Whoosh—
A pair of pale cyan Chakra Wings appeared behind Qian. Then, with a gentle flap according to his will, they sent him up into the sky.
Once he reached the air, Qian swept his gaze over his surroundings and thought, If the Mist Village's reinforcements came over, they definitely wouldn't cross straight through the main battlefield. Yamanaka Aoi didn't mention that either, so they most likely took a detour.
And if they took a detour, the north side is too far. Only the south side is suitable.
At that thought, Qian used the Telepathy Technique to report the current situation to the five Leaf Village Jonin below, telling them to resolve the battle as quickly as possible, then guard against a surprise attack from the enemy.
As for himself, he flew straight toward the northeast—that was, in the direction of the coastline.
Originally, Qian thought he would have to search for a while. Unexpectedly, he had not flown far before he discovered traces of the Mist Ninja.
Or rather, they had never intended to hide at all. The entire force was advancing at high speed in a defensive formation.
Qian made a rough sweep and, after confirming there were only three companies, around two hundred people, let out a long breath of relief.
Earlier, when he heard that the Mist Village had deployed its reserve force, he had worried that the other side would send too many people at once.
Now, it seemed he had worried too much.
Thinking about it, that made sense. If the Mist Village's reserve force numbered several hundred, they could have thrown them onto the frontal battlefield long ago and completely broken through Konoha's defenses.
However, they had not done so. That meant the reserve force did not have that capability.
And two hundred