The moon set and the sun rose.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
After a night of bloody fighting, Leaf Village and Iwagakure, having paid an equally heavy price, finally stopped slaughtering each other at dawn.
After that, just as Qian had predicted, the Rock Ninja, lacking command, abandoned their usual aggressive offensive posture and shifted to defense.
Logically speaking, this was Leaf Village's best chance to counterattack.
Unfortunately, over the past period, the Rock Ninja's repeated assaults had inflicted heavy losses on Leaf Village's side, leaving them with no strength to launch a counteroffensive.
Under the Rock Ninja's relentless rotations, the Leaf shinobi were physically and mentally exhausted as well, and urgently needed rest.
Thus, after a round of discussion, Omura Yuito ultimately gave up on the idea of attacking. He only had his men maintain the necessary harassment, while the rest of the time was used to rest and recover.
Originally, Qian thought this stretch of peace would last at least ten days, if not half a month.
Unexpectedly, after only a single week, that peace was shattered.
That afternoon.
Qian was inside the West Mountain Outpost, using the "Mystical Palm Technique" to condense Yang Release Chakra and strengthen his body, when a figure suddenly hurried over.
Knock, knock, knock~
The simple wooden door was knocked on.
Qian opened his eyes impatiently and said, "Come in!"
Creak~
The door was pushed open, and a Leaf Village chūnin walked in.
He hurriedly said, "Captain, news just came from down the mountain. The Rock Ninja are making a move. Command Headquarters wants us to prepare our defenses."
"The Rock Ninja are making a move?"
Qian frowned slightly and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
"We're not too sure."
The Leaf Village chūnin shook his