Dust churned, and loose stones continued to tumble down.
Urashiki reset his position in midair and barely steadied himself. His face was deathly pale, blood streamed down his forehead, and his features twisted, his eyes filled with disbelief.
I can't keep fighting like this. Absolutely not. This guy counters almost everything I do. I have to fight him with ninjutsu.
"Come at me again!! You lowborn scum!!"
[Ding! Observation Haki +12]
Ōtsutsuki Urashiki forced himself to withstand Miki Yūya's Conqueror's Haki and roared in fury. He had actually felt fear. For that one instant, he had actually been afraid of an ordinary person.
How was that possible?
Urashiki's pupils trembled. He hooked one hand into his Fish Basket and pointed the other at Miki Yūya.
With a tug of the hand inside the Fish Basket, he drew out a mass of chakra.
"Heavenly Way: Dragon Palace Rift!!"
Chakra swirled around Ōtsutsuki Urashiki before erupting straight from his fingertips. The surrounding natural energy trembled as an oval, black-purple pillar of light split open in midair and blasted toward Miki Yūya.
Miki Yūya hurriedly dodged and dashed over to retrieve his Short Sword. The next instant, another Chakra Ball came crashing down.
Miki Yūya charged forward and slashed with his Armament Haki-coated Short Sword, cleaving the Chakra Ball clean in two.
The two Chakra Hemispheres wobbled strangely in midair. Their unstable chakra unraveled into wildly flailing Chakra Threads before exploding in the air.
By then, Miki Yūya had already reached Ōtsutsuki Urashiki. The two traded attacks and dodged each other's blows. Ōtsutsuki Urashiki now truly regarded Miki Yūya as an opponent, not daring to underestimate him in the slightest as he constantly analyzed his abilities.
Watching their battle from a distance, Jiraiya slowly withdrew his solemn gaze.
He turned