A quarter of an hour later.
When the valley fell quiet again, every ninja from Kirigakure was dead.
Whoosh—
A figure appeared beside Qian.
The newcomer was none other than Sano Nobuhisa.
He looked at Qian and got straight to the point. "Those Mist Ninja just headed toward the stronghold. I need you to follow them and monitor their movements."
"Just monitor them?"
Hearing this, Qian turned back and asked calmly.
Sano Nobuhisa paused slightly, then continued, "No. If they reach the stronghold before us and launch an attack, then you need to stall them as much as possible."
At that demand, Qian frowned slightly and said, "If it's only me, I'm afraid that won't be enough."
This was different from Kirigakure's surprise attack two days ago. Whether in terms of numbers or overall strength, they were far stronger this time.
If he rushed in to harass them rashly, he would probably suffer for it.
Although Ame no Minaka existed, and he was not worried about his own safety, he still did not want to take that risk.
Hearing Qian say this, Sano Nobuhisa hurriedly said, "Of course it won't just be you. When they left just now, I had already sent out two squads."
"Right now, they're following behind those Mist Ninja. When necessary, you can command them and act together with them."
"In addition, I'll immediately organize some people on my end and pursue them as quickly as possible. You only need to buy us a little time."
"So that's how it is..."
Hearing him, Qian murmured in thought, then finally nodded.
Since the other party had already put it that way, it would be a little unreasonable for him to keep refusing.
Besides, with those people there, he really would not be in much danger.
In that