As the fireball is coming towards Lancer, he knows he has to stop that fireball. What he does is simply perform one hand seal and has a jet of water rise up from the ground and send it towards the direction of the fire it easily intercepts the fire and over powers it. It continues towards you straight in a week C-Rank form. Note it still moves across the ground to you.
(Suiton: Mizu Kamikiri) - Water Release: Rising Water Slicer
Rank: B
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage Points: 40
Description: After performing the Tiger hand seal the user creates a fast jet of water running through the ground that is powerful enough to slice through solid rock.
As the water jet had clashed with the fire and began to overpower it, unbeknownst to you Lancer sent a single wind blade by swinging his arm in a arc releasing from his finger points right behind the water jet so as it overpowered the fire by and continues towards you it flanks slightly behind away from vision so you won't be able to notice it. Not only is the blade alone is hard to see but behind the water makes it nearly impossible.
(Fūton: Kaze No Yaiba) - Wind Style: Wind Blade
Rank: A-Rank
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage Points: 60
Description: This technique is a pinpoint slashing strike, where the user emits chakra from their fingertips and materialises it into an near invisible weapon that assaults the enemy in a gust of wind. If the Sickle Weasel Technique can be regarded as a swarm of small wind kunai, then this technique is akin to a virtually unavoidable longsword which can leave the target's body mutilated. Just being in close proximity to the technique can cause minor cuts. The wind blades can be created and thrown, like projectiles, in rapid succession, although in this case, each one weaker than the single use application. The technique cannot be blocked by physical weapons and is insanely fast by not relying on the use of Hand seals but, because it still requires the user to perform hand gestures to use and is somewhat visible in the effect it produces, it can still be defended against by using appropriate evasion techniques or fast elemental ninjutsu.