"Splash...!"
After the explosion rang out, countless sprays of water danced through the air. Looking closely, one could even see a small rainbow.
"Hm?"
"Did he disappear?"
Seeing the person before him vanish from the spot after being attacked, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply and scanned his surroundings.
"Below."
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately realized it, lightly leaping up in an attempt to evade the attack.
"Smack...!"
"Not good."
In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still a step too slow. The man grabbed him by the ankle and dragged him into the water.
"Splash...!"
"Hm? An earth clone?"
The man quickly discovered that what he had caught was merely an earth clone. The real one had long since left that spot.
"I found you long ago."
"Fire Style—Fire Dragon Bullet."
"Earth Style—Earth Dragon Bullet."
"Composite Ninjutsu—Fire Style: Fireflow Earth Flame Bullet."
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and immediately formed hand seals, once again unleashing the dual-element dragon bullets as they charged straight into the water.
"Boom...!"
"Sizzle, sizzle...!"
In an instant, a vast expanse of lake water was evaporated from the surface.
"Water Release—Water Wave Shock."
Hiruzen Sarutobi swiftly formed hand seals, then slammed both hands onto the lake's surface.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz...!"
The next second, violent, rhythmic vibrations began to ripple through the lake water within roughly a mile beneath Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Not bad."
"You can actually use chakra to disrupt the lake water and cause vibrations, making anyone in the water unable to withstand the violent force of the tremors, forcing them to reveal themselves—or simply making them bleed from all seven orifices and die."
"However, that won't work on me."
"Water Release—Water Dragon Biting Explosion."
The man rapidly formed hand seals underwater. Then, all the lake water within several miles began to spin, instantly breaking apart the previous vibration frequency as the