Just then, Ōnoki suddenly shifted backward, and a spear of flame shot past in front of him.
He rose higher and spotted a tiny black dot on a distant mountain.
"Bastard!!"
Seething, he formed hand seals with both hands.
"Earth Release: Earth Core Movement!!" A section of ground rapidly rose, and he grabbed hold of it.
"Earth Release: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique!"
He lifted the enormous platform and hurled it toward Hyuga Akira with all his strength.
"Earth Release: Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique!"
Hyuga Akira, who had been waiting for Ōnoki to chase him, looked at the shadow completely covering the area. The man had thrown a small island straight at him.
As he was now, Hyuga Akira lacked the strength to destroy this small island.
"That old bastard doesn't play fair!!"
Whoosh!
The enormous platform landed on the mountaintop.
Rumble!!
Trees snapped, rocks collapsed, and the entire mountain shook violently, like a scene from the apocalypse.
The blow reduced the entire mountaintop to rubble. Vast clouds of dust rose, and countless rocks and shattered trees flew into the air, engulfing the whole summit.
Ōnoki quickly searched for Hyuga Akira. He believed his opponent would not die so easily; he knew how mobile Flying Thunder God made him.
Sure enough, he spotted a tiny black dot in the distance, throwing something farther away.
Ōnoki gritted his teeth and glanced at the Iwa Ninja below. Even as Hyuga Akira vanished, he still chose not to pursue.
He was unsure whether Hyuga Akira would double back and kill more of them if he gave chase. He had already done that once.
"Retreat!!" He quickly made his decision and addressed the others.
In the distance, Hyuga Akira had been preparing to double back and attack when he saw Ōnoki fly away. He simply flew