Confirmation

Almost the instant Qian appeared, he placed both hands before his chest, formed seals, and cast a defensive ninjutsu similar to "Earth Release: Hardening Technique."

There was only a shrrk as Qian's palm swept across the back of the man's neck and sliced open his black cloak, yet failed to injure him in the slightest.

Not only that, the Iwagakure Anbu seized the chance to leap forward, opening the distance from Qian while turning his body ninety degrees sideways and shooting the Kunai in his hand at Qian.

Whoosh—

The Kunai instantly crossed the two- or three-meter distance and passed through Qian's body.

That was right—it passed straight through.

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In the alley, Qian's figure rapidly faded, finally turning into an afterimage before vanishing, making the pupils of the Iwagakure Anbu who saw it all shrink slightly.

Clearly, Qian had been too fast, leaving a phantom image on his retinas.

Just now, if someone with fast enough neural reaction speed had been there, they would have immediately discovered that Qian had long since disappeared from the spot.

As for where he was now?

"Not good!"

Sensing the familiar presence behind him, Black Snake's expression changed drastically beneath his mask. He immediately raised his hands to form seals and cast that defensive ninjutsu again.

However, just then, a soft laugh came from behind him.

"Heh."

A trace of disdain was mixed into that laugh.

Black Snake was not affected by it. After finishing the defensive ninjutsu, he prepared to counterattack.

But before he could make a move, a sound suddenly rang out from behind him, as if a thousand birds were all shrieking at once. It was painfully piercing.

Not only that, as the sound rang out,