Darui moved with incredible speed. The instant his hands began forming hand seals, he hooked the sword stuck in the ground with his foot. By the time the weapon flew up, he had finished his seals—
Storm Release: Fang Light.
A curtain of water large enough to conceal him rippled toward Sasuke, while Darui caught his blade beneath its cover and charged. Once Sasuke focused on dodging the water curtain or moving out of its way, his attack would cling to him like a curse.
With the talent to become Kumogakure's next Raikage, he was one of the village's finest fighters apart from the Raikage and his brother. In terms of his role alone, he was the equivalent of Konoha's Kakashi Hatake.
Moreover, with the Storm Release kekkei genkai and his mastery of Lightning Release and taijutsu, he excelled at high-speed combat.
But the instant he lunged, the scarlet Sharingan advanced instead of retreating, passing straight through the curtain of water.
"What?!"
Darui's heart sank. He had never expected his opponent to choose a head-on clash. Fang Light's water curtain had no direct offensive power, making this almost the best possible response.
Still, he did not believe he would lose to someone like this in close combat. But a second later, Darui's expression changed dramatically.
What rushed toward him was not Sasuke Uchiha, but two enormous Sharingan. The eyes were as huge as mountains bearing down on him!
But how could eyes the size of mountains possibly exist in this world?
"Damn it, am I under genjutsu? When?!"
As those eyes loomed before him, sweat poured from Darui's forehead. He could not even raise his blade. It felt as though two mountains pinned down his hands, making them impossible to lift.
Forming hand seals was even more impossible...
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