Time flowed by like water, murmuring away.
In the blink of an eye, it was early June.
More than two weeks had passed since Kirigakure's last surprise attack on the base.
At the time, after the Mist Ninja withdrew, the rear border troops arrived at the Forward Base roughly three hours later. After a brief stop, they pursued them onward.
Unfortunately, the Mist Ninja had long since vanished without a trace, and they found nothing.
Thus, after staying at the base for two days, the reinforcements returned.
However, before leaving, they did leave behind a group of ninja, not only making up for the manpower the frontline base had lost this time, but adding nearly a hundred more besides.
With that, the Forward Base's troop strength reached an unprecedented three hundred and fifty.
Afterward, Kirigakure also launched several probing attacks, but before they could even get close to the base, they were stopped by the outer patrol units.
During this period, Uchiha Qian was, unsurprisingly, targeted.
Wherever he appeared, if Kirigakure had enough combat power, they would inevitably swarm him. If they did not, they would flee outright.
This cost Uchiha Qian many potential kills.
However, Uchiha Qian did not care much about it. Every day, he still split his time between missions and training, without missing a single day.
And thanks to frequent battles and arduous training, Uchiha Qian's Illusion Sword Technique and Flash Sword Technique improved rapidly.
That evening.
On the stretch of Reef Beach not far from the Forward Base.
Uchiha Qian held a long blade, his body ghostlike as he constantly appeared in front of, behind, and to either side of Uchiha Tekka. The ringing clang of metal kept sounding.
Uchiha Tekka pushed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to its limit, swinging the Kunai in his hand