Ding, ding, clang, clang~
The sounds of fierce fighting rang out.
Qian fought one against two, without the slightest sign of falling behind.
His gaze swept around him. Only after confirming that everyone else had found an opponent and the battlefield had stabilized again did he focus all his attention on the two people in front of him.
That was right. For the past while, he had used only part of his focus to withstand the attacks of two Mist Village Jonin.
Part of that was naturally because he was quite strong.
But more of it was actually because the two facing him were not all that powerful.
Of course, "not all that powerful" was only in relation to him.
The two of them were still Special Jonin. Even if their strength could not compare with true Jonin who had developed in all areas, dealing with ordinary lower- and mid-ranked ninja was still a simple matter for them.
In truth, Special Jonin like these, who possessed one particular specialty, made up the majority of the Jonin active on the battlefield.
True Jonin like Horikawa Hosuke and Kawada Yuhiro, whom he had encountered last time, were the minority.
After all, for any major ninja village, true Jonin were pillars of support, and they often needed to shoulder certain responsibilities within the village.
Thus, they were generally chosen with quality over quantity in mind, and their numbers were never very large.
Special Jonin, however, were different.
As long as one's strength met the standard and one possessed a specialty, one could be assessed for the rank even if one's abilities in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and Genjutsu were not especially well-rounded.
Of course, there were exceptions among them as well. For example, if someone's ability in a certain area was especially outstanding, the village