"Draw your weapon? Go ahead. You can't swing it fast enough to cut water."
The enemy fell silent, slumping to the wet ground.
Ren tensed, reaching for a kunai. "Who are you?" water prison jutsu
: Zabuza famously claimed the prison is "stronger than steel," making it nearly impossible to break from the inside.
Ren stood over him, chest heaving, dripping wet. He looked at his trembling hands. He had escaped the Water Prison, but the sensation of that crushing pressure, the silence of the deep water, would stay with him forever. "Draw your weapon
The sphere instantly lost its cohesion. The heavy, pressurized water collapsed, dropping Ren to the mud below in a splashing heap.
Target (or allies) can break the prison through: Ren tensed, reaching for a kunai
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But Ren was already moving. He was a ninja, and he knew that the moment the prison broke, the predator became the prey.
Ren closed the distance in a single, desperate lunge. He didn't use a jutsu. He used a knife.
Inside the sphere, sound was distorted. He could hear his own heartbeat hammering against his ribs, loud and terrifying. He opened his mouth to scream, but only bubbles came out. The air in his lungs was all he had.