Shortage

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The lightning that burst from his palm had no target at all. Some of it shot into the ground, blasting out one charred pit after another.

Some pierced through the air, giving off a faint stench.

And some struck his own body directly, like whips, leaving scorched marks across his flesh.

Feeling the burning sting from his wounds, Qian frowned slightly and thought to himself, I was careless after all!

When the Shadow Clones had been developing this ninjutsu earlier, they had used the Chakra Feather Cloak to protect themselves. Only that had ensured they would not disperse ahead of time within an hour.

But now that he had switched back to his main body, with no risk of collapsing from injury, he had actually forgotten about that.

At the end of the day, his Lightning Release: Lightning Blade had only just been inscribed onto the panel. Although it was much more stable than when it was still being researched and developed, it still had not truly reached beginner level.

So the preparations that ought to be made still had to be made.

"I can't be this careless next time!"

Qian murmured under his breath.

This was Lightning Release: Lightning Blade, after all. Even if it went out of control, it would only cause some superficial wounds. If it had been some other more unusual ninjutsu, who knew how much trouble it might have caused?

Having learned his lesson, Qian secretly warned himself not to get reckless. Then he raised his hands to form seals again. First, he used Chakra Feather Cloak, condensing a pale cyan chakra coat around himself for protection, before he began using Lightning Release: Lightning Blade again.

What?

You're asking about the injuries he had just received?

Sorry, but for such minor superficial wounds, Qian