"My lord! We've detected fragments beginning to fall from the moon!"
A researcher elsewhere anxiously reported to Hiruko.
"Calculate their trajectories!"
Hiruko replied calmly, rushing over to help.
Everyone in the Laboratory had already been waiting there for three hours.
The moon, originally the size of a plate in the sky, had now become a "giant iron pot." People in the Shinobi World outside had already noticed something was wrong.
Fortunately, Danzo had long since dispatched Root and ANBU to maintain order at the civilian settlements. Although the people were worried, no unrest had broken out.
Danzo now sat with the others on a bench unearthed in the Laboratory, rubbing his hands incessantly.
He was not worried about the safety of the Shinobi World. After all, any one of the people in the Laboratory would be a top-tier powerhouse if sent out.
What worried him were the civilians, whose population was far below the target.
If a slightly larger meteorite crashed into a settlement, it really would pain him terribly.
"Lord Danzo, we've calculated the meteorite impact sites!"
Hiruko hurried over to Danzo with sheets of paper still warm in his hands.
Danzo snatched the freshly printed documents and scanned them quickly.
"This many?"
"Yes, we clearly overestimated the moon's structural integrity. We can already see cracks on its surface!" Orochimaru added from the Operating Table.
"Prioritize the settlements' safety!"
"Teacher Tobirama, stay here and be ready to pick people up or find them at any time!"
Danzo first reined in his jumbled thoughts, rapidly issuing orders and making arrangements, while giving Fugaku beside him a pat on the shoulder.
"Send the Uchiha's Mangekyo wielders to Settlement Nine! That's where the largest meteorite is headed!"
"You can handle it, right?"
Without waiting for Fugaku's reply, he hurried on with the