The next day.
Night.
Deep in the Limestone Cave.
Qian walked in expressionlessly, exhaustion radiating from his body inside and out.
At the sight, the sand ninja felt even more confident. Not only were they not afraid in the slightest, they began sizing Qian up instead.
The mockery in their eyes was completely undisguised.
They seemed to be using this method to declare their victory.
But they would never know that fish already on the chopping block, no matter how much they flopped around, would still end up at someone else's mercy.
Or perhaps they did know, but simply refused to think about it, and could only numb themselves this way.
Seeing their reactions, Qian forced himself to rally and sneered, "You all seem very pleased with yourselves. Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
At those words, for some reason, all the sand ninja shuddered involuntarily. The fear born from being "tormented" by Qian in the past surfaced in their hearts once more.
"Heh."
Taking in everyone's expressions, Qian let out another cold laugh.
Then, with a flash, he arrived directly in front of Sha Feng.
This Jonin was not frightened by his words; the expression on his face did not change much.
However, that was only on the surface. Qian could clearly sense that as he drew closer, the other man's heartbeat sped up by a few beats.
"Heh, bear with it, okay? It's my first time too."
After tossing out that wickedly playful line, Qian began forming hand seals.
Sha Feng had originally been thrown into unease by Qian's words, but when he saw the seals Qian formed, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He was very familiar with this ninjutsu. Over the past month, the other party had used this technique to