One Push and One Setback

"Heh, so you really couldn't resist making a move?"

With the help of his Byakugan, Qian saw what was happening behind him. He sneered inwardly, immediately stopped examining the corpse on the ground, and ducked straight down, dodging Zetsu's sneak attack.

Zetsu's arm swept past the top of his head, failing to harm him at all.

Not only that, but Qian seized the chance, turned around, moved along the other party's arm, and thrust out his right hand.

"Rasengan~"

With a thought, Qian used this Rank A ninjutsu that required no hand seals.

In an instant, a high-density ball of Chakra the size of a basketball appeared in his palm. He drove it forward and pressed it toward Zetsu's chest.

Even with Zetsu's reaction speed, Qian's move caught him off guard.

With a boom, Zetsu, who had just poked half his body out of the tree trunk, was slammed straight back into the tree by Qian's Rasengan, crashing hard into the trunk behind him.

Through the exploding Chakra smoke, Qian could vaguely see Zetsu's twisted face.

However, that did not mean he had heavily wounded him with one strike.

Zetsu's body structure was special. An attack of this level alone could not deal fatal damage to him.

Just like now, Qian could not sense the other party's aura weakening at all.

He even faintly sensed that the half of the other party's body belonging to White Zetsu was rapidly absorbing his Chakra.

This was both a minor ability belonging to the God Tree and a Wood Release trait derived from Hashirama Cells.

However, that was not important. Qian had never expected this attack to seriously injure or kill him. This move was only to buy time.

The next moment, just as their eyes met, Qian activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.

And