A few minutes later.
The Rock Ninja force appeared at the edge of their vision.
Once they drew closer, Qian made a rough count. A little over two hundred.
That let Qian let out a long breath. Orochimaru's plan worked.
Otherwise, after this much time, Iwagakure could not possibly have sent only this many people over.
Now it was three hundred against two hundred. Their side had the advantage, so the battle would not be too brutal.
The Rock Ninja formation drew closer and closer. Qian and the others had already raised the kunai in their hands, waiting only for the team leader's order before launching the first strike against the Rock Ninja.
But just then, the Iwagakure jonin at the front suddenly stopped.
Seeing this, the Leaf Village Jonin leading them did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately ordered, "Fire!"
The next instant, a dense swarm of kunai flew out from the forest on both sides, like sheets of rain, shooting toward the Rock Ninja formation.
"Careful!"
Seeing this, the Iwagakure jonin at the front immediately shouted.
But the attack came too suddenly. Many Rock Ninja had no time to react before they were hit, especially some genin, who were directly turned into pincushions and died on the spot.
With just one wave of attacks, the Rock Ninja lost a tenth of their number.
Then came the second wave. This time, the Rock Ninja were prepared and pulled out weapons to block, and in the end only a few unlucky ones died.
After all, they were fighting away from home, and the ninja tools they carried were limited, so after the second wave of attacks, the Leaf leader gave the order to advance.
At once, the Konoha ninja charged out of the forest, howling.
And before they reached