After treating the wounded, they rested for about another hour before Qian and the others set out again.
Under the starlight, the group pressed onward. Over the next few hours, they wiped out two more Iwagakure camps in succession, pushing the front line straight to the vicinity of Iwagakure's third defensive line.
By then, dawn had already broken.
Even though everyone got some time to rest after each major battle, a whole night of intermittent fighting still left them utterly exhausted.
Fortunately, their initial objective had already been achieved. News had come from the other strongholds that Iwagakure had secretly pulled manpower from those positions last night.
And their feint was about to become a real, undeniable attack.
As for the time...
Ten o'clock this morning!
In light of this, the Jonin from the Nara clan in command gave the order to rest in place.
From this point on, it would no longer be the other strongholds coordinating with them, but them coordinating with those strongholds.
Without a doubt, Iwagakure had pulled manpower from the front line because of them. Next, their mission was to tie those people down.
Qian glanced at the time. There were still more than three hours before the general assault, just enough for a rest.
However, while they wanted to rest, Iwagakure had no intention of letting them.
Less than an hour later, the camp ahead on the third defensive line—their next target—actually sent people out to attack them first.
Well.
Calling it an attack was a bit exaggerated. It was more like harassment.
These people launched Sneak Attacks from the perimeter from time to time, frequently using Exploding Tags and ninjutsu that caused huge commotions. It was obvious they did not want them to get any proper rest.
Qian was so annoyed by the