Hidden Sand Village.
A certain red-haired "Liver Emperor" (workaholic) was reviewing documents when he heard a knock on the door.
"Enter."
"Gaara, urgent intelligence." Temari hurried in, holding binoculars, pointing at a black dot in the sky outside the window.
Taking the binoculars, Gaara walked to the window and observed, then his expression grew serious: "What... is... this? A meteor?"
"I don't know. According to observers, it suddenly appeared in the sky, and by its characteristics, it seems to be some kind of ninjutsu..." Temari speculated. Although it didn't look like a meteor in shape, if it was ninjutsu, she really couldn't accept it.
"Where is the location?" Gaara asked. He could also tell this wasn't a natural phenomenon; it seemed man-made. At the same time, he was contemplating whether Sunagakure, plus his own sand ninjas, would be able to withstand it if it landed on their village.
"The calculated approximate location is... Kumogakure."
"Is it him?" A certain blond who had once caused him infertility in his later years flashed through Gaara's mind.
He had just agreed to a ten-day fight with Kumogakure, and now it was exactly ten days. It was hard for Gaara not to connect the two.
"Notify Kankuro to organize people to intensify research on large-scale anti-air weapons."
Even in a short time, Gaara could calculate that if this one landed on Sunagakure, no one but Shukaku could stop it.
"But what about his facial mask extraction research?"
"Hand it over to someone else for now."
"Oh."
Hidden Stone Village.
The elderly Tsuchikage, Onoki, floated in the sky, observing for a long time, then said, "Child's play."
Kurotsuchi floated in the white clouds, feeling the sensation of flying, which she hadn't experienced in a long time. Upon hearing Onoki, she asked back, "Can you block it?"
"Naturally." Hearing his granddaughter's question, Onoki was displeased. The size of this thing, after air friction, would be just one Dust Release... No, it would need two...
"Let's go." Waving to Kurotsuchi, Onoki turned and flew downward, then...
"Crack."
"My back!!!"
"I said, are you even capable? If you're old and your body isn't good, give up your position."
"You!"
"Crack."
"Ah! My back..."
Hidden Mist Village.
Mei Terumi stood on the highest building, holding binoculars, her expression grave.
If this one landed on Kirigakure, even if her ninjutsu could block and reduce its speed, the shockwave would still cause incalculable losses to the village, unless...
"Ao, intensify the search for the Three-Tails' reincarnation point."
"Yes."
Konoha, Hokage Rock.
Tsunade was in a joyful mood, as if countless burdens had been lifted. She asked, "Is it him?"
If this was truly Naruto's doing, then whether this Fourth Great Ninja War could even start was still unknown. To be stifled right after declaring war... She believed the Raikage's expression would be truly delightful.
"Probably..." Jiraiya said uncertainly. He knew Naruto had once used a three-thousand-meter rock to smash Orochimaru's barrier, but that was just a single rock at the time. This... was too big.
"Go find Tenten."
"Cough... cough cough, yes."
A figure flashed by. Tsunade turned and asked, "Yugao, did you give him the medicine I prescribed on time? I feel like ever since he became my guard, his health has been getting worse day by day."
Perhaps it's because your figure, Hokage-sama, is too good. Yugao's face under her mask was rather peculiar as she said, "He ate it, mm."
A sudden retching made Yugao pause. Tsunade suddenly put her hand on her shoulder, sniffing, as if smelling some kind of pheromone, and teased, "Oh, pregnant? I told you young people just don't know how to control yourselves..."
"Gulp gulp gulp..." Jiraiya drank heavily. The Fourth Great Ninja War might not happen; I should be happy, yet why do I feel so miserable?
"Thud."
"Scram, go drink over there! Didn't you see there's a pregnant woman?"
Jiraiya, flying in the air, wanted to cry but had no tears.
A certain dark base.
Orochimaru did some mental calculations, then drew a circle around the Kumogakure map: "What immense power."
After a simple sigh, Orochimaru continued his experiments. He could probably guess how Naruto did it; such a thing held no mystery, and he wasn't interested.
He only sent a message to Sasuke, asking, "If you faced this jutsu, how would you counter it?"
"Tsk." Sasuke scoffed. With such a long fall time, even without running, just by lighting a lamp and initiating a teleportation... No, teleportation was also his... Then, Reverse Summoning?
It's no wonder so many people saw it. Although it was far away and at a great height, the mountain was simply too large. Sideways, it looked a hundred meters wide, about 33 stories high. Its base diameter was 400 meters, over a hundred stories high. With this size, let alone normal ninjas, even Itachi, who could easily defeat his brother without needing eyesight, could see it.
Deidara zoomed his left eye, locking onto the sky: "Hey hey hey, that's a bit much, hmm."
Konan looked at the leader's seat and asked, "Pain?"
"Yes." Nagato knew what she was asking. If this jutsu landed in the Land of Rain, he could block it, but... it wouldn't be easy.
Those who aren't directly facing the impact can't truly feel that sense of oppression. People in every village were contemplating countermeasures, some with joy, some with dread. But those directly facing the impact...
Some felt only despair and fear.
The threat of death brought by the oppression of absolute power caused panic throughout Kumogakure.
The crowds on the street stood frozen, staring blankly at the sky.
Some were in disbelief.
Some clasped their hands in prayer.
Some gave up resistance.
And...
"Brother, if you survive, tell Samui I like her."
"Brother, you... good! If you survive, tell her for me too, I like her."
An atmosphere of despair spread. The Raikage clenched his trembling hand, glaring at the clone: "You blond brat, you!!"
The clone spread its hands, saying indifferently, "You said it yourself: dangerous items passing through the Land of Lightning, you have the right to confiscate them. Now, it belongs to you."
"A coward who only boasts and dodges!" With that, without waiting for the clone to reply, the Raikage leaped to the highest peak, meeting the continuously falling and accelerating meteor with his body, roaring: "Bee!!!"
His booming voice, echoing off the mountain, spread throughout Kumogakure.
A Kage might not be the strongest, but he was certainly the spiritual leader of the village. Seeing the Raikage's magnificent body, Kumogakure seemed to find its backbone.
"Raikage-sama!"
"It's the Raikage!!"
After roaring to give Kumogakure a battle-cry buff, the Raikage looked down at Darui: "Go to Warehouse No. 1."
The clone picked its ear, indifferent. You can block it however you want, as long as you block it.
After performing hand signs, he threw the white-steaming clone in his mouth towards the Raikage for a suicide attack. He turned and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, are you leaving?"
Although he could exchange information through Kurama, some things were better not exposed.
Kakashi lowered his head, trying hard to ignore the mountain in the sky. It took him a while to compose himself. Seeing the glowing teleportation gate, he said with a sigh of relief, "Ah... oh, no, I'm not leaving."
Even if he ran now, he could escape the range, but the shockwave would still be unpleasant. Having the teleportation was best.
Moreover, he himself could think of at least two defensive measures Kumogakure had. Naruto couldn't possibly not have thought of them. So what was he...
Kakashi looked up at the sky again. What exactly do you want to do?
Inside Kumogakure, a muscular man whose physique was no less than the Raikage's jumped to the Raikage's side.
"I'm counting on you." The Raikage patted Killer B's shoulder. His ninjutsu lacked sufficient destructive power against such large objects. Even his strongest full-force technique could at most pierce through the mountain, but the fragments would still cause irreversible damage to Kumogakure.
"Okay! Brother!" Killer B rapped to the Raikage, then inwardly called: "Hachibi!"
The clone below watched the two brothers closely. The sight of the muscular duo was too much for his eyes; he couldn't suffer alone, he had to share it.
A few seconds later, he saw something even more eye-watering. Looking at the Eight-Tails, which was grabbing the mountain, its skin exposed, and its octopus tentacles wriggling, the clone exclaimed, "That's so ugly."
It was ugly enough in the anime, but he didn't expect it to be even uglier in person. It was far inferior to his own fox spirit.
Sixth Paths, do you have a problem with aesthetics?
The mountain continued to spin and accelerate, already reaching Mach 2. The heat generated by air friction was melting its outer shell, turning it completely red.
The immense pressure brought by Mach 2 made Kumogakure so quiet that a drop of water could be heard. Even the evacuation steps stopped. Everyone just stared intently at the continuously forming Tailed Beast Bomb. The attack that could once destroy them now brought them hope.
After a full two minutes of condensation, Killer B pushed the orb, larger than the Eight-Tails itself, into the sky.
"Is this the power of a Tailed Beast?" Kakashi murmured, feeling the pressure in the air.
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
A mountain and a ball approached each other at extreme speed, gripping the hearts of countless people.
"Boom!"
Two attacks capable of destroying Kumogakure collided in the air, exploding into a magnificent fireworks display.
The mountain was shattered into countless pieces, but small fragments still fell, propelled by the force of the explosion, rapidly smashing downwards.
"We're saved!!"
Inside Kumogakure, the evacuating crowds roared in relief, venting the fear they had suppressed within their hearts.
"Arrange people to intercept the debris." Not just them, even the Raikage laughed with relief: "Hahaha, is this your trump card? Mere stones?"
The clone spread its hands, saying indifferently, "Yes, mere stones. So..."
Before he could finish, the Raikage's entire body flared with lightning to its maximum, directly charging towards him. The clone didn't even think to dodge and was grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air.
"A mere clone dares to be so arrogant."
"This is..." Kakashi's Sharingan constricted as he looked at the red sphere falling through the explosion dust. Had this kid jumped down?
"Boom!!"
In less than five seconds, the red ball hit the ground, creating a large crater. Naruto retracted his Nine-Tails Chakra, letting his muscles be exposed to the air. He walked towards the Raikage.
His powerful regenerative ability caused his skin to continuously grow. Naruto walked and looked at the Raikage, saying, "My main body has arrived. So... what about the next two mountains?"
"Huh?"
Konoha, Tsunade picked up her binoculars, observing the two black dots in the sky, one in front of the other. She asked Tenten, "How many have you sealed in total?"
Konoha could handle one large mountain, and even the two that appeared now, if handled properly. But this was just the beginning, and three had already appeared. How many did he have? Tenten had been missing for so many days, how many could he have sealed?
Tenten could also see the black dots, her heart aching with regret. Why are you using them like this! How can I bear such huge consequences!
It was too terrifying. Tenten really didn't want to say, but Tsunade was the Hokage and her idol. She couldn't not answer. Tenten stretched out a finger, carefully and indistinctly saying, "One..."
"How many?"
"One hundred seventy-eight."
Pfft!! Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of sake: "How many?!"
"Thump."
"Get out of here and drink somewhere else!"
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