Konoha’s New Lord Third
Chapter 269

Thunderfire Turmoil

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The Yuki Clan's specialty, the kekkei genkai known as Ice Release, was, as its name suggested, a technique for manipulating ice. Judging by the ordinary nature transformations the Yuki Clan excelled at, Ice Release was likely a kekkei genkai formed by combining Water Release and Wind Release. As such, it had excellent compatibility with Water Release.

That was not all. Members of the Yuki Clan who possessed this kekkei genkai could also merge their bodies into the Ice Mirrors they created, leaping swiftly between them to reposition themselves or launch attacks. For a master of Ice Release, this technique alone could play a decisive role on the battlefield. Most opponents would be killed before they even had a chance to react.

Using the water from Hozuki Lengyue's Great Waterfall Technique, Jing froze it with Ice Release while forming Ice Mirrors to move rapidly through it. In less than three seconds, the entire waterfall had frozen solid, and Jing had reached the air above. With half his body emerging from an Ice Mirror, he looked down at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly when he spotted Jing overhead and immediately darted aside. At the same time, Jing formed a hand seal. The frozen mass began to tremble violently, and with a sharp crack, countless fissures spread across its surface. It resembled a piece of porcelain on the verge of shattering, yet possessed a unique beauty of its own.

"Ice Release: Thousand Ice Needles of Death." Jing uttered the name of his secret technique. As his voice fell, the ice formed from the Great Waterfall Technique shattered completely, sending countless fragments shooting in every direction.

This secret technique worked on exactly the same principle as the Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death that Haku would use in later years. The only difference

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