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A Roaring Chorus of Unity!
KRRRRRRRT…
Atop the stone head of Hashirama, in front of the Asura Path's cannon, a pitch-black Tailed Beast Ball compressed, then rapidly swelled!
The sound of fluctuating energy. The screaming vortexes of wind. The sheer, oppressive pressure shoved itself down everyone's throat.
"That… that's the Nine-Tails!!!"
Cries of despair erupted from those who had survived the Nine-Tails Attack years before.
"Only the Fourth Hokage could stop that!!!"
"We're done. We're completely done…"
Just as everyone stood, frozen, awaiting death…
A calm voice echoed in the minds of every Leaf shinobi. Shikamaru's voice.
"It's too early to give up. All shinobi who can use Earth Style, raise your defenses! Now!!"
Hesitation. "But that's the Nine-Tails' strongest attack… what good is Earth Style?!"
A booming voice cut through it. Chōza Akimichi. "FOLLOW SHIKAMARU'S ORDER!! HE HAS A PLAN!!!"
So they did.
Led by the ANBU jonin, dozens of shinobi who specialized in Earth Style rushed forward. As one, they formed the seals and slapped their palms to the ground.
—Earth Style: Multiple Earth-Style Walls!!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM…!!!
A massive earthen barrier rose from the ground less than fifty meters from the base of the Hokage Monument—over ten meters tall, five meters thick, wide enough to blot out the entire forward view.
Atop Hashirama's head, Menma looked down. The Tailed Beast Ball before the Asura Path's cannon had reached its limit. Through the Asura Path, this 'Nine-Tails Cloak Mode' Tailed Beast Ball was every bit as real as the real thing.
The Leaf's desperate defense meant nothing to him.
"A dirt wall like that couldn't even stop my Fire Style. Forget this. Just disappear."
BOOM!!!
The Tailed Beast Ball fired at a 45-degree downward angle. The shockwave alone, before it even touched, began tearing the Earth-Style Walls apart.
The shinobi holding the line gritted their teeth, minds screaming. What now?! We can't hold this!!!
In the command center, Shikamaru's heart hammered against his ribs.
He had a plan. He'd worked it out. But he was just a chunin, fresh from the exams. This scale… this was his first time. Lady Tsunade and his father were gone. He was in command. The entire village's survival rested on his shoulders. His young shoulders trembled.
"Calm. Stay calm. I'm the commander. If I flinch… people die. It's simple. Don't be afraid. Just relay the plan. Execute."
He glanced at the desk. Inoichi's ashes sat on the desk, watching him.
He believed I could do this. So I will.
Shikamaru took a deep breath. His hand settled on Ino's trembling shoulder. His voice, when it echoed in their minds again, was steady.
"Not long ago… we exchanged secret scrolls with Iwagakure. Their scroll contained a 'simple' Earth Style technique anyone can use. I'm transmitting the seals now. Every shinobi on the front line—genin, chunin, jonin—every single one of you, use it! The most insignificant technique, when multiplied by a thousand, becomes a force of its own!!!"
The seals flashed into their minds.
On the front line, every shinobi moved as one.
—Earth Style: Universal Earth!
BOOM BOOM BOOM…!!
Behind the crumbling main wall, a second defense shot up. Not one thick barrier, but thousands of thin stone plates, layering, reinforcing, extending the barrier's depth.
The Tailed Beast Ball slammed into the earth and pushed forward—and met resistance. Real resistance.
Menma's eyes widened a fraction. They just moved in perfect sync. There's a commander behind this sudden unity.
He sneered, raising his palm slightly higher.
But against absolute power… it's meaningless.
BOOM!!!
The Tailed Beast Ball ground forward, a force of obliteration. The combined Earth Style was just a buffer… a very temporary one.
Another hundred meters of push… then I detonate it…
The mental cry came. SHIKAMARU!! WHAT NOW?!
His voice cut through again. "Based on my calculations, the ball's trajectory will naturally rise as it pushes forward. The moment the earth defenses fully fail… Hyūga clan! Attack the bottom of the sphere with your strongest 'Eight Trigrams Air Palm' strikes!!"
Hiashi Hyūga's mind flashed with understanding. Ah… you plan to launch it into the sky?!
Shikamaru: "And all Wind Style users! Assist the Hyūga!!"
As the final earthen barrier groaned and shattered, the Hyūga and the Wind Style specialists formed their lines.
Neji's thought was sharp with worry. "The problem is timing! If that thing detonates before we can act…"
"Don't worry," Shikamaru's voice was calm, decisive. "The enemy is backed against the Hokage Rock. A premature detonation would hit him too. But if we let it push any farther, it'll be too late for us. The timing is critical. You have to seize it!"
That reassurance was enough. The last slab of earth crumbled.
The Hyūga, led by Hiashi and Neji, struck as one.
—Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm!!!
BOOOOOOM!!!
A solid wall of white shockwaves hammered the underside of the descending sphere. The massive force instantly arrested its downward push, shoving its nose upward.
Hiashi strained. "Hng… NOT ENOUGH!!!"
Right on cue, the Wind Style users—led by Aoba Yamashiro—unleashed their jutsu.
—Wind Style: Gale Palm!!!
WHOOOOOOOSH!!!
A hurricane of cutting wind joined the concussive force.
Finally, the sphere's path shifted completely.
Up.
It soared into the sky above Konoha.
KABOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A world-shaking boom… and the night sky above Konoha ignited.
Menma tilted his head back, watching the brilliant, blooming firework. A faint, almost appreciative smile touched his lips. "Not bad. Konoha isn't entirely useless."
"Hah… hahaha… HAHAHAHA!"
On the ground, the defenders of Konoha slumped where they stood, drenched in sweat, laughing with the giddy, breathless relief of those who'd just stared death in the face and lived.
Menma looked down at the Asura Path's arm, now returning to flesh. The remaining Nine-Tails chakra… enough for one more shot. But using the same move twice is just lame.
Click-clack.
The mechanical arm reverted fully.
"Fine. The fox's power was never that impressive anyway. Since they're more capable than I thought… it's only polite to return the favor properly."
CRAAAAAAAAAASH!!!
The cliff face of the Hokage Monument exploded outward, annihilated by an eruption of deepest, most profound blue.
The most profound calamity descended upon the Village of Leaves.
Every gaze shot upward. Every face paled, drained of blood.
"Th-this… how is this possible?"
—PERFECT SUSANOO!!!
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