Such a massive explosion naturally alerted more than just the Police Force and Anbu. As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attention was drawn to it immediately.
He had only just finished calming Hyuga Hiashi and was about to take a puff from his pipe to ease his nerves when the deafening boom startled him into shuddering.
The pipe in his hand fell to the ground with a smack.
Looking at Hokage Rock behind him, shrouded in smoke and dust as it slowly slid down—especially his own portrait, now blasted beyond recognition—the Third Hokage's eye twitched violently. Without regard for anything else, he flung off his Hokage robes and, clad in armor, crashed through the window in imitation of the Raikage's style.
"Every ninja, follow my command! Use Earth Release to defend!"
In midair, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the Anbu members' predicament and shouted:
"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"
A general was the soul of an army. With his command, the numerous Anbu ninja below, who had been panicking helplessly, immediately found their backbone. They steadied themselves and formed seals in unison. "Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"
Boom!
A thick earthen wall nearly a hundred meters long and dozens of meters high rose from the ground, directly shielding all the buildings from the shattered mountain crashing down from above.
As for the Police Force, well, sorry—there were hardly any Earth Release users in the Uchiha Clan, so very few of them could help.
Most of them could only stand by and watch.
Before everyone's eyes, the earthen wall collided with the mountain. After holding out for a brief moment, human strength ultimately could not contend with the might of nature. The towering wall instantly collapsed, and scattered rocks battered the Anbu ninja behind it until they cried out in pain.
Only the Third