"Darui!"
C cried out, his hands rapidly forming hand seals.
"Genjutsu: This Place Is Not!"
Invisible genjutsu fluctuations enveloped Lin Ze, attempting to interfere with his perception.
But Lin Ze merely cast C an indifferent glance, his pupils contracting slightly.
"Break."
With that single, simple word, C's carefully prepared genjutsu shattered like a bubble. His chakra fell into disarray, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"How is that possible..."
C could not believe it.
Though his genjutsu was not at the highest level, it was still Jōnin-class. Yet his opponent had dispelled it with a single glance?
This mysterious masked man possessed unfathomable strength!
Ignoring C, Lin Ze flickered into motion again and appeared beside the fallen Darui.
Enduring the intense pain in his arm, Darui formed one-handed seals with his left hand.
"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"
Several blue-white beams resembling lasers shot from his hand, as fast as lightning, streaking toward Lin Ze from different angles!
Storm Release!
A flicker of interest crossed Lin Ze's eyes. He neither dodged nor retreated, merely raising his right hand.
"Ice Release: Ice Mirror Wall."
A crystal-clear ice mirror materialized out of thin air, shielding him.
Hiss, hiss, hiss-!
The Storm Release lasers struck the ice mirror with a piercing noise. Several cracks appeared across its surface, but ultimately, it did not shatter.
"Storm Release's penetrating power really is impressive."
"Unfortunately, Darui is too young right now. His chakra and precision of control are still lacking."
Lin Ze assessed it inwardly.
Had the adult Darui from the original story used this move, its power would have been at least three times greater.
Without dwelling on it, Lin Ze moved again. Under Darui's horrified gaze, he chopped the back of his neck with his palm.
Darui's vision went