Boom!
A violent explosion rang out.
Immediately after, a crimson fireball appeared, driving away the surrounding darkness.
All at once, frequent shouts came from within Iwagakure's defensive perimeter up ahead.
Judging by the direction of the voices, they were all probably rushing toward the site of the explosion.
Qian's squad did not make a move, and the other two squads likewise kept quiet. This was an accident they had anticipated.
The plan had included measures the other squads should take if one squad was exposed.
If Qian remembered correctly, next, the squad that had been exposed ahead of time would go all out to draw the enemy's fire.
After that, the squads whose movements had not yet been exposed would charge out, strike straight at the heart, and completely disrupt the rhythm of the Rock Ninja inside the forward stronghold.
In the end, they would complete the mission at the smallest cost and in the shortest time.
Time passed second by second. The sounds of shouting and fighting grew louder and louder, and the explosions of Exploding Tags rang out frequently as well.
Just from the sound alone, he could tell how fierce the battle over there was.
Five minutes later, the hundred-man squad Qian was in began to move, charging straight toward the Rock Ninja stronghold ahead.
At the same time, the other two hundred-man squads whose movements had not been exposed also began moving, charging toward the Rock Ninja stronghold together from two other directions.
Because they made no attempt to conceal themselves, their movements were soon discovered by the Rock Ninja.
So the Rock Ninja hurriedly mobilized manpower to come and stop them.
They even exposed some hidden measures.
It was only then that Qian realized the manpower inside the Iwagakure stronghold was far greater than expected.