"Did it work?"
One of the Mist Village Special Jonin stared at the smoke and dust ahead and asked aloud.
Hearing this, the other four said nothing, only watching the place where Qian had last stood with vigilance.
Logically speaking, the Water Dragon's final attack had landed almost exactly where Qian had been standing. Even if Qian had not died, he should have been seriously wounded.
But the sense of danger in the dark told them that it was not over yet.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, a Wind Blade about a meter long shot out from the smoke and dust, slicing straight toward the waist of the Mist Village Special Jonin who had spoken first, as if to cut him in half.
"Careful!"
Beside him, a Mist Village Jonin was the first to notice the danger and hurriedly shouted a warning.
Fortunately, the Mist Village Special Jonin had never let down his guard. The instant he heard the warning, he dodged to the side.
In the end, the Wind Blade only passed through his afterimage, leaving a long, thin cut in the ground behind him without harming him in the slightest.
At the same time, the other three Mist Ninja followed the direction the Wind Blade had come from and immediately threw the Kunai in their hands.
Clang, clang, clang.
From within the smoke and dust came three crisp rings of metal colliding.
The three Kunai seemed to have been struck by something and flew back, embedding themselves in the ground.
Swish, swish, swish.
The five Mist Ninja spread out, staring warily at the smoke and dust ahead.
Soon, the smoke and dust dispersed, revealing the figure inside.
That person was none other than Qian.
At this moment, he looked somewhat disheveled. His clothes had been torn in many places by broken