The Yu born in response to the tribulation had come from nothingness, so we called him "Void Yu."
Above Jeta Grove, Void Yu activated the Great Infinite Sage Art!
Youtan Poluo said, "Here it comes!"
Void Yu formed hand seals, his expression as still as an ancient well!
-Great Infinite Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Whoosh!
A heaven-defying sea of fire swept toward them!
Yu laughed heartily. "Hahahaha! He really is me-even our opening moves are the same..."
Yu activated the Great Infinite Sage Art, formed hand seals, and countered with a Great Fireball!
BOOM!!!
The two seas of fire collided in the sky, threatening to destroy heaven and earth!
Yu thought dismissively, They called him the ultimate perfection of conditioned dharma, but clearly, our chakra reserves are equal, and our Great Fireballs are evenly matched. Great Fireball is such a simple D-rank ninjutsu-what tricks could he possibly pull with it...?
But as the two seas of fire ground against each other, Void Yu's Great Fireball suddenly surged ahead, rapidly devouring Yu's flames!
"What!?"
After a moment of shock, Yu realized the truth!
"His Great Fireball is absorbing mine? How did he do that?"
Could it be...? A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Yu!
"A fusion of ninjutsu and the Preta Path!? I've never even imagined that combination!"
The Preta Path's technique for absorbing ninjutsu was called "Sealing Technique: Absorption." It worked by reverting phenomena produced by chakra into chakra itself, then sealing it within the Sealing Barrier unique to the Rinnegan. Combining the Preta Path with ninjutsu sounded easy, but actually doing it...
That would mean changing the host of the "Sealing Barrier" into the "ninjutsu" itself. It was simply unimaginable.
How on earth had he done it?
Gasp!
Yu drew a sharp breath. "Could it be...