Sensing the scorching heat coming from ahead, Gari did not hesitate in the slightest. He threw himself sideways and avoided the fireball's attack.
But before he could stand back up, several faint sounds of something cutting through the air came his way.
Though the sound was almost imperceptible in the curtain of rain, Gari, whose nerves were stretched taut, still keenly sensed the threat.
So he flipped backward and avoided the attack by a hair's breadth.
Several kunai fell to the ground, making a "zzzt zzzt zzzt" sound.
"Hmm?"
Hearing that familiar sound, Gari's expression abruptly changed. He glanced forward from the corner of his eye and saw an exploding tag burning fiercely on one of the kunai.
At the critical moment, Gari kicked off the ground, his whole body shooting out like a cannonball.
Boom—
A violent explosion rang out.
A burst of fire flared, and a powerful shock wave rapidly spread outward from the center of the explosion.
In midair, Gari was struck by the shock wave, and the speed at which he flew away became even faster.
Cough, cough, cough—
After landing, Gari coughed lightly twice. Spots of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, showing that he had not escaped completely unscathed just now.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Several more kunai shot out.
"Again?"
Hearing that familiar sound of something tearing through the air, Gari gave a cold snort. His hands swiftly completed a series of hand seals, then he slapped the ground. When he pulled his hand up again, a stone slab two meters square had already appeared in front of him.
Clink, clink, clink—
The kunai struck it with crisp sounds, and even when the exploding tags tied to them detonated afterward, they failed to affect Gari behind it in any way.
Seeing this,