Boom~
A huge explosion rang out.
Inside Xiaogu Village, Qian's eyes snapped open. He snatched up the Short Sword beside his pillow, got to his feet, and in an instant arrived outside the house.
Then, with a leap, he landed on the roof.
This was the highest point in Xiaogu Village. Standing here during the day was enough to see the scene outside the village clearly.
But now, it was late at night.
However, that was not enough to trouble Qian.
With a thought, his pupils abruptly turned blood-red, three Tomoe spinning within them. He had clearly activated his Sharingan.
Under the moonlight, Qian looked toward the place where the explosion had occurred. He could vaguely see some Rock Ninja rapidly closing in.
Afterward, he swept his gaze over several other directions and found Rock Ninja approaching from all of them.
"They've finally come..."
Qian murmured, then glanced toward the people in the village who had been startled awake.
Because they had long been mentally prepared, everyone was not too panicked. One by one, as if they had rehearsed it in advance, they formed squads and rushed toward the positions where they were supposed to be.
At this time, the support squad Qian had brought still had not shown themselves.
Now all that remained was to wait for the Rock Ninja to launch their attack.
A dozen or so seconds later, an explosion rang out. It was like a signal, causing the battle to erupt completely.
All at once, the field was filled with the blasts of Exploding Tags, the clang of ninja tools colliding with each other, the wails of wounded ninja screaming in pain—every kind of sound blending into one.
Just hearing it made one's blood run cold.
However, the ninja present, whether on Konoha's side or Hidden