Veigar, who was some distance away, felt no ripple of emotion when he saw the Rain Ninja and Takigakure ninja's movements. He continued throwing the Wind Style: Shuriken toward them.
"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Vein Technique."
"Fire Style: Great Fireball."
At the same time, Tachibana Kuzuka and Sorita Taikū completed their Hand Seals and unleashed the techniques they each excelled at.
Using Chakra to turn the soil beneath his feet into fine grains of sand, Tachibana Kuzuka instantly burrowed underground. He had dodged Veigar's attack while also planning a surprise counterattack against him.
On the other side, after confirming that he could evade Veigar's Wind Style: Shuriken Technique, Sorita Taikū immediately used the Fire Style: Great Fireball.
A fireball burst from Sorita Taikū's mouth and shot rapidly toward Veigar's position.
That the Rain Ninja and Takigakure ninja could evade his first wave of attacks was entirely within Veigar's expectations. After all, the main targets of his Wind Style: Shuriken just now had not been the relatively nearby Rain Ninja or Takigakure ninja.
They had been the Mist Ninja farther away—Kisame Hoshigaki, his teammate Kaito Ito, and Yuki Minazuki.
The Mist Ninja squad led by Kisame Hoshigaki was the real threat in Veigar's eyes. He had to warn them or force them back first. Otherwise, if they launched a sneak attack later, Veigar would have been left utterly miserable.
Sorita Taikū of Takigakure watched the Great Fireball he had released while warily keeping an eye on the places from which Veigar might launch a surprise attack.
But in the next second, Sorita Taikū's eyes widened in terror. Veigar's second Wind Style: Shuriken directly sliced apart his Fire Style: Great Fireball.
Fire Style and Wind Style Ninjutsu were completely opposed in terms of attributes. Sorita Taikū could also tell that Veigar had