Countless grains of sand and stones surged from the ground, winding toward the four Kawaki Aobas to bind them.
Kawaki Aoba's eyes sharpened. "Dodge! Use Lightning Release to break through his Sand Release!" he shouted to his three clones.
The three Lightning Clones nodded together. Lightning burst from their palms and struck the encroaching sand. The moment it hit, the sand disintegrated into fine powder and scattered through the air.
"Useless!"
Baki snorted and crooked a finger. More sand surged from the ground, forming blade after blade that shot toward the four Kawaki Aobas. "Sand Release: Sand Blade Wild Dance!"
Kawaki Aoba flashed aside, dodging the blades. "Flank him from both sides!" he shouted to his clones. "He has to control his Sand Release with Chakra. Disrupt its flow, and we can break his jutsu!"
The three clones understood at once. They charged Baki from the left, right, and rear, lightning bursting from their palms as they attacked. Kawaki Aoba kept him occupied from the front, weaving Hand Seals to prepare a stronger jutsu.
Baki's expression shifted. He had not expected Kawaki Aoba to have both skill and a head for tactics. He spun rapidly, directing his sand blades to block attacks from every side. "Brat, you think this is enough to beat me? How naive!"
"We'll see about that!"
Kawaki Aoba roared and finished his Hand Seals. White lightning gathered in his palms, forming a massive pillar. "Lightning Release: White Lightning Formation Breaker!"
The lightning pillar blasted toward Baki with earth-shattering force. At the same time, the three Lightning Clones attacked, sending bolts toward him from every side and leaving him nowhere to dodge.
Baki's face changed. No longer daring to hold back, he unleashed all his Chakra. The haze of sand around him thickened as he formed Hand