Facing the strange blood sphere, it was a reasonable choice to have long-range mages or shooters test it with attacks.
Iceman wouldn't do.
They switched to the higher-tier Storm.
Water froze, and water conducted electricity—basic physics.
Storm spread her arms, tipped her head back slightly, and her eyes turned pure white.
After gathering power for a few seconds, the sky churned with wind and clouds, forming a vast expanse of dark storm clouds.
Sizzle!
There was no thunder. Bolts of lightning struck one after another, hitting the blood sphere directly.
Black smoke rose from the blood sphere.
But that was all.
It was clear that it worked, but only to a limited extent.
After that wave, Storm stopped as well.
Hayato looked at the storm clouds overhead. "Let me try." Since there were ready-made storm clouds, he could test Sasuke's Kirin.
There were two reasons Kirin was an S-rank ninjutsu:
First, one had to create storm clouds, preferably while the opponent was off guard. Kirin was said to be so fast once unleashed that it could not be dodged. But what if the enemy had prepared for it beforehand?
That was why this technique needed to catch the enemy by surprise.
Second, it required the Sharingan's extraordinary dynamic vision to control Kirin, lest it miss the target or even strike allies.
With Hayato's current abilities, neither was a problem.
Thus, everyone watched as Hayato formed several hand seals, somewhat clumsily.
Professor X, Phoenix, and Storm, all highly sensitive to energy, abruptly looked up. The storm clouds that had been roiling moments ago suddenly fell silent.
The calm before the storm.
The calmer it was, the more terrifying the coming storm usually would be.
The black thunderclouds suddenly lit up.
Lightning in the shape of a Kirin, its maw wide open,