Heaven and Earth Manifestation, Catching a Meteor Head-On

In a dark, shadowy space, Sasuke's team looked on in despair: ಥ_ಥ

Karin suddenly spoke up, "Speaking of which, have we been forgotten by everyone?"

Suigetsu sighed, "It's not impossible... I really want to know what the outside world is like now, and when we can get out..."

Jūgo: "Also, the Masked Man must be busy these days. He hasn't brought us food for several days. Hungry! (´இ皿இ`)"

Sasuke clenched his fists. "Damn it! One day I'll get out here and kill that Masked Man! He's made us suffer for so long! Ծ‸ Ծ"

The Land of Winds, the Desert.

Naruto was intently focused on the Shinki not far away. A gentle breeze carrying heat blew across his face, but he was not distracted at all.

He asked, "Will it really work? ⊙▽⊙"

Shinki faced the sky, arms outstretched in a gesture of respect, and replied hesitantly, "I'm not sure either, but we should at least give it a try."

After saying that, Shinki began forming hand seals. "Earth Release: Meteorite Pulling Technique!!"

A few minutes later.

Naruto: "We failed. How about we try researching other methods?"

Undeterred, the Shinki maintained its upward posture. "Not necessarily, let the Meteorite fly a little longer..."

"Quack--"

A flock of birds flew across the azure sky, emitting piercing cries, as if mocking the two's naiveté...

Immediately afterwards, a dark, fluffy thing fell from the bird and landed right on Naruto's hand, which he was using to shield his eyes from the sun...

Naruto was startled at first, then lowered his hand and realized that it was covered in a clump of bird droppings...

"You stinky bird! (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ)"

Naruto that he wanted to use his Wind Release: Shuriken to blast the bird!

"Don't move yet." Shinki used Water Release to condense a ball of clear water and wash the poop off Naruto's hands, signaling Naruto to calm down.

Then, he pointed to the sky. "Can you look up and see if there's anything in the sky?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto focused intently on looking up at the Firmament.:(≖╻≖;)

Sure enough, he spotted a small black dot!

The black spot magnified rapidly in his eyes!

Naruto: ∑(✘Д✘๑)

"This bird dropping is quite big."

Shinki: "Do you think it's possible that what's falling right now isn't bird droppings, but Meteorite? ヾ(Ő∀Ő)ﾉ"

Seconds later, the Meteorite was less than two kilometers from the Earth's surface!

Although the distance is considerable, Ming estimates that the Meteorite is approximately five to six hundred meters in diameter!

It completely blocked out a small patch of sky directly above my head!!

It was a dark, oppressive mass!

Faced with this oppressive feeling from outer space, Naruto panicked: ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!

"Run!! Shinki! Quickly use your Flying Thunder God to run!! Σ(っ°Д °;)っ"

Shinki nodded, threw down a Flying Thunder God Kunai on the spot, and returned to Turtle Island with Naruto!

After putting Naruto down, Shinki used the Flying Thunder God again and returned to the Meteorite's landing point!

Naruto on Turtle Island: "What is Shinki doing? Is he planning to commit suicide with Meteorite?"

"He's so outstanding, there's no need for him to be so downcast! Σ( ° △ °|||)"

The Land of Winds, the Desert.

Shinki has activated its Dual Sage Mode, intending to catch the Meteorite!

When he first formed the hand seals, he thought he would at most pull down a meteorite the size of a football... He never imagined that the Meteorite he pulled down would be so big!

Meteorite with a diameter of 500 meters will have a wide impact area when it hits the ground!

Even if the Land of Wind is vast and sparsely populated, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be anyone within a radius of two hundred miles...

"Wood Release: Wood Human Clone!"

Shinki first clapped his hands together, creating a Wood Release: Wood Human Clone from within his body.

Immediately afterwards, the main body formed another hand seal. "Heaven and Earth Manifestation!!"

After shouting, the Shinki's body swelled up, transforming into a giant a thousand meters tall!

This move looks intimidating, but it's actually quite simple to execute; it's just a modified version of the Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Clone of the Shinki flew into the sky, and with the aid of Wind Release, landed above the Meteorite. It placed its palm on the Meteorite and used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique!!

This reduced the mass of the Meteorite, but the speed at which Meteorite fell did not change significantly.

Soon, the giant Meteorite, 500 meters in diameter, came within 100 meters of the top of the Doubling Shinki!

The Multi-Powered Shinki had already opened the Seventh Gate the Eight Gates, its entire body steaming with blue Steam!

At the same time, the Yin Seal: Release, and the art of Creation Rebirth was activated, allowing him to quickly repair the damage caused by the Meteorite later on...

After all the buffs were stacked up, Shinki raised his hand to catch the Meteorite falling from the sky!

The instant his palms touched the Meteorite, Shinki's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely solemn: ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!

"What happened?!"

"This Meteorite?!... Why is it so light...(°ω°)ﾉ"

Shinki had assumed that this Meteorite, which came from outer space, should still exert immense pressure and cause great destruction, even with its mass reduced by the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, due to its extremely high speed. He hadn't expected to handle it so easily...

It felt like... catching a basketball falling from the basketball hoop?

Although my palms felt a little numb, it was just numbness!

With a loud "Boom!!", the Multiplying Shinki tossed the Meteorite aside, its body returning to its original size. Seemingly disappointed, it said, "If I'd known it would be this easy, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble. ┐(´-`)┌"

Next, the excavation of Heavenly Meteoric Iron within the Meteorite will commence...

Shinki doesn't know much about mineral deposits and treasures, but there are experts on Turtle Island.

He plans to take the Meteorite back and have experts break it open for a thorough examination...

On Turtle Island.

In the forest.

Naruto was extremely anxious. "What happened to the Shinki? Why hasn't it returned yet! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"

Killer B sat down next to Naruto, looking relaxed, and said, "Yo yo~ Naruto, you don't need to worry too much. Shinki may be young, but he's always careful, never pretentious, and handles things with ease..."

Naruto: "But that's a Meteorite! Killer B, you didn't see it! Even though it was a few thousand meters away from me and the Shinki, that Meteorite mass was no joke! T^T"

Killer B: "Anyway, we don't need to worry about it..."

As soon Killer B finished speaking, Turtle Island trembled violently!!

Then, the screams of the Giant Tortoises echoed all around!

"What happened? Did the Akatsuki discover our hiding place? (￢‸￢)?"

Killer B confusion and found a dark mass overhead!

Why is it dark? (꒪⌓꒪)

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that what was blocking out the sky wasn't darkness, but a Giant Rock!

Killer B:!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ

"That... that stone!!"

Naruto sat to the side, mouth agape:(꒪⌓꒪)

"They actually brought it back directly?!"

In the sky.

Shinki held the Meteorite in one hand, pondering where to put it.

The island definitely can't hold it. The Giant Tortoise's scream just now was because he had just teleported over, carrying the Meteorite on his back, and the Giant Tortoise couldn't withstand that much pressure...

Shinki: "It seems the only option is to carve out another piece of land at sea!"