Whoosh~
Here, before Qian could draw his long blade back, a kunai suddenly shot in from behind, aimed straight at the center of his back.
The one who had launched this attack was none other than Shimazu Kosuke, who still had fighting strength left.
It had to be said, the other man had a good grasp of timing, choosing precisely the moment when Qian was most likely to relax and when defending was most difficult.
Not only that, through the Byakugan's all-directional vision, Qian also saw that the kunai he had thrown carried a burning Exploding Tag.
And judging by the speed at which that Exploding Tag was burning, Qian could be certain that even if the kunai did not hit him in the end, or was blocked by him, the Exploding Tag on it would explode the moment it got close to him.
It could be said that the other party had calculated everything.
He had even used the Cloud Village jonin in front of him as bait.
Of course, it was also possible that this man had volunteered for it.
Otherwise, he would not now be enduring the agony of a severed arm and counterattacking Qian.
That was right. The instant Qian withdrew his blade, the Cloud Village jonin in front of him swung his remaining left arm.
Silently, a kunai slipped from his sleeve, was caught in his palm, and then slashed toward Qian's throat like lightning.
At this moment, Qian was actually caught in a pincer attack from front and back.
However, faced with this situation, Qian's expression did not change at all.
Leaving aside the fact that he had long since used the Byakugan's x-ray vision to see both men's hidden movements and attacks, and had already been prepared for them, and leaving aside how