A warm wind

Ginkaku could not help feeling surprised when he saw the mysterious markings appear on the left side of Kazemori Masaki's face. Arrogant though he was, he was a veteran ninja who had lived through the Warring States Period. Even with all his experience, he had never seen anything like them.

Still, the Shinobi World had no shortage of strange things. Ninja clans guarded their own Ninjutsu closely, so encountering something he had never seen before was nothing unusual. Ginkaku's surprise lasted only a moment. Whatever those markings were, he would find out once they fought.

Ginkaku raised his hand and formed a seal. Bolts of Lightning Flash instantly burst from his body, converging on Kazemori Masaki from every direction. It appeared to be the same Ninjutsu as Sora's Chaotic Lightning, but its power was on an entirely different level.

Ninja did not have to perform every hand seal for a Ninjutsu. Doing so was merely a way to bring out its full power. Experienced ninja usually simplified the sequence until only the essential seals remained. With their strength, a Ninjutsu could kill an opponent even without its full power, so there was no need to waste time on the other, unnecessary seals.

A ninja of Ginkaku's caliber could perform a Ninjutsu with a single seal. Regardless of their skill, a ninja still had to form at least one seal—that was the limit for Ninjutsu requiring seals. The Fourth Hokage's seal-free Ninjutsu had yet to appear.

Facing Ginkaku, Kazemori Masaki used that unique form of perception again. He was gradually learning how to use it and was no longer as cautious as before. Even before Ginkaku attacked, the ripples caused by his hands told Masaki that he was about to use Ninjutsu. Masaki therefore repeated his earlier move, drawing the surrounding