At some point, whether they were Konoha's shinobi or the members of the Akatsuki Organization, they suddenly felt as though something had blocked out the sun overhead.
An eclipse?
That was the first thought that sprang into their minds.
But when they looked up, they saw an incomparably massive fortress!
The fortress's exterior was entirely constructed from stone.
Normally, it should have been impossible for something like that to fly through the sky.
Yet, it was soaring overhead in complete defiance of common sense.
However, after the shock brought by Nagato's Planetary Devastation earlier, the sudden appearance of a flying fortress did not seem all that difficult to accept.
At the very least, aside from their initial surprise, both Konoha and Akatsuki remained fairly calm.
Deidara, who possessed the ability to fly, even rode his Explosive Clay bird around the gigantic fortress once.
However, since he did not know whether they were friend or foe, Deidara did not rashly throw Explosive Clay into the fortress.
And this fortress was none other than Angkor Fortress, belonging to the Sky Ninja!
After receiving news that Akatsuki was attacking Konoha, Shinnō, the leader of the Sky Ninja, had immediately piloted Angkor Fortress over without stopping.
In Shinnō's words, he was here to give Konoha something shocking!
Angkor Fortress did not merely possess flight capabilities; it also had terrifying firepower.
Furthermore, virtually every Sky Ninja within Angkor Fortress was equipped with a flying machine.
Those flying machines were likewise loaded with a considerable number of missiles.
If the Sky Ninja legion launched an attack from the air, they could absolutely plunge a shinobi village into war within a short period of time.
Even Konoha was no exception.
Of course, under normal circumstances, this would have been impossible.
The moment any unidentified flying object approached