Sneak Attack

The next instant, a figure emerged from underground and silently appeared behind Qian's Shadow Clone.

The man bore no mark of any ninja village. He was merely draped in a black robe and wore a mask, looking every bit like a typical Anbu ninja.

"Qian" turned around, looked at the newcomer, and said in a low voice, "You're late!"

Hearing this, the Iwagakure Anbu said, "No. The timing is perfect."

As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the clearing stalled.

The night wind blew softly. "Qian" and the Iwagakure Anbu stood less than two meters apart, staring at each other.

Time passed, second by second.

Only after a dozen breaths did the Iwagakure Anbu opposite him lose patience first and say, "Venom Fang, where's the intel?"

"Venom Fang?"

"Qian" froze inwardly for a moment, then immediately realized that this should be the codename of the Iwagakure spy he was impersonating.

And since the other party could call out that codename, it meant there was nothing wrong with his identity.

So he simply stopped dwelling on the meeting time. Instead, he took the scroll from his Ninja Tool Pouch and tossed it to the Iwagakure Anbu a meter away.

However, faced with the scroll he had thrown over, the Iwagakure Anbu's movements paused.

Through the two holes in the mask, "Qian" clearly saw the other man's eyes change for an instant. It was a look of doubt mixed with vigilance.

At once, "Qian" understood that he must have slipped up somewhere, allowing the other party to notice something was off.

So he simply went all in and launched a sneak attack.

Boom—

The ground beneath his feet exploded.

"Qian" stepped forward and arrived in front of the Iwagakure Anbu. Then his right palm formed a blade, wrapped in a