Kinshiki and Momoshiki

The black cloak fluttered.

Black chakra swirled around his body.

Shikadai watched Araya flying through the sky, a smile curling across his lips.

He preferred using his brain, but it was time to test the results of his training.

After all these years of learning, he needed to give himself an answer.

At the same time, his opponent's Mecha could not be underestimated.

It was Sunagakure's core technology from recent years.

So Shikadai remained cautious.

"What is that?"

Inside the Mecha soaring through the air, Araya looked at Shikadai outside, then at the data on the screen.

[Warning, warning. The opponent's chakra mode has changed. It is suspected to be an explosive ninjutsu. Avoid the opponent's key attacks.]

At that moment, a voice came from the Mecha.

Though Araya was somewhat shy, he still controlled the Mecha and pressed one of its buttons.

"Watch this, Fire Release: Cannon."

A cannon emerged from the Mecha's chest. Dense chakra was drawn from its core device and condensed at the muzzle.

Boom!

In an instant, it appeared before Shikadai.

Moegi in the distance had already prepared to defend.

But judging from Shikadai's expression, he did not look like he would lose.

Had he developed this chakra mode himself?

"Dark Roar."

The black shadow cloak around Shikadai unleashed a massive roar.

The shadow surged like a tornado and collided with the Fire Release: Cannon.

He formed hand seals once more.

"Shadow Domain!" As the two incomparably fierce attacks collided and canceled each other out, the shadow beneath Shikadai's feet suddenly began expanding at an astonishing speed.

As if pulled wildly by an invisible giant hand, it rapidly spread across the entire Ninja Battle Arena.

In the blink of an eye, the black shadow became an enormous, pitch-black disk, firmly stamped onto the ground.

Then,