Seeing Qian charge straight at him, Kuroki Izumi did not hesitate at all. After signaling to the teammates beside him, he moved up to meet him.
Clang, clang, clang~
The sounds of fierce fighting rang out.
Qian held a long blade, his body moving like a ghost as he launched attack after attack.
Kuroki Izumi wielded a kunai, shifting nimbly, precisely blocking his assaults again and again.
He was worthy of being a true Jonin. His abilities in every aspect were quite well-rounded, far beyond what the three Special Jonin from before could compare to.
However, if that was all, then even without exposing his full strength, Qian was confident he could take him down after fighting for a while.
But the key problem was that Kuroki Izumi was not alone. Around him, some near and some far, were three Special Jonin providing support.
With that, it would not be so easy for Qian to take him down in a short time.
Still, Qian was not especially anxious.
Just as he had thought earlier, after some of their people had been transferred to attack the Leaf Village Camp, the Mist Ninja manpower inside Aburatsu Port was already severely lacking. In terms of high-end combat strength especially, they could be described as stretched thin.
He had already killed three people earlier, which counted as doing what he ought to do. Now there was no need for him to rack his brains and exhaust himself just to kill the four people in front of him.
Next, he only had to hold these four in place.
This was ultimately a war, not his one-man show. He could not be expected to do everything alone while everyone else followed behind picking up the benefits!
If they wanted to win the war, everyone still had