Escaping Danger!

During the lull in Mei Terumi and the Star Shadow's battle, Long Ye had been racking his brains.

After all, the Peacock formed from the Star Shadow's entire body's chakra possessed terrifying defensive power. Ordinary attacks were almost certain to be ineffective.

Suddenly!

It was as though lightning flashed through his mind.

At that very instant, the Star Shadow dodged Mei Terumi's Lava Release and rushed before them, the Peacock's massive claws sweeping down at their heads.

"Use the Water Dragon Bullet!"

Long Ye shouted urgently.

Mei Terumi thought Long Ye wanted her to use the Water Dragon Bullet as before, to block the enemy for a moment and use the resulting blast wave to widen the distance again.

Moreover, the Peacock controlled by the Star Shadow had already reached above them. Other than the Water Dragon Bullet, there truly was no other choice.

She had just finished forming her hand seals.

Long Ye moved at the same time.

Mei Terumi spat out a water dragon, and Long Ye immediately infused the newly formed dragon with a high-voltage current powerful enough to send someone into shock.

Long Ye's inspiration for this move came from the combination ninjutsu known as the "Lightning Water Dragon Bullet."

This ninjutsu had originally been created by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, but it had truly shone when Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, and the Fourth Raikage had used it together.

The Lightning Water Dragon Bullet was powerful enough to pierce even hardened bodies, and after being enhanced with Lightning Release, it possessed an even stronger paralyzing effect.

Long Ye's current was not Lightning Release in the conventional sense, so even he could not predict just how powerful this combination would be.

Seeing that it was another Water Dragon Bullet Art, the Star Shadow made up