That was right—Qian truly did not know any Earth Release Ninjutsu that required no hand signs. He had not even developed Earth Release Chakra.
But that did not mean he had no other way to escape.
The instant he was buried by the earth, he activated his Dojutsu—"Ame no Minaka"—and entered a brief invincible state.
Like that, nothing in the Ninja World could harm him.
Naturally, that included the ninjutsu Hayakawa Kaede had used.
What?
You said he was not supposed to expose his Mangekyō?
Indeed, Qian was unwilling to casually reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan, but that did not mean he would choke on food once and stop eating forever. Just now, when he was buried in the earth, it had been the perfect opportunity.
Under those circumstances, even if he opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used "Ame no Minaka," no one would notice at all.
So, of course he used it.
In fact, while his opponent was still preparing the ninjutsu, he had already had that thought.
Of course, that did not mean he had predicted the exact ninjutsu his opponent had just used. Rather, since the other party had prepared for so long, it was bound to be a fairly powerful technique.
And techniques like that generally did not create a small commotion.
And a big commotion meant he could fish in troubled waters.
So he did not need to guess exactly what technique his opponent would use. He only needed to know the commotion it caused would not be small.
If not for that, he would not have waited until the other party completed the technique.
At the time, he had indeed been pinned down by the "Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Spear" cast by another Mist Village Jonin, but if he had really wanted to interrupt the