"You think you can defeat me like this? How naïve!"
Mitsuki frowned and said to Kawaki Aoba, Sarada, and Boruto Uzumaki beside him, "This isn't going to work. The white mist can block his vision for now, but his puppet-string sensing ability is too strong. Our attacks can't hurt him at all."
Kawaki Aoba took a deep breath, his gaze warily sweeping through the white mist. "I know, but we have no other choice right now. We can only keep looking for an opening.
Mitsuki, can you use Wind Release to disperse some of the mist so we can see where he is?"
Mitsuki nodded and formed hand seals. "Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"
A sharp blade of wind shot from Mitsuki's hand toward the center of the white mist.
The wind blade dispersed part of the mist, revealing the Sunagakure Elite Jonin.
He stood where he was, continuously manipulating his puppet strings as three puppets slowly moved toward the group under his control.
"Found you!"
A glint flashed through Boruto's eyes as he formed hand seals again. "Lightning Release: Thunderstorm!"
This time, the Lightning Release ninjutsu Boruto unleashed was even more powerful than before. A massive amount of lightning gathered in his hands, forming a thick bolt of lightning that shot toward the Sunagakure Elite Jonin.
The Sunagakure Elite Jonin's expression changed. He had not expected Boruto's Lightning Release ninjutsu to possess such power, and hurriedly controlled all three puppets to stand in front of him.
The lightning bolt slammed into the puppets with a crackling "BZZT!" The three puppets were instantly enveloped in electricity, and the metal components on their bodies began to melt.
"Damn it!"
The Sunagakure Elite Jonin shouted angrily. He could sense the damage signals coming from the puppets, so he quickly severed his connection to