The entire Hokage Building tilted half a foot to the left.
The ceiling chandelier crashed straight onto the solid wooden desk, scattering metal shards and broken glass across the floor. Cracks burst through the walls from floor to roof, wide enough to fit half a fist inside.
Tsunade shoved Goten away. In that instant, the reflexes expected of a Hokage completely overrode her romantic thoughts. She fastened the ties of her Kage's Ceremonial Robe in a few quick motions, swept her long blond hair behind her head, and spoke swiftly and coldly.
"We're out of time. The foundations have split completely. Ten more seconds of shaking at this magnitude, and all of Konoha will collapse underground."
Sexual frustration was written all over Goten's face.
He snorted coldly. A golden aura far beyond Kage Level erupted, forming an invisible net that spread outward beneath his feet. It clamped the foundations of the entire building and the three surrounding streets firmly in place. What should have collapsed stayed standing; what should have cracked held together.
His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists, his tone so explosive it could have started a fire.
"Making me go limp at a time like this?"
"Whatever the fuck is squatting under that door, I'm dragging it out and punching it full of holes today."
The crystal on the desk had gone completely berserk.
Its blood-red light made the office look almost like a morgue. Only one ring remained in the countdown projected onto the ceiling, its edges riddled with hairline cracks. The rate at which it flickered made their stomachs churn.
Something inside the crystal was desperately battering its walls. With every impact, the entire crystal bounced on the desk, letting out a shriek sharp enough to pierce eardrums.
"Not enough... not enough energy... I