The black gravitational core hovered above the Arsenal. Steel wreckage, rubble, and even soil from the ground began hurtling madly toward it.
The dome's steel plating beneath Naruto's feet let out a piercing shriek as it warped. The entire plate tore free and flew into the air. He leaped up sharply, the Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak blazing around him once more as six golden arms gripped the steel framework along the reactor dome's edge.
"Everyone, evacuate the core area!"
Tsunade's voice rang across the battlefield through the loudspeakers, but the surrounding ninja could not move at all—the gravity of Chibaku Tensei was too powerful. They could barely even keep their footing.
Sasuke's Susanoo dropped to one knee, its purple chakra armor continuously peeling away beneath the gravitational pull. He clenched his teeth, his Mangekyō Sharingan fixed on the black core.
"Naruto, that core's chakra density is at the Nine-Tails' level. Conventional attacks can't break through it!"
The Senjutsu markings on Naruto's forehead throbbed violently. He turned to look deeper into the Arsenal—where the last round of Electromagnetic Railgun ammunition remained.
"Shikamaru! Load every remaining Depleted-Uranium Armor-Piercing Round into the railgun!"
Shikamaru's hurried reply came through the communicator. "There are only three rounds left in the ammunition depot, and the railgun's capacitor bank overloaded after firing twice in succession. If we fire it again, the barrel will burst!"
"Then let it burst!"
Naruto released the steel framework, and all six arms of his Nine-Tails Golden Body formed hand seals at once.
"Sage Art: Rasenshuriken Barrage!"
Six gigantic Rasenshuriken howled through the air, but once they came within ten meters of the black core, their rotation suddenly slowed, and their chakra began to be absorbed by the gravitational core.
Madara Uchiha stood atop the remains of Susanoo and sneered at the sight. "A