Chapter 173 News
While Qingming and Han were fighting each other with wits and courage, Hinata Linghuo ran wildly all the way and finally rushed back to the main force.

However, as soon as he came back, he discovered something unusual.

At this time, the team had stopped and everyone stood still, seemingly on guard against something, which gave him a bad feeling.

However, he did not think much about it. He didn't know how long Qingming could hold on, and he had no extra time to waste.

Therefore, as soon as he returned to the main force, he found Nara Surabaya.

At this time, the other party was discussing something with several Konoha Jonins, and everyone's expression was very serious.

Clearly, what they were discussing was a difficult matter.

However, Hinata Linghuo didn't want to wait and went straight over.

Seeing him coming, Nara Surabaya and others stopped talking.

Afterwards, Hyuga Aoyama, who was from the same clan as him, said, "Ling Huo, weren't you exploring the way ahead? Why are you back now?"

"problem occurs!"

Hinata Linghuo stopped and gasped.

Hearing these three words, everyone in the field was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

"hu~hu~"

Hinata Linghuo took a few deep breaths, and then said quickly: "Just a few minutes ago, when Qingming Jonin and I were exploring the way ahead, we discovered a team of Rock Ninjas."

"Iwagakure team?"

Several people looked at each other and asked, "How many people are there? How strong are they?"

"Seven, all jonin, four are weaker, two are stronger, and one is the Five-Tails Jinchuriki - Han!"

Hinata Linghuo answered decisively.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the reactions of several people in the field were the same as Qing Ming's at the beginning. They couldn't believe their ears and did not expect the Five-Tails Jinchuriki to suddenly appear.

Finally, it was Nara Sishui who calmed down first and asked, "Where is Qingming Jonin?"

Hinata Linghuo replied: "When I used the Byakugan, I was discovered by the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. The Qingming Jonin is fighting with them. We must provide support as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Nara Sishui did not agree immediately.

His brain was working rapidly, thinking about the possibilities and how to deal with them.

However, Hinata Linghuo, who was standing nearby, was a little anxious and asked, "Is there any problem?"

Logically speaking, in this situation, shouldn't we immediately send out a team of jonin to provide support and encircle and annihilate the Rock Ninja team?

Now, what is Nara Surabaya hesitating about?
Hinata Linghuo was confused.

Seeing him like this, Hinata Qingshan said, "Ling Huo, calm down!"

"Whoo~"

Hearing this, Hinata Linghuo took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. After calming down, he asked, "Did something happen here?"

When he calmed down and thought carefully, he knew that something must have happened on the main force's side, otherwise the atmosphere would not be so depressing and Nara Surabaya would not have hesitated.

Sure enough, Hinata Aoyama said, "Not long ago, reconnaissance teams in other directions also found traces of the Iwagakure."

"Sigh~"

Hearing this, Hinata Linghuo took a breath and confirmed, "Have you found it in several directions?"

"Not bad!"

Hinata Aoyama replied affirmatively: "The enemy is numerous and has basically surrounded us."

"Is it because of the enemy hiding in the dark?"

Hinata Linghuo asked tentatively.

Before, when Qingming returned, he repeated the meeting process to him, and he also knew the relevant matters.

So, when he heard that his team was surrounded, the first thing he thought of was the enemy who might be hiding in the dark.

If the other party hadn't tipped them off, according to the Iwagakure's speed, it would take another hour or two, until noon, to find them.

Moreover, they could only find the small town where they rested last night. It would take at least the afternoon to find their current location.

However, now they have been surrounded, which means that the enemy did not take any detours during the pursuit.

Only if we knew their location clearly and didn't waste time searching along the way, we could find them and surround them in such a short time. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain it.

And Hinata Aoyama's next words also confirmed his guess.

He just said, "That's the guy."

"That guy? Did you find him?"

Hinata Linghuo asked.

"Ah."

Hinata Aoyama nodded and said, "The other party appeared once not long ago. I saw him with my Byakugan, but the distance was too far. When we arrived, he had already escaped."

"Escape?"

Hinata Linghuo frowned slightly.

"Ah."

Hinata Aoyama responded helplessly, then changed the subject and said, "Forget it, that guy is not important now. What is important now are the Iwagakure ninjas that formed the encirclement."

"How far are they from us now?"

Hinata Linghuo asked.

“Four to five kilometers.”

Hinata Aoyama replied.

Another person sighed, "Fortunately, we were prepared and placed the reconnaissance team five kilometers away early on, otherwise we would be caught off guard later."

Upon hearing this, everyone imagined this situation.

If they had not expanded their reconnaissance range, they would not have discovered early on that the Iwa Ninjas had formed an encirclement five kilometers away.

In this way, if they suddenly heard the information brought by Hinata Linghuo, they would most likely immediately send a large number of senior ninjas to encircle and annihilate the Rock Ninja team.

By then, as long as the opponent can hold out for a while and allow those Rock Ninjas to narrow the encirclement, they will inevitably be caught off guard and will not have time to think about countermeasures.
Thinking of countermeasures, everyone looked towards Nara Surabaya.

At this time, the other party had woken up from his thoughts.

After that, without any nonsense, he said directly: "Tingfeng, immediately order all members of the combat team to support Qingming Jonin together."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Shanzhong Tingfeng didn't waste any time. He just made a seal, closed his eyes, and performed the secret technique of the Shanzhong clan - the art of communicating with the mind.

In just less than half a minute, he conveyed Nara Sishui's order to all members of the combat group, and gave a brief account of Qingming's location and enemy intelligence.

When he opened his eyes again, someone next to him asked, "What about those Iwagakure ninjas out in the periphery?"

"Don't worry about them."

Nara Surabaya replied.

"Do not care?"

Several voices sounded almost simultaneously, all with confusion in their tones.

"That's right, don't worry about them."

Nara Sishui nodded affirmatively and said, “Next, we will move towards the Tiger Mountain Camp with all our strength.

As long as the combat group can hold back the Rock Ninja team, we can break out of the encirclement before it shrinks enough to threaten us."

"Is there enough time?"

someone asked.

Nara Surabaya replied affirmatively: "Enough!"

"What happens after that?"

Someone else asked, "What should we do if the Rock Ninja continues to pursue us?"

Nara Sishui replied: "According to my calculations, the enemy should not be able to catch up with us."

At this point, he paused and said, "At least before we meet up with the support from Hushan Camp, the enemy won't be able to catch up with us."

His tone was so confident that people couldn't help but believe him.

So everyone stopped talking and immediately started their tasks according to the order.

　No more today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)