But at this moment, the two were extremely close. Sarui decided to take a dangerous gamble.
After all, a ninja's profession was one of walking the line between life and death.
Storm Release attacks consumed an enormous amount of Chakra. Unless it was a critical moment, it could not be used.
Once he made a move, he had to achieve results!
Sizzle!
The Storm Release: Laser fired from Sarui's palm instantly struck Akira Sarutobi.
Sarui's eyes widened, and delight rose in his heart.
Moreover, although Storm Release was a laser formed from Chakra, like a real laser, it had no physical form.
Its destructive power came from rapidly melting the target's body surface with the beam, causing matter to vaporize.
Thus, the essence of Storm Release was the extreme heat carried by a high-density, high-power laser beam.
The human body was primarily composed of biological proteins, which could generally be sliced apart with ease.
And that was indeed what happened. The laser directly cut Akira Sarutobi in half.
But with a puff of smoke, "Akira Sarutobi" vanished into thin air!
"Shadow Clone?!"
Sarui's pupils contracted. He immediately realized that the other party must have created a Shadow Clone while using Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to block his vision earlier, deceiving him.
In that instant, Sarui finished assessing the situation.
Feeling a chill run down the back of his head, he immediately spun around and swept the continuously firing Storm Release laser beam in his hand toward the incoming enemy.
"Ice Release..."
Yet at the very instant he turned behind him, a cold voice sounded before his eyes.
It was an ice mirror.
Sarui's own figure was reflected within it.
He had not yet understood what was happening.
The laser beam striking it was reflected back by its perfectly smooth, mirror-like