Shhk!
Yechen pulled his long blade from the Iwagakure Jonin's body, and a surge of energy immediately flowed into him.
Then he looked around. Konoha's forces had split up and surrounded the Iwagakure troops, leaving them locked in a desperate struggle.
After all, the Iwagakure outpost was under attack from every direction, and it had only a little over a hundred ninja.
Konoha, meanwhile, had over four hundred. With the added advantage of catching their enemy off guard, taking this outpost was only a matter of time.
Yechen only worried about whether their subsequent advance would go smoothly. If things ended too hastily, he would not gain much from it.
But that was a concern for later. His first priority now was to finish clearing out the enemy as quickly as possible.
After surveying the battlefield, Yechen began searching for his next target.
He casually cut down any Genin he encountered along the way. By his standards, even the smallest gain was still a gain.
After another bout of slaughter, a sword-wielding Iwagakure Jonin caught Yechen's attention.
He watched for a moment. The man's sword skills were mediocre, far inferior to the Flowing Sword Technique Shisui Uchiha used.
Still, Yechen was not picky. The man was a Jonin with considerable fighting strength, after all.
With a few swift movements, he appeared right in front of the Iwagakure Jonin, blocking an attack aimed at a Konoha Special Jōnin.
Clang!
The clear ring of clashing blades rang out.
Without turning his head, Yechen spoke to the Konoha ninja behind him.
"Leave this one to me. Go direct the fighting elsewhere."
"Yes..."
Recognizing Yechen, the Konoha ninja immediately answered. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the spot where Yechen had been fighting earlier. The enemy Iwagakure Jonin there already