And just as he was thinking that, the Mist Ninja ahead moved.
Someone shouted, "Release!"
The next moment, a dense storm of Kunai shot toward them like raindrops, blotting out the sky, leaving no room to dodge.
Some Genin in the formation turned pale at the sight and unconsciously took two steps back.
Likewise, the other Chunin and Jonin looked tense, Kunai gripped in hand, eyes fixed hard on the incoming Kunai, ready to block at any moment.
It was easy to imagine that if those Kunai truly reached them, their own formation would inevitably fall into chaos, because hidden among those Kunai were plenty of Exploding Tags.
Their side was already outnumbered. If their formation broke too, then they really would have no way to fight.
"No, they have to be stopped!"
In that instant, Qian made his decision.
Immediately, he stepped forward, raised both hands, completed the hand seals in a flash, then slapped the ground and unleashed a ninjutsu—Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!
Rumble...
The surrounding earth shook.
The next moment, an earthen wall about fifty meters long and ten meters high rose from the ground, stretching across the forest and blocking the way in front of the Leaf ninja.
If, in the past, it would have been somewhat difficult for Qian to form such an earthen wall in such a short time...
Then now, after his Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall had risen to lv6 (2300/10000), it was practically effortless.
Thus, the earthen wall blocked the Mist Ninja's attack in time.
Those Kunai struck the earthen wall, either bouncing off directly, embedding themselves in it, or bursting with an explosion, but in the end, they did not injure the Leaf ninja behind the wall in the slightest.
Not only that, the Mist Ninja suffered for it