Ding—
Kunai and short sword clashed, letting out a crisp ring.
Looking at "Qian," who had once again withdrawn his sword to block, the Anbu captain's face beneath his mask turned extremely grim. Then he leaped back several times, opening up the distance.
Seeing this, Suzune did not understand the reason, but she likewise stopped attacking, only watching "Qian" warily.
"Qian" stood where he was. Looking at the Iwagakure Anbu who had suddenly pulled back, and at the gloomy eyes beneath the other party's mask, he immediately understood that the other party must have discovered something.
So he simply stopped keeping up the act and smiled. "What's wrong? Keep going!"
Hearing him, the Anbu captain suddenly said in a calm tone, "As expected, you're not Uchiha Qian. Or rather, you're only one of his shadow clones."
"A shadow clone?"
When Suzune heard this, she immediately looked toward "Qian." A faint trace of surprise flashed through her eyes, but it was not unacceptable.
Clearly, whether it was this Anbu captain or Suzune, both had been somewhat mentally prepared for this situation.
As for his identity being exposed, "Qian" did not find it strange either. The other party might not have been able to see any difference with the naked eye, but it was not hard to guess the answer.
A shadow clone was still a shadow clone. Because its ability to withstand damage was limited, it was destined to make certain strange moves.
For example, in order to avoid some nonlethal damage, he had repeatedly given up excellent chances to attack.
Once or twice, such actions were fine. They could be taken as him not wanting to get hurt. But once they happened too many times, they inevitably aroused suspicion.
Because there was simply no ninja in the Ninja World who