"All right, it's time for us to go."
After absorbing all the Mist Ninja's Chakra, Qian looked at the four-person Leaf ninja squad, who were panting for breath, and spoke.
Hearing this, the Leaf ninja did not waste words. They immediately followed behind him and his eight Shadow Clones, heading toward the outpost.
Although a major battle was sure to break out between the two sides next, they still had to return first. Only after confirming their respective missions would they set out again.
Only this way could everyone's strength be brought to bear to the greatest extent.
And things developed almost exactly as Qian had expected. As soon as he returned to the outpost, Sano Nobuhisa summoned him over.
However, there was no time for a meeting this time—or rather, over the past week or so, everyone's assignments had basically already been fixed.
So there was no need to go through such a cumbersome process as holding a meeting.
After seeing him, Sano Nobuhisa immediately assigned him a mission.
It was the same as before. Aside from treating the wounded at night, he would serve as a mobile force, responsible for supporting each battlefield at any time.
That was right. Over the past week, this had been his mission. Only this could fully make use of his advantage in flight.
After receiving the mission, Qian did not linger. He immediately rushed to the first battlefield.
Several squads were currently locked in battle here. Because the Leaf side had been caught off guard, just like the reconnaissance squad earlier, they had fallen into the disadvantage of being outnumbered.
However, Qian's appearance instantly changed the situation.
Only, unlike before, he did not immediately descend and engage the Mist Ninja in close combat. Instead, he used his aerial advantage to continuously cast