The Final Insurance

Admittedly, the Anbu ninja were the people Karatachi Yagura trusted most. In Qian's estimation, the task of searching for and capturing the Tailed Beast would most likely be handed to them.

But in the end, that was only his estimate. He could not be one hundred percent certain.

Besides, no matter the village, the missions Anbu ninja carried out were never low-risk.

And that meant their odds of dying were far higher than those of ordinary ninja.

Although the chance of all seven hidden agents dying over the next year or so was not very high, as long as more than half of them were sacrificed, it could cause him to miss the news of the Three-Tails' revival.

So he still could not put all his eggs in one basket.

With that thought, Qian ignored the Mist Anbu continuing to chase the Iwagakure Anbu into the distance. With a few flickers, he arrived atop a large tree and looked toward the Mizukage Building.

With the Byakugan, he could clearly see that in that direction, more than a dozen Mist Ninja squads were gathering this way.

These people were not Anbu ninja.

But the fact that Karatachi Yagura had sent them out at this moment was enough to prove his trust in them.

Therefore, next, these people would be his targets.

At that thought, Qian jumped down from the treetop, then raised his hands to form seals and cast the Shadow Clone Technique, splitting off several shadow clones.

Next, Qian had these shadow clones transform into the appearances of Mist Anbu and Iwagakure Anbu. One side chased while the other fled, scattering as they rushed toward the outer reaches of Kirigakure.

Qian did not expect this to completely fool the Mist Ninja who were about to arrive, but as long as