Boom!
The Rasengan collided with the Great Fireball, and the explosion's shock wave sent Tekka flying.
He tumbled through the air and barely managed to land. A large section of the Bone Armor over his chest had shattered.
"You-" Tekka was furious and alarmed.
"Don't get distracted in a fight."
Naruto's voice came from behind him.
Tekka spun around, but it was already too late.
Naruto pressed his palm against Tekka's back, over his heart. He applied no force, only a gentle push.
Yet that gentle push instantly disrupted the circulation of Tekka's reiatsu.
The strength throughout his body faltered. Then he realized he could no longer move-not because he was restrained, but because every muscle and every chakra pathway in his body refused to obey his brain's commands.
"Is this... a pressure-point strike?" Tekka forced out.
"Something like that." Naruto withdrew his hand. "Teacher Lilynette said chakra and reiatsu are both forms of energy, and energy flows along fixed paths.
"If you find the key points and interfere with just the right amount of force, you can temporarily cut off that flow.
"Though it might be a little less effective on you Arrancar. Your bodies are structured differently, after all."
He turned to Inabi and Yashiro.
"Still want to fight?"
Inabi and Yashiro exchanged a glance, each seeing the gravity in the other's eyes.
In just three short days, this boy had improved at a rate beyond their comprehension.
It was not merely an increase in power, but a comprehensive improvement in technique, awareness, and combat judgment.
"Yes," Inabi said. "His Majesty ordered us to train with you until you can defeat all three of us together. So far, you've only beaten one."
"Then let's keep going."
Naruto took his stance, fighting spirit burning in his eyes.
This time,