A pale-yellow mist poured from Mei Terumi's mouth and swept toward Uzumaki Kuming.
Beside Mei Terumi, Kisame quickly formed hand seals. Thick white mist spread rapidly, and the yellow haze soon mingled with it. From the outside, there was no way to tell which mist came from Mei Terumi's Scorch Release and which from Kisame's Hidden Mist Technique.
"Hmm?"
"The technique covers a wide area, and its corrosive effect hasn't weakened at all from combining with the Hidden Mist Technique."
"Not a bad combination technique!"
Uzumaki Kuming murmured. Lightning crackled around him as he lightly hopped backward, putting several meters between himself and the mist. Mei Terumi kept exhaling yellow haze, so it seemed to have a fixed direction as it rapidly spread toward Kuming.
For mist spreading that quickly, several meters was only a matter of a second or two.
"Not knowing Wind Release Ninjutsu puts me at a disadvantage in this kind of environment."
"No wonder these two would grow into top-tier fighters in the Shinobi World!"
"Very impressive!"
Uzumaki Kuming sheathed his long sword and formed hand seals. Two Shadow Clones appeared in front of him. His real body quickly leaped forward, and each clone punched the sole of his shoe, sending him soaring into the air with tremendous force.
His real body had left, but the two Shadow Clones didn't both disappear. Only one vanished, leaving the other behind.
Though the thick mist blocked Mei Terumi and Kisame's vision, Uzumaki Kuming, leaping through the air, stood out clearly.
Mei Terumi was still releasing the acidic mist. She quickly changed her hand seals, tilted her head back, and unleashed another technique toward Kuming.
"Scorch Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
This time, she didn't exhale a thin acid mist. Instead, she spat out liquid acid and sprayed it directly