Having made his decision, Yechen sprang into action.
Using the Thousand Faces Illusion Technique, he launched an assassination spree.
He specifically targeted the weaker Chunin.
Three hours later, he had assassinated twenty Chunin and ten Genin. Had he not feared causing an uproar and being swarmed by the army, his tally would have been even more impressive.
Even so, this section of the battlefield descended into chaos, and a hint of suspicion arose between the squads.
They were all wondering what was going on. Hadn't their superiors said the spy had been eliminated? Why were so many people still dying at the hands of their own comrades?
When word reached the Rock Ninja leadership, it gave them an immediate headache. They even began wondering whether Kumogakure had infiltrated their ranks long ago-and whether their plans had been exposed too!
Meanwhile, the Kumogakure forces began to withdraw.
Just as Yechen had expected, the Cloud Ninja did not have the Third Raikage cover their retreat from the outset.
Instead, they assigned some of their men to pin down the Rock Ninja at the final defensive line, while the rest retreated swiftly under the Third Raikage's leadership.
Their retreat actually went quite smoothly. At the very least, the Rock Ninja did not put up much resistance. Without meaning to, Yechen had given them a helping hand.
Seeing the main Kumogakure force withdraw, Yechen had no intention of immediately following them. Escaping would not be easy for them, and he stayed behind because he had spotted an opportunity for easy gains.
That opportunity was the wounded soldiers behind the Rock Ninja forces.
After a battle, the wounded would all be sent to the rear to recuperate. Yechen could hardly resist an opportunity like this.
After pondering it for a long time, he decided there