Just like that, one side chased while the other fled, and they quickly drew close to the Leaf Village Wall.
However, just as he was about to leave Konoha, Qian suddenly stopped.
Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui, who had been pursuing him relentlessly from behind, quickly halted as well, staring Qian down from a distance of a dozen meters or so.
Coincidentally, both of them here were their true bodies.
Their silent stare-down lasted several seconds. Then Qian spoke first. "You chased me this closely. Let me see your strength."
As he spoke, he did the same as before, extending his right arm and condensing a dozen vines. Like a great net, they swept down over Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Shisui wasted no words either. He immediately swung the Short Sword in his hand, and with the support of Wind Style Chakra, he severed all the vines attacking him in the blink of an eye.
"Not bad!"
Qian praised him, then stomped his right foot on the ground.
The next moment, even more vines burst from underground. Some continued coiling toward Uchiha Shisui, while others lashed at him like whips.
Another portion took the form of javelins, shooting up from beneath the ground and stabbing lightning-fast toward every part of Uchiha Shisui's body.
Facing so many different attacks from different directions, Uchiha Shisui did not dare to be careless in the slightest. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly.
Relying on the keen insight it brought him, he dodged the vines' attacks while counterattacking, cutting down the incoming vines, and at the same time he did not forget to keep an eye on Qian's movements.
It could be said that this was a contest of fundamental abilities.
Qian had not gone all out, and neither had Uchiha Shisui. The two of them were merely