"Eight Gates, Eighth Gate—the Gate of Death! Open!"
Red vapor surged skyward around Might Duy, tearing a massive gap through the clouds overhead.
Moonlight poured down, illuminating his sightless eyes and his green jumpsuit soaked through with blood.
His skin was blood-red, veins bulging like earthworms, every muscle in his body trembling violently, yet his back remained ramrod straight.
Suikazan Fuguki's expression changed completely.
"Something's wrong with him! Water Release, stall him!"
He formed hand seals, chakra surging wildly through his body and gathering in his throat.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
He opened his mouth, and an enormous torrent erupted from it like a burst dam, crashing toward Might Duy with overwhelming force.
The flood was powerful enough to level a small mountain.
Duy was swallowed by the torrent, vanishing entirely within the raging current.
Suikazan Fuguki did not linger. After using the ninjutsu, he retreated again, putting even more distance between himself and Duy.
Raiga Kurosuki leaped out from the flank, gripping Kiba in both hands, crossing the twin blades as Lightning Release chakra flooded into them.
"Thunder Burial: Feast of Lightning!"
He plunged both swords into the water's surface. Branching blue lightning spread forward from the blades, exploding through the water and engulfing the area where Duy stood.
Lightning and floodwaters intertwined, creating a domain of death.
Duy moved, throwing a punch straight ahead.
Evening Elephant: First Foot.
It was no ordinary punch, but an air cannon created by releasing extremely compressed air all at once.
The shockwave drove forward in a straight line, too fast for the naked eye to follow.
The Great Waterfall Technique was torn apart by the shockwave, its waters split to either side. The lightning from the Feast of Lightning was scattered, dissolving into countless tiny arcs in the air.
The air