On the ruined street, Qian stood with his blade in hand. Everywhere he looked, there were Mist Ninja corpses.
He had managed to stop this sixth wave of encirclement.
"Whew—"
Letting out a soft breath, Qian gathered his thoughts, slid his long blade back into its sheath, and leaped up onto the nearby building again.
Then, with a few more bounds, he reached the top.
Standing there, looking down from above, Qian could easily scan his surroundings.
He saw that quite a few Leaf ninjas nearby were still fighting.
However, he paid no attention to those battles and instead turned his gaze toward the Command Headquarters farther away.
Through its windows, as well as other gaps and cracks, he saw flashes of fire flickering inside from time to time, along with the occasional surge of lightning and water, and signs of other ninjutsu.
Clearly, the Mist Ninja there were still putting up their final resistance.
Qian wanted to activate the Byakugan to see more clearly, but considering that there were still quite a few Hyuga clan ninja on the field, he ultimately gave up on the idea.
At any rate, given the current situation, the Mist Ninja would not be able to hold out much longer. There was really no need to take that risk.
Just as he was thinking this, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of a squad of Mist Ninja in the distance, hurrying this way.
Qian's gaze immediately sharpened, and even his expression changed slightly.
If it had only been an ordinary squad of Mist Ninja, of course it would not have been worth Qian's attention. The key was that this squad of Mist Ninja had come from outside Aburatsu Port.
In other words, they did not belong to the ninja inside the Mist