The sight of the ice pillars suspended above Meihui's head instantly put Naruto and Sasuke on edge.
That was because Meihui was always stuffing all sorts of bizarre Ninjutsu into those chunks of ice. Who knew if anyone else had ever seen anything like it, but Naruto and Sasuke had certainly seen more than enough. What kind of normal person's ice had flames inside it?
"Ice: Five-Element Cone."
Chakra of all five natures-wind, fire, lightning, water, and earth-filled the ice pillars. Slowly, pieces began to fall away from their tips, making them sharper and sharper.
"Naruto, run!"
As soon as Sasuke finished speaking, he bolted. What a joke. There was no blocking Meihui's Ninjutsu; dodging was the only option. The slightest touch would make those Ice Spikes explode, and the chakra of the other natures packed inside was more than enough to make anyone suffer.
"Oh? Trying to run? How about this, then?"
Meihui seemed to have thought of something fun. Rather than detonating the Ice Spikes right away, he trapped Naruto and Sasuke in the middle, forming an enormous ice prison.
"Damn it, those Ice Spikes are too fast! What do we do, Sasuke? Think of something! It feels like they're going to explode any second!"
Sasuke ignored Naruto and instead mustered his chakra and ocular power.
A purple skeleton appeared around Sasuke, gradually taking the skeletal form of Susanoo. Although it was only the upper half, it was already towering.
"Whoa, Sasuke, that's seriously awesome!"
"Idiot, get over here! It's about to explode!"
Naruto hurriedly scrambled inside Sasuke's Susanoo. Meihui waited until they were ready, then snapped his fingers.
With a bang, the enormous Ice Spikes exploded. The chakra packed inside mixed together, then exploded again.
The tremendous noise stabbed at Naruto and Sasuke's ears as they stood