Katsuo cried out in pain, then immediately struck back. After dodging another blow aimed at his face, he seized Kushina's wrist, yanked her off balance, and flung her aside!
"You little brat, no sense of fair play! You actually attack the moment you say you will!"
When Kushina charged at him again in anger, Katsuo froze for a moment before letting out a cold chuckle.
"Hmph. If you can make me take even one step, you win!"
Katsuo waved a hand, then raised his palm to catch Kushina's punch. Gripping her fist tightly, he tilted his head and smiled teasingly. "That's all the strength you've got?"
Kushina's brows shot up. She bent low and kicked at him, but Katsuo looked disdainful. He suddenly exerted force with his hand, pulling her arm and disrupting her attacking rhythm, then flung her away once more. This time, the force was so great that Kushina rolled two or three times across the ground!
Struggling back to her feet, she ignored the dirt covering her body and launched another attack at Katsuo!
Looking into her eyes, Katsuo saw that she kept charging at him like a stubborn mule. He simply stopped talking and stood where he was, waiting for her to attack!
She attacked again and again, only for every strike to be blocked head-on!
Kushina felt as though her opponent were an incomparably hard human-shaped wooden post. Every time she struck him, it seemed like she was the one being hurt!
The harder she hit, the deeper the pain became!
The fingers clenched around her fists were visibly red, while the tops of her feet had swelled into large bruised patches. Those were all injuries from meeting force with force!
From beginning to end, Katsuo remained on the defensive. Without dodging or evading, his