Bzz-!!
A terrifying, intangible pressure, one that stood above all living things, suddenly exploded from Miki Yūya's body!
Conqueror's Haki instantly flooded the entire underground chamber, locking down the battlefield.
There were no chakra fluctuations, no thunderous surge of energy, yet it was more terrifying and domineering than any ninjutsu or Tailed Beast power.
This was the absolute domination of will and spirit, a realm many could never reach in their entire lives, a power found in only one person in a million... Conqueror's Haki!
Everyone on the battlefield froze, an instinctive shudder rising from the depths of their souls.
It was the submission etched into a creature's genes when faced with someone stronger.
As Naruto fought Haido to the death in midair, his seething crimson Nine-Tails chakra cloak took a violent hit.
The dense orange-red chakra rapidly broke apart before their eyes, fading into a thin, transparent veil. The savage Tailed Beast aura was forcibly suppressed, nearly extinguished altogether.
Naruto shuddered violently, his pupils contracting.
This power again. This presence...
Before that presence, the Nine-Tails' savage chakra was like a flame caught in a gale, crushed until it could no longer rise. Tailed Beast power alone could not oppose Conqueror's Haki.
"Wh... what is this...?"
Naruto gritted his teeth.
"Yūya's presence... this pressure?!"
Elsewhere, Shikamaru was using Shadow Possession Jutsu to fight Kazahana when his mind suddenly went blank, his thoughts grinding to a halt.
The shadow he had maintained for so long instantly broke apart and vanished, his binding jutsu failing outright.
Shikamaru's heart lurched. Cold sweat instantly coated his back as he whipped his head toward the boy who had risen behind him.
He recognized it immediately-
This was not ninjutsu, not a Kekkei Genkai, and certainly not chakra.
It was the pressure of pure spirit.
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