At the same time.
On the other side.
On the main battlefield.
Munashi Jinpachi was locked in battle with Uchiha Shisui when he suddenly saw Qian dart out of the forest, and his expression changed drastically.
He remembered very clearly that not long ago, the man had been chased off the battlefield by Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo.
Now, he had actually come back.
"Doesn't that mean..."
Thoughts raced through Munashi Jinpachi's mind, and he hurriedly pulled back to widen the distance.
Immediately after, he swept a glance over the woods behind Qian, but did not see any sign of Raiga Kurosuki or Biwa Juzo.
The worst-case scenario had appeared. Munashi Jinpachi was decisive as well; he immediately took a whistle from his robes, stuffed it into his mouth, and blew hard.
The next moment, a piercing whistle rang rhythmically across the entire field.
Hearing the sound, the Mist Ninja present were first stunned, then their expressions all changed.
They looked at Munashi Jinpachi from afar, then hesitated no longer, immediately putting distance between themselves and the Leaf ninja before retreating straight in one direction.
Some of the Leaf ninja on the field had already lost themselves in the killing. Seeing this, they still wanted to pursue, but Uchiha Shisui stopped them all.
He calmed the Chakra within his body, went straight to Qian's side, and asked, "What happened to the two who chased you?"
Clearly, he had also noticed the scene earlier, when Raiga Kurosuki and Biwa Juzo chased him off the battlefield.
"Killed them."
Hearing this, Qian replied calmly.
"What? Killed them!"
Although he had already expected it when he did not see those two appear, when Uchiha Shisui heard Qian's answer with his own ears, he still found it somewhat hard to believe.
It was not that