Reinforcements and Instant Kills

Qian heard Kato He's shout, withdrew his long blade, let Izuko's corpse collapse, then turned back to look at him.

And when Kato He saw him look over, though his face was full of anger and hatred, reason ultimately gained the upper hand. He knew that, alone, he could not possibly be Qian's match.

So, after shouting "Go!" straight at the surrounding group of Cloud Village Chunin, he turned and ran into the depths of the forest.

Hearing his words, the group of Cloud Village Chunin snapped awake as if from a dream. One by one, their faces full of terror, they charged after him into the woods.

Seeing this, Qian did not choose to pursue.

This was not because he intended to spare them. Since the two sides were already enemies, he naturally could not develop such pointless feelings.

The reason he remained unmoved was simply that the other Leaf ninja had arrived.

That was right. Earlier, he had traveled at full speed. Though he had set out later, he had arrived first.

But now, after this delay, they had finally caught up.

In that case, the next battle could be left to them.

As for him...

He had more important things to do.

Qian raised his head and looked in the direction Kato He and the others had fled. That way was precisely the marching direction of another Cloud Village unit.

Since Kato He and the others had discovered his surveillance long ago, they must have communicated with the other two squads.

In that case, combined with the direction they were fleeing, it was not hard to guess that these people had most likely already sent out a request for help.

And the three Cloud ninja squads were not far apart. If that squad over there acted immediately