Boom—boom—
Two tremendous impacts rang out in succession. The two long dragons, one water and one fire, slammed into the earthen wall, killing Nogawa Nozomi while also smashing the wall to pieces.
As for the mid- and lower-level Rock Ninja, thanks to Nogawa Nozomi's early warning, most escaped disaster. Only a few unlucky ones were caught in the aftermath and suffered injuries of varying severity.
"Kill!"
A low shout rang out from the Leaf ranks.
The next moment, several hundred Leaf shinobi cried out and charged toward the remaining Rock Ninja.
At that moment, the lake that had gathered in the field because of the earthen wall's obstruction was rapidly spreading as the wall collapsed.
With it, the water level dropped quickly, and the surface became extremely unstable.
Yet as the Leaf shinobi stepped across it, it was as if they were walking on solid ground, with not the slightest sway visible.
And so, everyone soon caught up to those Rock Ninja.
That was right—caught up.
The Rock Ninja had already been far fewer than their side to begin with, and now their leading jonin was dead. How could they possibly still have the courage to remain where they were?
Thus, the instant Qian and the others moved out, they began scattering in every direction to flee.
But in the end, the huge gap in numbers and strength still left the vast majority of them dead here.
As for the few who escaped here and there, Qian and the others did not continue pursuing them. Instead, they led the team and rushed forward at full speed.
They had to get far enough away before the Rock Ninja reacted. Only by doing so could they force the Rock Ninja to reconstruct their encirclement.
That way, they would have more time to