Qian stepped back in front of Kurosaki Takeo, raised his hands to form seals, and prepared to cast the Chakra Absorption Technique to drain the chakra from the man's body again.
But just then, he suddenly seemed to notice something. The seals in his hands changed, and at the same time, he said, "All right. Since you're awake, stop pretending."
No sooner had Qian finished speaking than Kurosaki Takeo opened his eyes.
The next instant, his right hand, raised in midair, swept out, the kunai clenched in his palm slicing toward Qian's throat like lightning.
That strike was undeniably fast.
At that moment, even if Qian tried the same trick again and used Genjutsu: Sharingan once more, he might not have been able to restrain him in time.
Unfortunately, the moment he sensed something was wrong, he had already begun preparing.
And so, the instant Kurosaki Takeo made a move, his entire body froze in place once again.
This time, however, Kurosaki Takeo did not lose consciousness.
Right now, he only felt waves of agony through his body, as though several enormous iron stakes had pinned down his limbs and bones, leaving him unable to move.
That was right. This was the Rank C Ninjutsu—Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique!
Although this technique was only Rank C, if one was prepared, its effect was no worse than Genjutsu: Sharingan.
Especially compared to an instantly released Genjutsu: Sharingan, its effect... might even fall short of Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique!
Meeting the man's murderous glare, Qian calmly removed the kunai from his hand, then stabbed out with a reverse grip, driving it into his lower abdomen.
The intense pain struck, making Kurosaki Takeo's pupils bulge wide. He wanted to speak, but not a single word came out.
At that moment, his condition