He had never worried about Chihane's safety. In his own mind, he was merely a relatively strong genin, while Chihane was a top-tier fighter renowned throughout the shinobi world.
As far as he was concerned, his attacks would put no pressure on Chihane at all.
Chihane's keen Observation Haki had already detected Might Duy, but with the Morning Peacock's flames bearing down on him, he had no way to counterattack or dodge. He could only coat the spot about to be struck with Armament Haki.
Then Might Duy's kick landed squarely on his waist.
With terrifying speed and tremendous force behind the blow, Chihane shot away like an arrow loosed from a bow the instant it connected.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He crashed through two towering trees before finally coming to a stop against an enormous boulder.
A pitch-black figure was embedded in the boulder. Fortunately, Chihane had pushed his Armament Haki to its limit the instant Might Duy struck him, sparing him any injuries. Even so, the violent impacts had left his entire body aching.
Crack!
Chihane pushed off hard and jumped free of the stone. With a crack, the enormous boulder behind him shattered from the spot where he had been embedded, scattering fragments across the ground.
"Uncle Duy, my turn!"
Taking a beating had never been Chihane's idea of fun. What he loved was attacking, attacking, and attacking some more.
"Two Fist Style Secret Art! Random Eight Strikes!"
But Chihane had never seriously trained in unarmed combat, so what techniques did he have? He could only activate Lightning Release Chakra Mode and use his overwhelming speed to close in on Might Duy, flailing both hands as he hurled punch after punch at him.
"Konoha Boulder-Rising!"
Facing Chihane's heavy punches, Might Duy knew he could not afford to get