Fortunately, the use of fire as a distraction to get up close was also a favored technique of Nezha's, so if he was expecting to take the boy by surprise with that move, he'd be sorely mistaken.

Again he swung the spear to counter Mikazuki's attack, meeting his kick with the flat of the blade, and immediately followed it by an upward kick to send a burst of flame at his (hopefully unbalanced) opponent.