Bzzzzzt~
Both of them exerted force at the same time, the long blade and Kunai grinding violently against each other with an ear-piercing sound.
Qian stared at the Mist Ninja before him. With a thought, he was about to cast Genjutsu: Sharingan.
However, Yoshino Tsukasa had just seen his companion controlled by a single look from Qian. How could he not guard against this move?
So the instant he sensed something was wrong, he gave up the contest, shut his eyes, and retreated.
Doing so let him avoid Qian's genjutsu control, but it also effectively handed the initiative to Qian. Without the slightest hesitation, Qian immediately stepped forward in pursuit.
Clang, clang, clang~
A string of metallic clashes rang out.
With the Sharingan's powerful insight, Qian took in every one of Yoshino Tsukasa's movements, then attacked with targeted strikes.
As a result, in just a few moves, he broke through the other man's defense.
Ssshk~
The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh rang out.
Yoshino Tsukasa failed to react in time and was struck in the chest by Qian's blade. Even though, at the critical moment, he shrank backward and shed more than half the force, the Wind Style Chakra Qian had infused into the blade still tore open the uniform on his chest, leaving behind a deep bloody gash.
A large amount of blood gushed out, instantly soaking through his clothes.
Seeing this, Qian pressed the attack relentlessly, intending to finish him off with one final slash.
But just then, Kojima Shinrai's attack arrived again.
Just like before, what he used was Lightning Release, but this time it was not Lightning Whip. Instead, it was several compressed clusters of purple lightning balls.
Qian glanced over from the corner of his eye and faintly sensed a threat from