With that thought, Qian mobilized a large amount of Wind Style Chakra, pouring it into his long blade while wrapping it around his entire body.
Then a trace of blue-green light appeared.
In an instant, Qian used the Flash Sword Technique.
That was right—the Flash Sword Technique!
Previously, after he had developed the Flash Sword Technique, he had barely used it a few times before his Short Sword was destroyed, leaving him unable to perform it.
Now that he finally had a good weapon, of course he would not abandon it.
And so, his body suddenly turned into an afterimage and appeared in front of the nearest water-natured masked monster, which was preparing to launch a sneak attack on him.
Whoosh—
A flash of blade light swept past.
The long blade in Qian's hand slashed straight toward the monster's mask.
That was its vital point. As long as he could destroy it, he could kill the monster, causing Kakuzu to lose one life.
Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished!
At that critical instant, the black tendrils that made up the monster's body suddenly reached out, tangling together to form a wall of flesh that blocked his blade.
Hiss—
A distinct sense of obstruction came through.
Qian felt as if his slash had landed on rubber, giving him no way to properly apply force.
Just then, with a crackle, the lightning-natured masked monster flew to his side and spat a bolt of lightning at him.
Qian reacted swiftly, pulling back before the lightning could reach him.
Not only that, he also used the momentum to complete his hand seals and cast a ninjutsu—Wind Style: Wind Blade!
Whoosh—
A transparent Wind Blade shot out at high speed, aimed straight at the lightning-natured masked monster.
However, just like before, it dodged