Two hours later.
When Qian dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique yet again and completed a new round of training, the Rock Ninja's chakra was finally exhausted.
At this point, the surroundings were still quiet, just as he had expected. A mere two hours was not enough for the Rock Ninja to surround this place.
"Whew—"
Qian let out a long breath, came to the side of the last two Hidden Rock chunin, formed seals with both hands, and used the Chakra Absorption Technique.
In just a few breaths, his chakra returned to full, while the two Rock Ninja on the ground completely lost their lives due to the rapid loss of Spirit Energy and Body Energy.
Although much of his own intelligence had already been exposed, Qian still did not want Iwagakure to know why he had made a move against these people.
So, before leaving, he followed routine and used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, burning the corpses on the ground.
This way, Iwagakure would have no way to discover what he had done through the corpses.
After one final sweep of the battlefield and erasing his own traces, Qian quickly left the place and ran straight toward the southeast.
Next, he needed to cross nearly half the Land of Earth, follow the southwestern border into Rain Country, and finally return to Konoha's area of actual control.
That was right. Qian planned to return now.
Although there was still no news from the Third Raikage's side, Qian estimated that the other party could not hold out much longer. At the latest, by tonight, he would definitely die.
Rather than waiting until then to act, he might as well set off now. This way, he might even avoid some of Iwagakure's eyes and ears!
However, what Qian did not know