"What?"
Not far away, although the Iwagakure youth's state of mind had grown somewhat unstable after repeated blows, his own abilities were still fairly good.
Almost the instant Qian made his move, he sensed something was wrong. He cried out at once, closing his eyes as he retreated.
Because there had already been some distance between them, and with the other party retreating like this, the gap grew even wider, causing Qian to fail to hypnotize him.
But that was enough.
Seeing the other party close his eyes, Qian did not hesitate at all. He drew several shuriken with both hands and shot them rapidly toward him.
Shuriken were small, fast, and made little noise as they cut through the air.
Because of that, without visual assistance to pinpoint them, an ordinary person would find them very hard to detect.
Just like now—it was only when those shuriken were about to reach him that the Iwagakure youth sensed the danger.
At the critical moment, he used the Substitution Technique, his speed surging as he left a stone in his original position as cover.
Clink, clink, clink~
Several shuriken struck the stone, letting out a few crisp collision sounds and leaving behind several small white marks and some scratches.
Clearly, Qian's attack still failed to take effect this time.
However, he was not discouraged.
His Sharingan had remained locked onto the other party the entire time, and almost the instant the youth used the Substitution Technique, he had begun forming seals.
By the time the youth dodged the shuriken attack and hid himself, Qian had also finished his seals.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique~"
The next moment, fireballs like balsam seeds sprayed from his mouth, packed densely together as they spread in a fan shape toward a large tree not