Drawing back his thoughts, Qian flicked the blood from his blade and turned his gaze toward Mizutani Shizuko and the Rock Hidden Chunin fighting her.
It was clear that after more than twenty minutes of bitter fighting, Mizutani Shizuko had completely fallen into a disadvantage, and several superficial wounds had appeared on her body.
Female ninja were already at a disadvantage in terms of stamina, and Mizutani Shizuko was not even an adult yet.
As the battle dragged on, her disadvantage grew larger and larger. Now she was already on the verge of defeat and urgently needed his help.
That was exactly why he had chosen to kill Nishimura Ishihira. Otherwise, he could easily have kept coasting along and worn the man down.
Whoosh—
A Kunai flew from Qian's hand, shooting straight toward the Rock Hidden Chunin.
On the other side.
Hirai Ichiro held a Kunai and was just about to press his advantage and take Mizutani Shizuko down in one go, but unexpectedly, a Kunai suddenly came flying in from the side.
Sensing danger, Hirai Ichiro hurriedly dodged.
Only after confirming he was safe did he look in the direction the Kunai had come from.
One glance nearly scared him out of his skin. He had noticed Qian and Nishimura Ishihira's fight long ago.
But...
Just moments ago, those two had still been trading blows back and forth. How had Nishimura Ishihira died the instant he stopped paying attention?
Although he was not very familiar with Nishimura Ishihira, they had at least met a few times, and he had some understanding of the man's strength. Even if the other party was not one of the best among Chunin, he was at least far stronger than Hirai himself.
But now, that man had been killed, and killed by a