An hour later.
The sky gradually darkened.
Qian and the others returned to Eagle Beak Cliff.
After that, they waited another half an hour or so, and all the patrol teams had returned to the stronghold.
Then Qian began listening to their reports.
And according to their reports, Qian only then learned that it turned out their squad had not been the only one to encounter no Kirigakure ninja today. The other squads had encountered none either.
"Could Kirigakure have given up on reconnaissance?"
Qian was puzzled, so he called over a Konoha ninja and had him contact Kurosawa Naruki to see what the situation was like over there.
When this Konoha ninja heard Qian's instructions, he did not hesitate at all. He immediately bit his thumb and used the Summoning Technique, summoning an eagle-type Summoning Beast.
Watching it soar into the sky, Qian waited quietly.
About half an hour later, he received a reply. Kirigakure ninja had still appeared today in several other directions. Kirigakure had not given up on reconnaissance.
When something was this abnormal, there had to be something wrong. As the weakest point in the entire Northern Defense Line, the Eagle Beak Cliff stronghold could not possibly be left completely unscouted by Kirigakure, even if they knew he was stationed there.
As one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure had its own pride. It was impossible for them to be scared off by him alone.
"There has to be a trick here."
Thinking this, Qian directly ordered, "Everyone, be careful tonight. Don't let your guard down. Double the number of people on night watch."
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly, but they still answered, "Yes, Captain!"
"Mm."
Seeing that they had taken it in, Qian nodded, then said, "All right. Go make the