Clash

"Leave? Where do you think you're going?"

The moment the voice fell, a thunderous crack rang out.

Immediately after, two giant wolves formed from lightning tore through white mist and the forest, lunging toward Qian and the Konoha spy at incredible speed.

Seeing this, Qian's right arm, the one holding his blade, suddenly tensed, knocking aside the Cloud Village Chunin's Kunai in front of him.

Then he grabbed the arm of the Konoha spy behind him and flashed up onto a nearby branch, avoiding the giant wolves' attack.

On the branch.

The Konoha spy gave Qian a strange look.

In that situation just now, he could have dodged on his own. There had been no need for Qian to help.

After all, though his direct combat strength was inferior to Qian's, it had still reached the level of a Special Jonin. A ninjutsu released for the purpose of restraint like that could not possibly have injured him.

Even though the sudden attack by the three "comrades" had caught him somewhat off guard, Qian's timely rescue had already given him time to recover.

With his keen perception, Qian naturally noticed the other man's odd gaze, but he did not explain much.

What could he say?

Was he supposed to tell him, "Don't worry. Just in case, I left a Flying Thunder God Formula on you"?

That was right. Just now, when he had grabbed the other man's arm and left the spot, he had placed a Flying Thunder God Seal on him.

That allowed him to sense the other man's position at any time and teleport over when necessary.

However, while this guaranteed his safety, it also put his life in Qian's hands.

Never mind the fact that his Flying Thunder God Technique could not be exposed. Even if it could,