The moment Madara pressed his palms together, a low rumble sounded above the coast.
Kakashi looked up at the water mirror.
"Commander, chakra fluctuations have appeared in the sky."
Sasuke remained in Ryūchi Cave, but his projection in the water mirror had already connected to array discs across the battlefield.
"Evacuate the fourth position on a large scale."
Shikaku immediately asked, "Where is the attack coming from?"
"Directly above."
As soon as he spoke, a force tore the clouds apart.
An enormous rock fell from beyond the sky, its shadow covering the entire coast.
In the Allied Forces' position, the messenger shinobi went pale.
"What is that?"
"Don't just stand there! Tell the whole army to scatter!"
Kakashi grabbed the messenger shinobi's shoulder. "Have the Sealing Squad move the wounded. Earth Release units, erect walls immediately. Sunagakure will cushion the impact."
The Iwagakure Ninja formed hand seals, and thick earthen walls rose from the ground.
The shinobi from Sunagakure channeled chakra into the ground. Vast masses of sand rose into the air, trying to hold up the meteor.
Kumogakure's Lightning Release units rushed forward.
A stood at the very front, lightning covering his entire body.
"Everyone, fall back!"
Darui looked up at the sky. "Lord Raikage, that thing is too big."
"I can see that!"
A shattered the ground beneath his foot and shot into the air as a streak of lightning, driving his fist into the underside of the meteor.
Several cracks split the rock's surface.
The next moment, a second meteor fell from behind the clouds.
Ōnoki stood on the earthen wall and struck the ground hard with his cane.
"There's another one!"
Gaara pressed his palms together. Gold dust and sand surged into the sky together, supporting the underside of the first meteor.
"Lord Tsuchikage, hold up