"Takuya! Damn it!"
Seeing Mihara Takuya cut down by Qian's blade, Yamada Shinichi cursed under his breath, then swiftly formed hand seals and cast another ninjutsu at Qian.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Rope!"
In an instant, a streak of electric light shot out, winding rapidly toward Qian like a rope.
Qian already knew how powerful his opponent's Lightning Style was, so naturally he would not let it succeed so easily.
And so, with a flash of movement, he avoided the Lightning Rope's coils.
However, the Lightning Rope did not disperse because of that. Instead, like a venomous snake, it abruptly changed direction and chased after Qian again.
Seeing this, Qian frowned slightly, then kicked hard off the ground. In the space of a breath, he changed direction several times in succession.
Even so, he still could not shake off the Lightning Rope's pursuit. It clung to him like a bone-deep rot, refusing to let go.
"Hmph!"
Annoyed by the chase, Qian gave a cold snort and simply stopped, no longer dodging.
Turning his head, Qian looked at the incoming Lightning Rope and swung the long blade in his hand.
Just before the blade touched the Lightning Rope, he poured a large amount of Wind Style Chakra into it, making its edge even sharper.
Crackle—
Hiss—
The sound of exploding lightning rang out. The long blade in Qian's hand met only a little resistance before it cut through the incoming Lightning Rope.
Among the strengths and weaknesses of Chakra's five Nature Transformations, wind was a poor conductor of lightning, and Wind Style happened to counter Lightning Style.
On top of that, the amount of Chakra he could unleash in a single burst was far greater than his opponent's.
Therefore, even without using ninjutsu or adding any leverage, he still broke his opponent's