Meanwhile.
Hasegawa Ichiro had just dodged Qian's attack and had yet to find his footing when he saw a figure suddenly appear in front of him.
If it wasn't Qian, who else could it be?
In an instant, an intense sense of danger surged into his heart.
In Hasegawa Ichiro's eyes, the moment Qian appeared, he immediately swung his blade down at him. The entire motion was incomparably smooth, without the slightest hint of delay.
Clearly, Qian had grown even more adept at using the "Flash Sword Technique."
In fact, that was indeed the case.
With the great battle from the day before yesterday, plus more than two days of practice, his "Flash Sword Technique" Proficiency had risen from lv6 (5500/10000) to lv6 (8100/10000), and he was already not far from advancing to lv7.
And lv7 was more or less the limit of the "Flash Sword Technique."
In other words, his "Flash Sword Technique" had already approached the level of perfection.
Naturally, it felt even smoother when he used it.
At the same time, it was precisely because of this that he had been able to force Hasegawa Ichiro before him to this point in such a short time.
However, if he wanted to kill him, he still needed to use some other means.
With a thought, Qian cast "Genjutsu: Sharingan" the instant their gazes crossed.
In an instant, a surge of Chakra, wrapped in Spiritual Power, rushed toward the other man's mind through the medium of his eyes.
Qian intended to use this to interfere with Hasegawa Ichiro's senses, then kill him.
However, Hasegawa Ichiro was still a Special Jonin skilled in perception, and his reaction was very fast. Almost the instant Qian cast the technique, he sensed something abnormal.
So, without any hesitation, he closed his eyes.
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