"Fast reaction!"
Qian drew his gaze back from Amada Hideo and looked at the Jonin in front of him, muttering under his breath.
As soon as he finished speaking, a cyan glow rose around him. He had plainly activated the "Flash Sword Technique" directly, closing in on his opponent.
Clang~
A crisp clash of metal rang out.
Qian swung his long blade, only for Kamiue Kazuhiro to block it with a Kunai.
Looking at the figure right in front of him, Qian did not hesitate at all. He immediately moved to mobilize the Chakra and Spiritual Power inside him and cast "Genjutsu: Sharingan."
However, Kamiue Kazuhiro seemed to have abundant experience dealing with Uchiha shinobi. The instant he sensed something was wrong, he closed his eyes.
Then his entire body rapidly retreated.
And in the middle of retreating, he did not forget to throw several Shuriken at Qian.
Unfortunately, an attack like that could do nothing to Qian. At most, it delayed him for a moment.
Qian's figure flashed, avoiding the attack.
Then he stamped both feet hard on the ground. With a burst of cracking earth, his whole body shot out like a cannonball leaving the barrel, pursuing his opponent at high speed.
Originally, his attack could have linked together perfectly.
But Kamiue Kazuhiro's action of throwing Shuriken just now had bought him a tiny bit of time.
Yet it was precisely that tiny bit of time that allowed him to respond more calmly to Qian's follow-up pursuit.
In his field of vision, Kamiue Kazuhiro reached into his Ninja Tool Pouch with his left hand, grabbed a large handful of cold-gleaming Caltrops, and accurately threw them onto Qian's inevitable path.
In an instant, Qian's pupils shrank.
This kind of vicious ninja tool was something he had rarely encountered in