"Enough. This ends here!"
In the forest, Qianye, who was fleeing, suddenly heard those words. His expression changed at once, and he stopped in his tracks, his eyes locking hard onto the figure that had suddenly appeared ahead.
It was none other than Qian.
"It's you! You discovered me long ago?"
Looking at that familiar face, and those familiar eyes, Qianye gritted his teeth.
"Heh."
Hearing this, Qian chuckled twice and said, "If I couldn't even find your trail like this, then these eyes of mine would be wasted."
Hiding motionless to conceal one's tracks and moving without being discovered were two completely different concepts.
Qian had only chased from behind for a short while before using the Sharingan's powerful insight to discover the traces left behind by Qianye's real body.
He simply wanted to draw the battlefield as far away as possible from the previous location, which was why he had not stopped him immediately.
But now...
It was about time!
If he dragged this out any longer, the other squads might close in. He had to end the battle as quickly as possible.
In addition, there was another reason he had chosen this place as the battlefield: there was a hidden spot nearby that could be used for concealment.
It was an underground space, seemingly opened up with Earth Release Ninjutsu by someone during the last Great Ninja War. Qian had discovered it by chance while patrolling two days ago.
He had not paid it any mind at first, but now it was perfect for imprisoning this Puppet Master.
Before that, however, he still had to catch him first.
With that thought, Qian suddenly threw several Shuriken.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Qianye neither dodged nor avoided. He snorted coldly, his fingers hooking slightly, and two black shadows shot out