More often than not, explosions were a delightful thing. Too many explosions led to excessive delight, and might even turn someone into a delight-seeking maniac.
This was probably what you'd call "firepower satisfaction syndrome."
Yuzuru dodged the enemy's explosive attack and didn't blindly counterattack again.
"Explosion Release really is a convenient ability. But even the most powerful fighting style becomes monotonous if you use it too much. Come to think of it, that's similar to an artistic style—once it's settled, it's hard to change..." Yuzuru thought to himself.
After one round of fighting, Yuzuru felt that Gari's style was rather straightforward. That wasn't a flaw; Explosion Release's characteristics had shaped his fighting style.
"Going all out" was a style Yuzuru really liked, whether he was the one charging in recklessly or his enemy was... When he went all out, he hoped to overwhelm the enemy in one fell swoop. When the enemy did it, he hoped to overcome strength with softness.
There was nothing wrong with a straight-up brawl, either. Neither side had to play dirty; they could settle things with their stats.
Yuzuru stuck to avoiding close combat. As someone skilled in the Body Flicker Technique, if he set his mind to it, it was genuinely hard for the enemy to get close to him... Getting close to an enemy carried risks, but keeping your distance didn't.
And so, for a while, the two sides engaged in a ninjutsu duel.
After wasting a fair amount of chakra, Gari finally lost patience. He stopped and said, "Enough with the pointless feints. This kind of fighting can't decide the winner."
By this point, Gari believed he had figured out Yuzuru's tricks. They amounted to Wind Release, Fire Release, the Body Flicker Technique, and the "Rasengan."
More importantly, after releasing so many