Fishing in Troubled Waters

A few breaths later, Qian's figure appeared soundlessly on the lakeshore.

He watched the Mist Anbu recede into the distance, his eyes flickering. After pausing briefly, he activated the power of "Ame no Minaka" again.

Just like that, Qian hid in the shadows and quietly followed behind the Mist Anbu, watching as they tracked that Iwagakure Anbu.

Just as he had expected, since the other man had dared to infiltrate Kirigakure at a time like this, he definitely had some skill.

Qian had already tested his frontal combat strength.

Though he still did not know how capable the man was in ninjutsu and Genjutsu, in terms of taijutsu alone, he could not be considered weak even among jonin.

At the very least, without activating the Sharingan, Qian could not take him down in a short time.

One had to know that he had Maxed out grinding several schools of Swordsmanship to perfection.

Under such circumstances, still being unable to take the other man down was already enough to prove the point.

As for ninjutsu and Genjutsu...

He would see very soon.

Through his Byakugan vision, the Iwagakure Anbu was currently hiding underwater.

He raised both hands and first cast the "Shadow Clone Technique," splitting off a shadow clone.

Then he had the shadow clone form seals and cast a Water Release ninjutsu.

Splash, splash, splash—

A huge amount of water gathered, forming a ring-shaped giant wave on the surface of the lake that crashed toward the nearby Mist Anbu.

"Careful!"

One Mist Anbu was the first to notice something wrong and immediately shouted a warning.

Immediately, the vast majority of the Mist Anbu retreated beyond the range of the ninjutsu, with only a few remaining where they were.

They each cast a defensive Water Release ninjutsu and blocked the impact