Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!
Thick white mist instantly spread across the entire area. The moment it appeared, Raito swung his blade backhanded, chopping all the black snakes Orochimaru had thrown at him into pulp.
Orochimaru came to his senses with a sour expression. He had not wanted to give Raito time to form hand seals and counterattack, but unfortunately, Raito possessed the absurd ability to form seals with one hand.
This was not an ability anyone could learn just because they wanted to. It required exceptional talent and chakra control.
This was a true innate skill: either you were born able to do it, or you could practice your entire life and never learn it.
Creating thick mist meant Raito wanted to launch a sneak attack with the Silent Killing Technique, but it was unclear whether his target was Orochimaru or the immobilized Jiraiya behind him.
Orochimaru drew in a deep breath, his chest swelling.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
He furiously exhaled in every direction, the violent air currents blowing away most of the thick mist in an instant.
However, once the surrounding mist disappeared...
Raito, who had been standing there, had vanished completely.
Alarm shot through Orochimaru's heart. He quickly turned to look toward Jiraiya, afraid Raito would launch a sneak attack, but there was still no sign of Raito there.
"Where did he go?"
While Orochimaru was still bewildered and uncertain, Manda suddenly let out a pained roar.
Water Breathing!
Second Form: Water Wheel!
Raito suddenly appeared in midair. Starting at the top of Manda's head, his entire body and the blade in his hand became a massive ring of water spinning at high speed.
As Raito cut all the way from Manda's head to his tail, his sharp blade sliced through the tough snake scales.
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