal," completely sealing the eye, it would be disastrous.
Qingming didn't want to go through all this trouble for nothing.
A variety of thoughts crossed his mind, and Qingming decided to use the "Healing Palm Technique" to treat Qing's injuries.
But then, as if an idea struck him, he suddenly halted.
With a flick of his hand, he reactivated the 'Chakra Scalpel,' swiftly cutting through most of Qing's nervous system and muscles.
Now, even if Qing regained consciousness, he wouldn't be able to move.
That wasn't all.
After deactivating the 'Chakra Scalpel,' Qingming quickly performed a series of hand seals and cast the jutsu—Chakra Absorption Technique!
A layer of faint white light enveloped his palm, which he pressed against Qing's chest.
In the next moment, large amounts of chakra flowed out of Qing's body and into Qingming's.
Within just a few seconds, Qing's chakra was completely drained.
To weaken him even more, Qingming also absorbed a portion of his mental and physical energy.
When Qing's body began to convulse, his face turned pale, and he seemed on the verge of collapse, Qingming finally stopped the "Chakra Absorption Technique" and began using the "Healing Palm Technique" to repair Qing's damaged heart muscle.
One second... two seconds...
One minute... two minutes...
It took a full five minutes, but finally, Qingming had fully repaired Qing's heart and stabilized his circulatory system.
Suddenly, Qing's eyes shot open, and he gasped for air like a fish out of water.
As a high-ranking ninja, his reflexes were sharp, and as soon as he regained consciousness, he instinctively locked onto the source of the danger—Qingming!
Without hesitation, he planned to strike.
However, just as he was about to move, he realized that his limbs were completely unresponsive.
Not only that, but he felt an overwhelming sense of weakness.
As he focused inwardly, he realized that not only had his chakra been depleted, but his body also felt like it was recovering from a serious illness—he had no strength.
Without needing to think, he immediately understood that all of this was the work of Qingming.
He glared at Qingming, barely managing to utter the word "You..." before his consciousness was once again dragged into a genjutsu.
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