Obito held the Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb high in his palm, then swung his arm down hard.
The black mass of energy blotted out the sky, carrying enough destructive power to annihilate a nation as it hurtled toward Chiya and the entire Land of Iron fortress.
Its speed was beyond measure.
Space warped wherever it passed, splitting into fine black cracks.
Annihilating power spread along the edges of the mass, and the ground below had already begun to disintegrate silently.
Rock, steel, even air turned to nothing the instant they touched that annihilating power.
On the viewing platform, the Five Kage moved at once.
Lightning Release surged around the Raikage as he charged out first, planting himself at the front of the shinobi army.
Ōnoki, the Tsuchikage, rapidly formed hand seals, spreading a membrane of Dust Release light before him.
Tsunade slammed both hands onto the ground and unleashed the Katsuyu Summoning Technique at full strength. Countless slugs spread out from beneath her feet, covering more than half the battlefield.
Gaara commanded all his gold dust, raising a barrier dozens of meters thick in front of the fortress.
Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, formed hand seals, instantly placing an acidic Lava Release barrier before the wall of gold dust.
They knew they could not stop this strike.
But they could not retreat.
Behind them stood tens of thousands of shinobi, the last fighting force left in the entire shinobi world.
If they retreated, everything would be over.
"Everyone! Fall back! Now!"
The Raikage roared, his Lightning Release Armor shining at its brightest.
Even knowing he could not stop it, he had to stand there.
That was the responsibility of the Five Kage.
It was their promise to the entire shinobi world.
Pinned against the rock face, Kakashi exhausted his last trace of