Zhou Cheng climbed the steps toward the raised platform, one step at a time.
Each step rang out with a crisp click.
Zhou Cheng kept his sensory abilities active, watching everyone's movements. He had felt all along that something was wrong.
Yet no one made any suspicious moves.
Not until he was halfway there did the muscles in Ōnoki's face twitch slightly. Seated as he was, there was no reason for that reaction.
So it was you, you old bastard!
The danger sense of the Mind's Eye of the Kagura warned him that something was about to threaten his life.
Just as he came within a few meters of the platform, an energy sphere suddenly shot toward him from the distant horizon.
Zhou Cheng narrowed his eyes. A Rasengan instantly formed in his hand, then transformed into a Rasenshuriken!
Zhou Cheng hurled the Rasenshuriken with all his strength, sending it flying toward the energy sphere.
Then he shouted, "Enemy attack!"
Boom!
The two energy spheres collided in midair and exploded.
A massive shock wave swept across the square, whipping most people's hair about and drawing cries of alarm.
"What's happening?"
Many people voiced their confusion. Why had something gone wrong at a time like this?
A smile spread across Ōnoki's face as he used Dust Release to fly into the air.
He pressed his palms together and locked onto Zhou Cheng.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
A white pillar of energy shot toward Zhou Cheng.
A tiny black speck also appeared on the horizon, looking like a person.
Several more energy spheres shot from that black speck in rapid succession.
Zhou Cheng's gaze sharpened. He remained motionless, letting all their attacks strike him.
"Whoa!"
Everyone from Konoha cried out in disbelief at the sight.
"Zhou Cheng!"
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