Creak~
The door was pushed open.
Qian flashed out of the archives room.
Meanwhile, the two Shadow Clones were still locked in battle with the four Iwagakure Anbu.
The moment the four saw Qian, they immediately wanted to abandon the Shadow Clones and stop the real one.
However, although the two Shadow Clones Qian had created could not use any distinctive moves due to the need to keep his identity secret—especially techniques that could be linked back to him—and therefore could not fully display their combat strength...
The four Iwagakure Anbu before them were not especially strong either.
As a result, they still could not break past the two Shadow Clones' obstruction and block Qian's path.
Qian's gaze swept across the entire scene in an instant. He met the eyes of the two Shadow Clones, then gave them a slight nod.
The Shadow Clones were connected to him in mind and naturally understood what he meant.
So, in the next moment, the two Shadow Clones no longer cared about their own safety and launched a frantic assault on the four Iwagakure Anbu before them.
For a time, all four Iwagakure Anbu were suppressed and found it difficult to spare anyone.
Seizing the chance, Qian used the Body Flicker Technique, crossed the battlefield, and rushed downstairs at full speed.
In truth, Qian's first thought had been to leap out of the corridor and jump straight down from the third floor of the Tsuchikage Building.
With his current physical condition, even though the Tsuchikage Building was far taller than an ordinary structure, such a jump would not have been much of a problem.
But considering that Ōnoki was watching from the sky on the other side, if the man struck hard while he was in midair with nowhere to borrow force, that