A's Little Scheme

The battle began.

Raita charged at Yuki Sumi with his lightning blade in hand. Compared to Denzō, his taijutsu was stronger, and his blade techniques fiercer.

One was like an ice spirit, the other a boy of lightning. Every collision between their ice blades and lightning blades scattered ice shards across the ground.

Yuki Sumi still fought with the same crazed style. With the power of her Kekkei Genkai, Ice Release, her body was like a hedgehog covered in blades. Ice blades and spikes could extend from her elbows, knees, shoulders, and toes—every part of her body. Raita was forced back step by step.

"Fire Release: Cloud-Flow Flame Slash."

Raita held his blade across to block, then seized the instant they pulled apart to coat the blade in flames. With the fire's enhancement, he gradually clawed back his disadvantage in taijutsu.

"Lightning Release: Multiple Earth Current."

After another clash, the two retreated. Raita seized the opportunity to use ninjutsu. The ice fragments that had fallen earlier had long since melted into water, leaving the ground wet and muddy. He formed hand seals and slapped the ground, sending multiple electric currents at Yuki Sumi like a web of lightning.

"Ice Release: Freezing Bind Domain."

With Yuki Sumi at the center, the ground began to freeze. Ice rapidly spread outward, freezing all the damp mud into a hard, smooth sheet of ice.

"Ice Release: Myriad Flower Ice Needles."

Yuki Sumi swept both hands out, firing countless ice needles as fine as cow hairs from her palms and fingertips. Like a hailstorm flying in reverse, they blanketed the sky as they surged toward Raita. As a genius of the Yuki Clan, her Ice Release was stronger than that of many adult ninja.

Raita dodged while forming hand seals to counterattack, swiftly releasing lightning