So... so fast! I almost couldn't keep up!
Within the Byakugan's three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision, coupled with insight far surpassing the Sharingan's, two Chakra traces flashed through Yukina's mind. Her expression changed slightly, and she immediately assumed the opening stance of the Gentle Fist. At the same time, she shifted sideways, taking a posture ready to twist into motion.
"Bang!"
At that moment, Uchiha Nobuhiko, his body wrapped in misty black Chakra, shot diagonally downward in a blur under the overwhelming force of the exploding Rasengan—and slammed fiercely into the enormous fist formed from the Nine-Tails Cloak rising from below. In an instant, the Rasengan's spiraling downward force collided at a single point with the colossal upward force of the Nine-Tails Cloak's giant fist, erupting around Uchiha Nobuhiko's seemingly small and frail body.
"Crack crack crack crack crack!"
The immense rebounding force burst outward. The ground less than a meter beneath Uchiha Nobuhiko instantly cracked under its impact. In the span of a moment, a massive spiderweb-shaped crater formed with him at its center.
"Boom!"
The next instant, another wave of force surged outward like an invisible explosion. The enormous spiderweb crater was crushed down another ring by the tremendous pressure, while pulverized stone fragments and dust from the cracks blasted into the sky, forming a towering column of smoke that completely swallowed Uchiha Nobuhiko!
In an instant, a violent gale rose, carrying sand and dust as it spiraled outward, becoming a massive dust tornado that rapidly spread toward them!
Rotation!
At that moment, Yukina flashed forward. A huge azure rotating Chakra barrier instantly formed, enclosing herself, Hirohiko wrapped in the Nine-Tails Cloak on the ground, and the utterly unresponsive Chiba.
"Bang!"
The instant the barrier formed, the gale and dust struck it heavily.
"Whoosh!"
Almost immediately, the rotating barrier