Uchiha Hikaru acted the moment he said he would. Momousagi had already become wary, but what she hadn't expected was that Uchiha Hikaru was far stronger than she had imagined. Not only was he incredibly fast, but even in terms of strength, he could knock her aside.
"!?" A surprised expression appeared on Momousagi's face, but her hands did not hesitate. As Hikaru's finger strike forced her back, while she was still in midair, she suddenly spun through the air and jabbed out with one hand. Light burst from her fingertips. "Fingers Gun: Crimson Jade Peck!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Crimson light shot from Momousagi's fingertips. The beams let out sharp whistles in midair before suddenly scattering apart, forming countless interwoven rays that spread into a net and came crashing down over Hikaru.
"Heh." Hikaru chuckled softly. He flipped his empty hand, and an Explosive Tag appeared in it. Then Chakra surged around him, releasing a terrifying vortex of energy. With a wave of his hand, the Explosive Tag—a thing he rarely used—struck head-on against the net-like Fingers Gun like a transparent whirlpool.
Boom!
As the two forces collided, Momousagi's Fingers Gun was blasted to pieces. The Explosive Tag erupted into a sky-filling wall of scarlet flames that continued onward, engulfing Momousagi.
"Ah?" Momousagi and Chaton finally began to take Uchiha Hikaru seriously. Although Momousagi had not used her full strength in either of her first two moves, her power was still comparable to an admiral's and not something ordinary people could contend with. Yet Uchiha Hikaru had not only blocked her attacks, but counterattacked forcefully.
Surprise aside, golden light flashed from Momousagi's hand as she unleashed a terrifying slash through the air, creating a powerful wave of pressure. Her famous blade shot forth and split the wall of fire in