Hiss...
A piercing screech of friction rang out.
Qian's long blade swept across Kakuzu's throat, leaving a shallow white mark behind.
At the sight, Qian's brows furrowed slightly, and he thought, What a pity!
He had not developed Lightning Release Chakra. Otherwise, with Lightning Release's advantage over Earth Style, it would certainly have been more effective than Wind Release.
In that case, he would not have ended up unable to break through the man's defenses at all.
Fortunately, maintaining a ninjutsu of this level also consumed a huge amount of chakra. Even Kakuzu could not keep it up forever.
With that thought, Qian went all out. The long blade in his hand danced with fierce, whistling force as he launched attack after attack at Kakuzu.
For a time, Kakuzu was actually left with no chance to strike back and could only defend passively.
Even so, the other man's expression still did not change at all. He merely stared at him with those eerie emerald-green eyes.
Seeing this, Qian did not hold back. The hypnotic effect of his Sharingan activated, and Kakuzu's expression could not help but go blank for an instant.
Qian seized the opportunity and thrust his blade out, aiming straight for Kakuzu's eye.
Although "Earth Style: Earth Spear" could make the body as hard as iron, certain vulnerable parts of the human body were still difficult to defend.
The eyes, for example. Even with "Earth Style: Earth Spear" active, if they were truly stabbed, it would still only take one strike.
Sensing danger, Kakuzu snapped awake from his daze. A cold gleam flashed, and almost by instinct, he raised his right hand and blocked in front of his face.
Clang.
Qian's long blade stabbed into Kakuzu's palm, forcing him back several steps until he slammed into a large