"Heavy Lariat!"
Chakra gathered at his elbow, forming an immensely powerful strike. Both its speed and strength reached the absolute limit, and even its explosive release carried the sound of a sonic boom.
This move had been devised specifically for dealing with Uchiha Yū. In a taijutsu clash between the two, they could instantly kill any ordinary shinobi.
Yet when facing the attack head-on, Uchiha Yū did not choose to evade it. Instead, he met it directly.
"Bang!"
A dull impact rang out between their arms. Uchiha Yū felt as though he had been struck by a crazed bull, but with his terrifying physical resilience, such a blow would not inflict fatal damage.
That had been his purpose. Uchiha Yū glanced at the shinobi fighting below, using the momentum from the Heavy Lariat to swiftly pull away to a safe distance. Then, he deliberately exposed an opening, luring his opponent into pursuit and thereby shifting the battlefield.
"Qi! Since you chose to fight me head-on, don't act like a coward! Someone who only knows how to run has no right to attack Kumogakure!"
The Fourth Raikage's furious roar filled the entire valley as he vented the rage in his heart. Akatsuki, this terrifying organization made up of rogue shinobi, had chosen Kumogakure as its target. That had already crossed their bottom line. The Fourth Raikage would make them understand that they had to pay the price for what they had done!
"What a reckless, brainless fool."
Uchiha Yū stared directly at him and flexed the wrist that had been struck. A faint green glow covered it as medical chakra rapidly repaired the damage. By now, their battlefield had shifted from the valley's center to a mountain peak above.
A relatively flat stretch atop the peak provided the two of them