When Ryozan dashed forward, he saw his opponent begin to move; it was clear that he was going to dodge, yet the kitsune did not change his trajectory. His eyes showed not an inkling of shock, not the slightest hint of worry that his opponent would not be where he aimed his attack. It was Mr. Sunshine's over-eagerness to counter that lost him a potential opening, for he dodged while Ryozan dashed, not when he would have attacked. He right hand would thus never extend to deliver the blow. Then, when Ryozan saw the crackle of lightening around Mr. Sunshine's arm, a grin crossed his face. Mr. Sunshine had learned that ki could make ice, now he would learn the properties of ice.
Many people consider water a good conductor of electricity, however, it is not the water itself, but the ions dissolved within it that are capable of carrying an electrical current. When water freezes, it forms a crystalline lattice, which does not allow ions to float freely within it. Thus, ice is no conductor at all; in fact, it is a rather good insulator. So, with Ryozan's left arm already in a defensive position, there was little for him to fear from the rail bolt.
Ryozan halted his forward dash at the moment of impact. His feet dug into the ground while he adjusted the angle of his left arm to intercept the rail bolt. The lightening struck the ice gauntlet, and likely would have completely shattered it if Mr. Sunshine hadn't given Ryozan time to infuse it with his ki. His leg muscles rippled in beautiful synchronization as he pivoted on his left foot, simultaneously facing his opponent and using the centrifugal force of the motion to neutralize the force of the blow, allowing Ryozan's left hand to block the attack without creating an opening via a parrying motion.
Ryozan's right arm was still drawn back and ready to strike, and there was still more use he could make of his twisting motion. As he was blocking the rail bolt, he delivered a cross counter of sorts, ki style. Of course, since Mr. Sunshine had sidestepped, he was out of range for physical contact, but surging forth from Ryozan's fist was a powerful gale of arctic wind. The gust was brief, so it would not be enough to freeze Mr. Sunshine's flesh in one attack, but he would certainly feel the frigid bite if it connected. He would also feel the force of the 50mph gust, and any of the dozen or so shards of ice that were hurled in his general direction.
