Although Kazuya noticed the Pain moving towards him, he would not wait for the latter to target first. Keen not to lose the opportunity, Kazuya too dashed forward and as he approached the target, Kazuya swiftly crouched down, tilting his upper body back and using his right arm and leg to hold himself up, he delivered a vicious kick to the Pains chin using his left leg, sending the Pain flying. Immediately, pivoting his body to the right and landing on all fours, Kazuya pushed himself up and leaped into the air, positioning himself directly beneath the airborne Pain, closely matching the Pains body as if Kazuya was his shadow. Kazuya placed his palm on the Pains body, spinning the Pain around airborne, which resulted in the Pains feet now being positioned directly above Kazuyas head and vice versa. Then, as the momentum gained by both the Pain and Kazuya from their initial 'jump' began to decrease, Kazuya quickly grabbed hold of the Pain, wrapping his arms around the Pains ankles and his legs around the Pains upper body. As both of them began to fall, gaining momentum, Kazuya altered their diving position, as he held the Pain tightly and drove him head-first into the ground.