Because his speed had increased so dramatically, the trip Uchiha Qian had originally estimated would take twenty minutes took him less than ten to make it back.
Outside Black Stone Outpost.
At one of the positions.
Senmu Zheyi saw Uchiha Qian return safely and immediately went up to meet him.
In the sky.
Uchiha Qian saw him as well.
However, he did not descend. Instead, he cast the "Telepathy Technique" on the spot and gave a rough account of what had happened out at sea.
He told him that the Mist Village's main force most likely would not be able to arrive before Sano Nobuhisa returned.
Even so, he did not tell him to lower his guard.
Because he did not know whether Osawa Yuki would take a desperate gamble, abandon the main force, and send a small detachment across the sea at any cost in Chakra to launch an advance surprise attack on Black Stone Outpost.
Though that possibility was not high, the one thing most taboo in a battle between two armies was carelessness.
So even if the possibility was minuscule, he still had to warn him.
After receiving Uchiha Qian's warning, Senmu Zheyi immediately promised, "Don't worry. We won't be careless."
"Mm."
Uchiha Qian nodded and said nothing more.
After cutting off the connection of the "Telepathy Technique," he flew toward the south of the outpost, in the direction from which Yasuda Akigiku and the others were approaching.
Watching Uchiha Qian's departing figure, Senmu Zheyi wasted no time and immediately went down to prepare for the possible appearance of a small Mist Village unit.
At the same time.
South of Black Stone Outpost.
Yasuda Akigiku and the others, who were still some distance from Black Stone Outpost, finally received the intelligence Osawa Yuki had sent.
Looking