The ghost's body began to gradually fade away before everyone's eyes. Everyone present was a Jonin, and they had all seen that the Lightning Release Ninjutsu that struck the ghost had come from Uzumaki Kuming's hand.
Moreover, many of them had seen Kuming's attacks before, and they all knew how powerful Lightning Arrow was.
But the ghost's current state looked nothing like the effect of being hit by Lightning Arrow. Uzumaki Kuming had developed the no-hand-seal technique himself, and setting aside how difficult it was to learn, in terms of power alone, it was merely an ordinary offensive B-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu. Someone hit by it would generally suffer external injuries, along with the paralyzing effect of Lightning Release.
But the ghost that had been hit was now disappearing into nothingness. This clearly wasn't normal.
"Has Lord Kuming's Lightning Arrow gotten stronger?"
"Or could it be..."
Some of the Jonin silently analyzed the situation. The people who had been watching began to gather around the spot where the ghost had disappeared, inspecting the traces of the battle.
"It disappeared completely? Its body is gone, but the blood Lord Hiashi just drew is still here. What kind of creature is this?"
As everyone inspected the scene, Uzumaki Kuming walked over slowly. He looked down at the empty ground and said quietly:
"This should be a characteristic of ghosts."
"Lightning Release Ninjutsu may have a different effect on creatures like these, but we still need to verify that. For now, Fire Style and Lightning Style users should be better suited to dealing with them."
"I've received word that these creatures fear sunlight. Under the blazing sun, ghosts disappear."
"Something like this can't have appeared out of nowhere. There must be a source. If I'm not mistaken, the place where the first such