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Soon, the meeting ended.
The group split into two forces, each gathering their subordinate troops and heading for their respective target strongholds.
Qian was assigned to the more distant stronghold.
By the time he arrived, it was already noon.
By then, quite a few ninja had already gathered there.
Among them were not only the Leaf forces that had originally been besieging this stronghold, but also personnel transferred over from several smaller nearby strongholds.
Clearly, Nara Akimitsu had made plenty of preparations to ensure this operation went smoothly.
However, that had nothing to do with Qian. He did not need to worry about coordination; someone else was in command of this operation.
As soon as he walked into Command Headquarters, he saw someone who was both familiar and not exactly an acquaintance.
When the man saw him, he spoke directly. "You're Qian, right? I'm Yuhi Shinku, the commander for this mission."
That was right. This man was none other than Yuhi Kurenai's father—Yuhi Shinku, a man who appeared stern on the surface, but had in truth deeply understood the Will of Fire.
In his memory, during the Nine-Tails Incident, the man had stopped the young Might Guy, Kakashi, and the others, entrusted the hope of the future to them, then gone calmly to his death.
He had to admit, this was a Jonin worthy of respect.
Because of that, even Qian lowered his attitude slightly in front of him.
Qian replied, "I am Uchiha Qian. Captain, if you have any instructions, you can tell me at any time."
"Mm."
Hearing his words, Yuhi Shinku nodded and said, "Good. Take a seat first. We'll talk when everyone is here."
At that, Qian followed his meaning and sat down in his seat, quietly