As a person with maximum drive, once Qiyun decided to grow stronger, he dropped his on-and-off attitude and instantly transformed into a hard worker, making even Kakashi feel inadequate by comparison.
He still wasn't used to releasing Ninjutsu that required a large number of hand seals; the combat mindset cultivated in high-speed, flashing battles wasn't so easy to break. Fortunately, besides close-quarters cold-weapon combat, he now had a new output method: the Rasengan, a new Ninjutsu researched by Minato.
Instant-cast, paired with spatial abilities—it was simply impossible to guard against.
Chapter 16