Qian put away his short sword and looked at the Kirigakure Jonin walking out of the forest, his expression grave.
He could clearly sense that this man's strength was on a completely different level from the Kirigakure Special Jonin he had killed earlier.
Then he looked at the man's clothing and appearance.
A white kimono, two buns in his hair, black eyeshadow, and two red dots painted between his brows—he was unmistakably a ninja of the Kaguya Clan.
The Kaguya Clan was a famous Kekkei Genkai clan of Kirigakure, possessing the Kekkei Genkai—Shikotsumyaku—which allowed them to freely control the bones inside their bodies.
Most ninjas of the clan excelled in taijutsu, and their strength was extremely formidable.
Seeing Qian sizing him up, Kaguya Morinosuke also looked toward Qian, especially after seeing his Sharingan. The battle intent in his eyes almost spilled over.
Noticing this, Qian thought to himself, As expected, this clan is seriously sick.
This was not Qian deliberately belittling the other party. Rather, the Kaguya Clan itself was a rather abnormal clan.
Most ninjas of the clan worshiped violence, enjoyed battle, and loved slaughter. Then, amid that slaughter, they would gradually become brutal and bloodthirsty, until they finally went completely mad.
Take this Kaguya Jonin in front of Qian, for example. He had not taken part in this mission with any other motive; he simply wanted to vent the desire for slaughter in his heart.
"Sharingan... Uchiha ninja."
"Good! Very good!"
Kaguya Morinosuke looked at Qian and muttered twice, then suddenly burst into crazed laughter. "Hahaha~"
Hearing the other party's wanton laughter, Qian's expression did not change at all. He simply stood where he was, quietly watching him.
Several breaths later, Kaguya Morinosuke's laughter came to an abrupt stop, and the expression on his face was no longer