"Don't worry, captain. We'll hold out until you get back."
After hearing Qian's words, the two Chunin captains from Third Squad and Fourth Squad immediately answered in unison.
In fact, that had been their original plan as well.
After all, among the four Mist Village squads currently besieging their allies, one was an elite squad made up entirely of Chunin.
And what about their side?
Though they would also have four squads after regrouping, they were all standard squads.
On top of that, one person was already dead and another seriously injured. The remaining people, whether in quality or quantity, were no match for the Mist Ninja. If they did not want to fight to the death, they could only stall for time.
So they agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Qian's gaze swept over the two of them. He nodded, then gave the order directly. "Move out!"
"Yes, captain!"
Everyone answered in unison, then split into two groups and rushed toward the front-right and straight ahead respectively.
Heading toward the front-right were Third Squad and Fourth Squad, while those continuing forward were Qian, Hyuga Shancha, and the members of First Squad and Second Squad.
The two Mist Village Jonin support squads were coming from the front-left. If they went straight ahead and moved a little faster, they could intercept them perfectly.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The forest on both sides rapidly fell away behind them.
Qian and the others stepped across branches, advancing without pause.
Thanks to Hyuga Shancha's Byakugan, they barely took any detours.
In the end, less than fifty meters from the left side of the battlefield, they successfully intercepted the two Mist Village Jonin squads that were preparing to hurry over as reinforcements.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
With the Sharingan's powerful insight, Qian accurately predicted the landing spots