"What's the situation now?"
Qian asked Kanda Ouzuru.
At that, Kanda Ouzuru immediately handed over the Monocular Telescope in his hand and said, "Those four warships are still advancing. From the looks of it, they're planning to head straight for the Forward Base."
This answer did not exceed Qian's expectations. He nodded, took the telescope from Kanda Ouzuru, and looked straight in the direction the other man had pointed.
The moon tonight was especially bright, and Qian easily spotted Kirigakure's four warships.
At this point, they were a little closer to the Reef Sentry Tower, but they were not coming this way. Instead, they had formed an angle with this side and were heading toward the Land of Waves Forward Base.
It was indeed just as Kanda Ouzuru had said. The enemy was most likely planning to head straight for the base.
In that case, his mission was to wait for the battle to break out, then launch a surprise attack from their rear.
That way, he could drag things out for a while longer.
And at this point in time, every extra minute he delayed meant one more chance for his main body to return.
So naturally, the longer he could stall, the better.
However, just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw several dark figures leap down from the ships.
"This is..."
Qian abruptly lowered the Monocular Telescope and activated his Sharingan.
Although the Sharingan's long-distance vision was average, with its powerful insight, he could still make out some things.
Sure enough, they're Mist Ninja!
Qian's heart stirred, and he thought, Are they coming this way?
That was right. The Mist Ninja who had jumped off the ships were stepping across the surface of the sea, rushing straight toward them.
Behind them, Mist Ninja were also jumping