The moment he saw his companion killed, the Root shinobi who had just dodged the Shark Missile did not hesitate at all and immediately ran into the distance.
It was not because he was cowardly, or anything of the sort.
For a Root shinobi who had undergone "erasing the self" training, the very concept of cowardice did not exist deep in his heart.
The reason he fled was simply to bring the intelligence here back with him.
Unfortunately, though he moved fast, he was not faster than Qian.
Almost the instant he moved, Qian used the "Flash Sword Technique," overtook him, and blocked his path.
Looking at Qian, who had appeared abruptly before him, the Root shinobi did not hesitate at all. He immediately swung the kunai in his hand, attempting to slit Qian's throat.
The strike was urgent and fast. If it had been an ordinary ninja, they might not even have been able to react.
But Qian was different. With the Sharingan, he easily caught the other party's movement, then tilted his head back slightly and avoided it.
Seeing this, the Root shinobi immediately leaped backward several times and opened up the distance.
At the same time, he flung out several kunai in succession, shooting them toward different parts of Qian's body.
In an instant, Qian pushed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan to the limit.
Then the kunai flying straight at him seemed to move in slow motion as they advanced toward him.
Qian calmly dodged two of them and was just about to continue evading.
Just then, he suddenly discovered that nearly imperceptible steel wires were actually tied behind these kunai.
The surfaces of these steel wires had all undergone special treatment. Even under the sun, they did not reflect the slightest glint of light.
Not only that, after