Ōnoki was flying furiously toward the scene when, just before he reached his destination, he saw a figure flying toward him.
"Light-Weight Rock Technique? Who is this person?"
Ōnoki had a keen eye. Even before he could make out the person's appearance, he recognized the technique being used as his signature ninjutsu-the Light-Weight Rock Technique.
Seeing someone approach, Ōnoki frowned slightly. Out of caution, he stopped and hovered in the sky.
But as the figure drew closer, Ōnoki's expression grew increasingly strange-and increasingly ugly.
What had he seen? The enemy had transformed into his likeness, right down to every detail of his clothes.
To the real Ōnoki, this was blatant provocation. The impostor clearly had no respect whatsoever for him as the Tsuchikage.
At that thought, a dangerous look entered Ōnoki's eyes. As the figure approached, he pressed his hands together, then spread his palms and aimed them at the approaching Wood Clone.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!!"
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!!"
Ōnoki unleashed his Dust Release at the impostor, sending a brilliant white laser streaking toward him.
What no one expected was that the impostor would make exactly the same movements as Ōnoki, then release an identical Dust Release attack from his palms, sending it crashing into Ōnoki's.
"Dust Release? How is that possible?"
Ōnoki's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
When the impostor had first copied his movements, Ōnoki had sneered inwardly.
By then, he had recalled that this person was probably the one who had stolen Iwagakure's Scroll of Seals last time. After learning the Light-Weight Rock Technique recorded in it, he had come to Iwagakure to parade around as an impostor.
But Dust Release was completely different from the Light-Weight Rock Technique. It was the foundation of their