BOOM!!!
Two immense Chakra surges powerful enough to make souls tremble erupted behind the Cloud Shinobi army like two exploding volcanoes! The quality of that Chakra was filled with the pure, savage will of destruction unique to Tailed Beasts!
Every Konoha ninja atop the fortress instinctively looked up, their faces turning deathly pale!
Behind the Cloud Shinobi army stood a colossal ox-headed monster, its body as massive as a mountain and an octopus-tentacled tail trailing behind it! It roared toward the heavens, its blood-filled maw opening wide as terrifying Chakra frantically gathered and compressed within!
A pitch-black sphere of energy over ten meters in diameter, wrapped in destructive black lightning, was rapidly taking shape before their very eyes!
It was the Tailed Beasts' ultimate weapon—the Tailed Beast Ball!
Not far from the Eight-Tails Gyuki, an elegant, enormous cat demon wreathed in ghostly blue flames arched its body. Its emerald feline eyes were locked firmly onto Thundercloud Fortress as it let out a threatening growl. Blue flames surged around it, ready to join the attack at any moment!
"Ta... Tailed Beasts!!"
"It's the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails!!"
"Tailed Beast Ball! They're going to fire a Tailed Beast Ball!"
Desperate cries spread among Konoha's defenders like a plague! Faced with such a world-destroying attack, any defense seemed utterly feeble! Even the fortress walls covered in Mystic Crystal would probably...
"What are you panicking for?" Neji's icy voice pierced through the terror like a blade of frost. "Follow the defensive plan! Take your positions! Barrier Squad, concentrate energy in the core zone!"
His command was like a calming pill, forcing the flustered defenders to steady themselves. Yet everyone's eyes involuntarily focused on Neji, filled with worry and a faint shred of hope.
Lord Commander... could he stop it?
The Tailed Beast Ball in