"How could that be? That's a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
The familiar fluctuations allowed Ōnoki to easily recognize it as a Tailed Beast Bomb formed from highly concentrated chakra.
As the Tsuchikage, he was not afraid of Tailed Beast Bombs. He dealt with his village's jinchūriki frequently and understood their power well.
What shocked him was that someone in the Akatsuki could form a Tailed Beast Bomb without being a jinchūriki.
Still, after seeing Hiruko wield multiple kekkei genkai, Ōnoki was not quite so shocked. He was already growing accustomed to the extraordinary.
But now that his opponent had formed a Tailed Beast Bomb, he did not dare cancel his Dust Release first.
For a moment, neither side yielded. They simply stared each other down.
Zou Hyuga sighed inwardly, hurled the "Tailed Beast Bomb" he could no longer maintain high into the sky behind him, and casually blocked the Dust Release beam Ōnoki fired at him.
He could devour chakra much faster than Hiruko, even advancing a few steps against Dust Release. Pure, high-quality chakra like this was his favorite.
Rumble... The Tailed Beast Bomb hurled high into the sky exploded.
After the earth shook violently, Ōnoki stopped using Dust Release. Zou Hyuga withdrew his hand as well and frowned. His body could withstand the damage of that terrifying Dust Release, but his clothes could not.
Half a sleeve of his Red Cloud Robe had already been disintegrated into dust.
With that done, Zou Hyuga retreated a few steps to Hiruko's side, breathing lightly. Although he could block Dust Release, Ōnoki had not been fighting with all his strength either.
If they truly fought to the death, the outcome would be hard to predict with the identity he was currently hiding behind. His odds were probably fifty-fifty.
After his prized Dust