Just as Qian had expected, after word spread that the third round of negotiations between Konoha and Iwagakure had concluded smoothly, and that the final round would be held ten days later, Kirigakure chose to make its move.
The next day.
Morning.
As usual, Qian had five Shadow Clones carry out patrol missions outside while he himself stayed tucked away somewhere, training.
Suddenly, a voice entered his ears.
In an instant, Qian identified the source of the voice. It was clearly the Shadow Clone responsible for monitoring the movements of the Mist Ninja inside Flying Fish Town.
He spoke rapidly: "The Mist Ninja in Flying Fish Town seem like they're about to make a move. I saw them leave the town and head toward Black Stone Outpost."
At the same time, the Shadow Clone patrolling over the ocean east of the outpost also sent word, saying that Kirigakure warships were approaching from the sea as well.
With the two reports confirming each other, Qian immediately understood that the Mist Ninja were truly about to act.
So he directly used the Telepathy Technique, linked up with the other three Shadow Clones, and said to all of them, "Don't act rashly. Just keep close watch on the Mist Ninja's movements. Leave the rest to me."
"Okay."
"Mm."
"Understood!"
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All sorts of replies rang out in his mind, making Qian's head ache a little.
He rubbed his temples, cut off the connection, then directly used Wind Release: Wind Wings and Chakra Feather Cloak, flew high into the sky, and headed in the direction of Black Stone Outpost.
It was worth mentioning that after the high-intensity flying yesterday afternoon and night, his Wind Release: Wind Wings had already reached the perfected state of lv7 (0/0) as he had hoped.
Now, when he used