Qian pulled his thoughts back and turned his gaze to Hozuki Zangetsu, who was locked in battle with two Shadow Clones not far away.
After killing two people in succession, Qian's momentum had already reached its peak. Even someone as strong as Hozuki Zangetsu could not help feeling a chill in his heart under that stare.
He flickered aside, once again dodging the combined attack of the two Shadow Clones, and quietly opened up some distance.
He glanced sideways at the surrounding battlefield.
Because they had more people and their individual quality was relatively higher, the Mist Village side currently held a clear advantage across the entire battlefield.
After confirming this, Hozuki Zangetsu made up his mind that he had to keep Qian pinned down here.
As long as he could hold out until the others, or even the other battlefields, achieved victory, then even if they failed to kill Qian in the end, it would still count as their win.
After all, war had never been the affair of a single person.
However—
Hozuki Zangetsu turned back and looked at Qian's two Shadow Clones, thinking, Before that, I have to deal with those two things first.
Although he was rather arrogant by nature, he was not conceited.
Since Qian was capable of killing Yamada Shinichi and Takeshima Ichiro, that proved he was very strong. Combined with their earlier exchange, Hozuki Zangetsu did not dare look down on him at all.
Therefore, before their second clash, it was absolutely necessary to deal with these two Shadow Clones.
First, it would reduce the pressure afterward.
After all, fighting one-on-one was always better than fighting one against three.
Second, he could use this to deplete Qian's chakra.
After a Shadow Clone was dispersed, part of its chakra would still return to the