On the other side, when Sasuke saw that Qian had already gone to line up, he did not think much of it and simply withdrew his gaze.
The current him still could not understand what his father meant by "a rare genius of the Uchiha clan."
Because of that, toward Qian, a ninja whose reputation had spread far and wide, he merely felt curious and did not have much of a reaction.
Soon, Naruto and the others got their dango, then left in a noisy clamor.
It was worth mentioning that Naruto had not noticed this former "kind big brother" of his at all.
And that made Qian let out a slight breath of relief.
It was not that he had any grudge against Naruto. Rather, he was used to being alone and did not particularly like noisy people.
It was easy to foresee that once the other party discovered him, with his personality, he would definitely come over to greet him.
When that happened, a bout of commotion would be unavoidable.
He did not like that at all.
Besides—
Qian's gaze discreetly swept over a corner of the street.
One could see that, at that moment, a figure with an extremely faint presence was standing there.
He wore a black robe and a mask; he was unmistakably an Anbu ninja.
Needless to ask, the other party had definitely come to protect Naruto.
Indeed, the village was extremely lively today, but precisely because it was too lively, it might give enemies an opening.
And as the Hokage's son, if he were kidnapped, that would simply be a joke.
So strengthening security was inevitable.
In that case, anyone who came into contact with him would receive special attention from the Anbu.
Qian did not want to be disturbed, so naturally, he