Just as Gari vanished from sight, Qian was about to search for him.
But at that moment, his teammate suddenly let out a scream.
Qian looked toward the sound and saw that everything below his teammate's left elbow had disappeared. Right now, he was cutting a sorry figure as he dodged the others' attacks.
Qian thought it over, then ultimately decided to give up searching for Gari's trail. With a Body Flicker Technique, he swiftly arrived beside his teammate.
Clang, clang, clang—
Qian swung the Kunai in his hand, blocking the attacks of several Rock Ninja around them in quick succession.
Then, with Genjutsu: Sharingan, he directly took control of the nearest one.
At the same time, he pulled an Exploding Tag from his Ninja Tool Pouch and slapped it onto the Rock Ninja with lightning speed.
Hiss, hiss, hiss—
The Exploding Tag burned rapidly, letting out a faint sound.
"Careful!"
A sharp-eyed Rock Ninja saw Qian's movement and shouted loudly, warning his comrades.
When the others saw it, they hurriedly scattered like startled birds and beasts.
Seizing the chance, Qian grabbed his teammate's arm, kicked off the ground with both feet, and abruptly retreated several meters, putting distance between them and the Rock Ninja standing there in a daze.
Boom—
A violent explosion rang out.
A burst of fire flared up, and faintly, agonized wails could be heard from within. The sound lasted for a while before gradually fading away.
"Damn it!"
When a Hidden Rock elite jonin saw this, he cursed, then looked at Qian as he fled and shouted, "After him!"
At his command, the Rock Ninja immediately chased after Qian.
With someone in tow, Qian naturally could not run fast.
So he turned and stopped, casting Genjutsu: Sharingan to lock down one Rock Ninja while his