On the map of the ninja world, Konohagakure, located in the Land of Fire, was at the center of the world.
It boasted the best scenery and economy among the five great nations.
However, because it was surrounded by the other four nations and possessed the most resources, it was always at a disadvantage, facing multiple enemies in every great ninja war.
If it weren't for its incredibly strong foundation and the constant emergence of geniuses, the position of the Land of Fire's ninja village would have long been taken over.
And today, the ninja villages of the other four great nations were attacking Konohagakure, as usual.
It was simply because Konohagakure had defied the natural order and the ancestral rules, taking control of the Land of Fire, which was a major taboo that the other nations absolutely could not tolerate.
"Is anyone here?"
Following the location provided by Sasuke in the group, Byakuya arrived at the area where the Hidden Mist's forces were stationed, only to find it deserted. Aside from the traces of their base, the place was completely empty.
Continuing his return journey, Byakuya crossed a vast area. Amidst the tremors, he landed on a massive rock, touching down in the area where the Land of Lightning forces had been. It was still deserted.
"What's going on? Are they playing cat and mouse? It's not like they split up, and are actually regrouping somewhere, right?"
Byakuya scratched his head, a look of doubt on his face. He then lifted a giant rock, weighing hundreds of millions of tons, into the air. He grabbed the huge rock in mid-air and performed a 360-degree flip.
Amidst a terrifying, ear-splitting roar, he used his divine power to hurl the rock he'd pulled from the depths of the Death Forest at supersonic speed.
With a light leap, Byakuya caught up to the rock. Then, he gently tapped his right index finger on the rock's surface, channeling all his strength through a field to evenly distribute it across the rock.
The entire rock visibly shuddered, as if a booster had been added. Its already supersonic speed increased again. Under Byakuya's boost, it stopped falling and accelerated continuously through the air towards its destination.
Under the endless acceleration, the rock's surface quickly generated intense heat due to friction with the air.
Under the scorching heat, the rock's surface began to emit a faint red glow, which grew brighter and brighter.
Far in the distance, it looked like a disaster star from ancient legends, here to destroy everything.
On the border of the Land of Earth, the forces of the four great ninja villages had gathered after a long march.
The several Kage exchanged glances, their eyes filled with unusual seriousness.
Originally, after contacting each other, each village had decided to split their forces into four routes and head to Konohagakure. But the information that came from Konohagakure later stunned them: Byakuya had actually hidden such a powerful strength.
If they didn't eliminate Byakuya directly, even if they destroyed Konohagakure, what awaited them would only be a super demon that would constantly retaliate.
To avoid future troubles, they could only combine their forces in one place and eliminate Byakuya.
"Since we've already gathered, let's set off," said Deva Path Pain from the side.
Tsunade and Jiraiya both nodded solemnly. After being repelled by Orochimaru, they also chose to join the Allied Ninja Forces.
"I never thought we'd be allied with the Akatsuki one day." Mei Terumī looked at the Deva Path Pain and Konan beside her, sighing. This was completely different from what she'd read in books.
"It's just for self-preservation." Pain stated calmly. The threat Byakuya posed was too great; they had to be cautious.
"Self-preservation, huh…" The Raikage on the side sneered, but his smile immediately froze.
"Hey, is that… Byakuya's attack?" A sensory ninja looked up at the distance.
Following his words, more and more people looked towards the sky ahead, and a huge commotion erupted.
In the distant horizon, a massive meteor was rapidly growing larger in their sight.
"Ten… Tengai Shinsei?" Someone stammered in disbelief.
But most people were now completely at a loss, falling to their knees.
What should they do? Run? Where could they even run to? Use ninjutsu? Who could stop such a massive meteor? Only now did they realize that joining forces had only made it easier for Byakuya to wipe them out.
At the scene, Mei Terumī of the Hidden Mist looked almost imploringly at Ōnoki, the Tsuchikage. "Hey, can you stop it? With that, uh, invincible Super Light-Weight Rock Technique of yours?"
Ōnoki blinked. "Huh?"
Jiraiya chimed in, "That's right! Didn't you use that technique to stop Uchiha Madara's meteor?"
As soon as Mei Terumī said this, everyone on the scene seemed to wake up from a dream and turned their gazes to Ōnoki, hoping he could use his ninjutsu to stop the meteor, just like in the prophecy.
But Ōnoki, the man in question, just wanted to curse. Did these people have something wrong with them? Could the meteor in front of them be the same as the one Uchiha Madara summoned in the book?
According to the descriptions in the book, the one summoned by Uchiha Madara not only didn't have high temperatures on its surface, but its speed relied entirely on the gravitational acceleration of free fall to smash into people.
As for the one in the distance, not to mention whether he could withstand the high temperatures that could roast people to carbon, the thing was coming at them at over ten times the speed of sound.
That kind of speed was comparable to Might Guy in his Eight Gates form, hundreds of meters tall, unleashing a big attack on them.
The moment it made contact, his body would be crushed by the meteor, sticking to the rock like roasted meat with a sizzling sound. It wouldn't take long for the smell of burning flesh to fill the air.
"Just say you want him dead; no need to beat around the bush."
"Is this guy insane? Does he want to destroy the entire ninja world?" Tsunade muttered, unable to help herself.
A meteor weighing hundreds of millions of tons, impacting the ground at several times to over a dozen times the speed of sound... The result would probably be a mass extinction across the ninja world. Destroying a major nation would be a piece of cake.
This was the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire. If this meteor came down, the population of both countries would be reduced by over ninety-nine percent.
"We can't just sit back and wait for death; we have to stop it," Deva Path Pain floated into the air. The other five paths collapsed one by one, concentrating all their power into him.
Then, Ōnoki followed suit, flying up to intercept the meteor as well.
"Do your best! You have to stop that meteor!" Tens of thousands of ninja coalition forces below cheered for them, hoping they could succeed.
Byakuya stood effortlessly on the superheated rock, the temperature failing to even scorch his clothes.
It seems I overdid it a bit. Charging for too long might actually destroy Konohagakure. High in the sky, Byakuya realized the problem. He hadn't expected his ultimate move to have such a drawback.
"Eh?" Then, Byakuya looked at the two ninjas blocking his path with a puzzled expression. Were these guys really going to try and stop him? That was pretty brave.
"Do your best, Pain! Tsuchikage! You have to stop the meteor here!"
Hearing the shouts from below, even Byakuya couldn't help but smile. If that was the case, then he would play along.
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