Time flew, and the years slipped by.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
It was now mid-August.
Ever since August began, Kirigakure's offensive had grown increasingly fierce.
It was not only the Eagle Beak Cliff stronghold guarded by Qian; the entire Northern Defense Line, and even the Central Defense Line and Southern Defense Line, had all come under Kirigakure's violent assault.
Among them, there were no shortage of strongholds being breached and defensive lines being torn open.
Qian had even been redeployed several times to provide support.
One had to know that the Eagle Beak Cliff stronghold he was stationed at was the weakest point on the entire battlefront. If even he had to be moved, one could imagine just how terrible the situation had become.
And a very important reason this had happened was that Konoha was currently engaged in a decisive battle with Sunagakure and simply could not spare any attention for this side.
Because of that, Kirigakure seized the opportunity.
They wanted to break through Konoha's defensive line in one stroke and invade the territory of the Land of Fire.
Unfortunately, Kirigakure's overall combat strength was still a little lacking.
On top of that, Konoha had spent a full two or three years building this defensive line. It might not have been impregnable, but it was not something that could be broken through in a mere half month.
Thus, the war situation became deadlocked there. Konoha could not drive away Kirigakure's ninjas, and the Mist Ninja had no way to completely break through the defensive line.
In this way, Kirigakure's desire to invade the Land of Fire on a large scale became an extravagant hope.
However, they could no longer stop the infiltration of small units.
As a result, the