One hour later.
Somewhere in the forest.
Uchiha Qian's Shadow Clone was moving at high speed.
Suddenly, several faint sounds of something cutting through the air came from behind.
The Shadow Clone flicked a glance back from the corner of his eye, then blurred several times, avoiding the Kunai attack.
He stood on a tree fork, watching the rear warily.
Whoosh, whoosh—
Two figures appeared in an instant.
They wore black robes and masks; they were unmistakably the Anbu captain and the female ninja code-named Suzune.
"Iwagakure Anbu?"
The Shadow Clone looked at the newcomers and asked in a low voice.
At that, neither the Anbu captain nor Suzune answered. They simply studied Uchiha Qian closely.
Only after a long moment did the Anbu captain say, "Uchiha Qian, a newly risen genius of the Uchiha clan. Awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at eleven. Tell me, what is your purpose?"
They figured out my true identity in such a short time. The intelligence capabilities of the Five Great Shinobi Villages really can't be underestimated.
A trace of vigilance rose in "Uchiha Qian's" heart.
After all, although he had some reputation before, across all of Konoha, it was only average.
Part of that was naturally because he had deliberately kept a low profile, but it was undeniable that Konoha simply had too many geniuses.
That bit of fame of his could not compare to Hatake Kakashi, who had made his name at a young age; he could not even compare to Uchiha Shisui, who had recently risen to prominence on the front lines.
Yet even so, only a few hours after his appearance had been exposed, Iwagakure had still uncovered his true identity.
Not only that, they had even obtained some basic intelligence. This showed just how powerful the intelligence capabilities of the