Gathering Spiritual Particles beneath one's feet to stand suspended in mid-air.
This is an almost effortless feat for any Shinigami who masters Spiritual Power.
And although Kyo couldn't be considered a proper Shinigami, he still possessed considerable Spiritual Pressure and a powerful Zanpakuto.
Therefore, as early as ten years ago, when he first learned Shunpo, he had already mastered this aerial standing technique to perfection.
Theoretically, as long as his Spiritual Power lasted, he could even sleep in the air.
"..."
The scene remained deathly still.
Konan, in the air, exchanged a glance with Pain, and both saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
'How exactly did this Kyo manage this...?'
'Could it be that he also mastered the Earth Release: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique like the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki?'
'No, that wasn't it.'
'Onoki's technique, in essence, worked by reducing his own gravity, thus achieving the goal of floating in the air.'
'But this Kyo before us, while clearly floating in the air, still maintained a 'standing' posture, as if walking on solid ground!'
'This bizarre technique, to some extent, completely surpassed Onoki's flight!'
Realizing this, a deeper light appeared within Pain's Rinnegan.
He began to understand why Konan had such confidence in this young man and had directly brought him back.
'This person... indeed held many possibilities.'
At that moment,
Kakuzu, on the ground, had of course also reacted.
However, compared to Pain and Konan, his mood was naturally very complicated right now.
He never would have dreamed that after completely sealing off the ground, this brat would simply stand in mid-air...
This was utterly ridiculous, ridiculous to the extreme.
'If that was the case, it seemed I would have to use that technique...'
"Haah..."
Kakuzu slowly exhaled, calming his mind. The next moment, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
On his right arm, another bulge began to quickly swell and expand. Then, another strange black, thread-like masked creature appeared —
the second Earth Grudge Fear, the Wind Release mask!
Staring at Kyo high in the air, Kakuzu hesitated no further. He quickly raised his hand, forming hand seals at lightning speed!
Then, he said heavily:
"Originally, I didn't plan on using this technique in such a confined space..."
"But if I don't, even someone like me, who once fought the First Hokage, would be looked down upon by you brat... Tch."
"Compound Ninjutsu: Strange Mask Exploding Flame!!"
Boom!!!
The moment his words fell, the two Earth Grudge Fear masks behind Kakuzu simultaneously opened their mouths wide. Wild Chakra began to rapidly converge. Then, a wind bullet and a fireball merged and shot out together!
As everyone knew, Wind Release could enhance the power of Fire Release.
Thus, the already powerful fire blast, enhanced by the Wind Release, instantly transformed into a powerful sea of flames, sweeping directly towards Kyo in the air ahead!!
Countless flames completely engulfed the entire front of the cave, leaving no place to hide, even in the air!
The entire cave was almost instantly transformed into a towering inferno!
Every inch of ground and wall before Kakuzu was, without exception, directly swallowed by the blazing flames!
Boom!!!
In an instant, Kyo's figure in the high air ahead was completely annihilated by the chaotic flames!
Seeing this, a grin spread beneath Kakuzu's mask.
"Heh heh... in the end, was he only this good?"
However, the moment his words fell,
suddenly, a calm voice sounded behind him.
"Ha, throwing shuriken from five hundred miles away — you call that a fight?"
"Hado #63, Raikoho."
Boom!!!
A resplendent golden lightning bolt suddenly appeared, as blindingly bright as a newborn sun, making it difficult to see clearly!
But immediately after, it transformed into a fiercely powerful golden lightning laser cannon, instantly blasting the two Earth Grudge Fear masks behind Kakuzu to pieces!