After washing up, Qian had just stepped out of the house and was about to head to the dining hall for a hearty meal.
But just then, an explosion suddenly came from outside the stronghold. It was not loud, but Qian still heard it.
He paused slightly, closed his eyes, focused his attention on his hearing, and listened carefully.
Boom~ Boom~ Boom~
Faintly, several more explosions came through.
Qian opened his eyes and muttered, "That's right, that's the sound of Exploding Tags. Are the Mist Ninja launching another attack?"
With that thought, he took several Soldier Pills from his Ninja Tool Pouch, stuffed them into his mouth, and crunched them up.
Soon, a feeling of fullness spread through him.
Qian no longer hesitated. He immediately raised his hands to form seals and cast the ninjutsu—Wind Release: Wind Wings—then flew high into the sky, heading toward the place where the explosions had occurred.
A dozen or so seconds later, he arrived above a dense forest west of the stronghold.
Looking down from there, he could see two groups locked in fierce battle within the forest. One side was made up of Mist Ninja, while the other was Leaf ninja.
However, compared to Konoha's mere single squad, there were far more Mist Ninja—three full squads, twelve ninja in all.
And the explosions just now had been caused by this Leaf squad.
Realizing they were no match for the Mist Ninja, they had immediately used Exploding Tags, repeatedly creating loud disturbances.
This was both to warn the stronghold and to call for reinforcements for themselves.
The facts proved their choice had been the right one.
After all, Qian had come.
He instantly activated his Sharingan and swept his gaze around the battlefield.
He could see that within the area visible to the naked