Damn it!
Hirohiko, whose hand had paused as a sudden flood of memories surged into his mind, abruptly raised his head. Reflected in his exposed, scarlet Three Tomoe Sharingan in his right eye were water arrows formed from the violently bursting water sphere, arrow-like lightning bolts, and the Water Clone that was pierced through and scattered apart by them in an instant.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
"Crackle, crackle, crackle!"
At that moment, the water arrows and lightning bolts bursting from the side of the water sphere facing him came whistling over, already right before his eyes. One water arrow had even grazed his right cheek and was about to burst apart. He could already feel the distinct coolness of its flowing water.
No choice!
In that instant, Hirohiko gritted his teeth and forcefully pushed off from his half-crouched stance.
"Pfft!"
With a muffled sound as a water arrow struck flesh, Hirohiko flashed amid the spray and vanished in an instant.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
"Crackle, crackle, crackle!"
The next second, countless water arrows and lightning bolts shot past, piercing through the faintly red droplets of water before flying far into the distance and slowly fading away.
Tch! He broke free of the genjutsu that quickly?
Watching the water arrows and lightning bolts slowly dissipate before him, Hirohiko fixed his gaze on the center from which they had erupted: the burly Kumogakure ninja surrounded by a Chakra cloak like a thin blue membrane.
"Patter, patter, patter!"
Amid the fading lightning, splashing water fell rapidly from the sky like rain, pattering across the ground in a steady drizzle.
Hm? Did he move? At this moment, the upright Third Raikage glanced slightly to his left. A person once encased in Rock Skin had been lying there, but the spot was now empty, leaving only the