Clang, clang, clatter—
In the blink of an eye, the Shadow Clone was already locked in battle with Hozuki Zangetsu.
The Shadow Clone attacked with everything it had, while Hozuki Zangetsu, wary of Qian's presence, mostly kept to defense. But whenever he found an opening, he counterattacked without the slightest hesitation.
Because of that, the fight between the two sides was extremely fierce.
Several times, the Shadow Clone almost took a single decisive hit from him and collapsed, while Hozuki Zangetsu was forced to use Hydrification several times.
Time slipped by, second by second.
Finally, at a certain moment, Qian made his move.
He did not rush to close in. Instead, he seized the right opportunity and cast a ninjutsu—Wind Style: Wind Blade!
A transparent Wind Blade about a meter long rapidly formed before him, then shot toward Hozuki Zangetsu.
And at that moment, the other party had just released his Hydrification state.
In the next instant, the Wind Blade reached him.
However, what disappointed Qian was that almost the very instant the Wind Blade arrived, the other party entered the Hydrification state again.
The Wind Blade passed through his body and failed to cause even the slightest bit of damage.
"As expected, it's a semi-passive ability?"
If Qian had only been guessing before, now he was one hundred percent certain.
That Wind Blade just now had been an excellent opportunity he created by relying on the Sharingan's powerful insight, along with using the Telepathy Technique to communicate with his Shadow Clone.
Judging from the reaction speed the other party had displayed in battle over the past stretch of time, if this Hydrification Technique required active control, then he absolutely would not have been able to react just now.
But the fact was, he had reacted.
That meant his guess