Minato frowned, his expression extremely serious.
He unfurled the scroll before Aoki.
"According to the report from our observation department," he began.
"We have detected abnormal activity on the moon!"
"It seems the moon has begun to shake and become unstable."
"Soon, a meteor will fall!"
"We cannot yet determine the exact scale of the meteor."
Hearing Minato's words, Aoki remained calm within.
It's here.
The Otsutsuki Clan... are they finally coming?
He understood one thing clearly.
The meteor was merely their appetizer.
He had insisted the entire Leaf Village develop technology.
They had been developing for so long.
Precisely to deal with such matters.
At that moment, others rushed in.
"Hokage-sama! The meteor..."
Before they could finish their sentence, Aoki waved his hand, indicating he already understood.
Aoki's calm demeanor also helped the other ninjas settle down.
Originally, everyone felt this meteor was an extremely dangerous, major event.
However, seeing Lord Aoki's composed expression...
He must have a plan!
Everyone was well aware of Lord Aoki's strength.
It could truly be described as unfathomable.
Since he was so composed...
What did they have to fear?
Then, Aoki spoke.
"Everyone, calm down."
"I am already aware of this matter."
"There is no need for you to worry at all."
"Because I have long been prepared for this meteor event."
Hearing his words, the crowd couldn't help but be shocked.
Long been prepared?
Lord Aoki, you can't be joking, right?
How is it possible to prepare for something like this?
After all, a meteor falling to Earth...
It was completely a sudden, unexpected event.
A matter of chance.
Who could have predicted it would happen today?
Seeing the deeply puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Aoki continued.
"Don't forget."
"Since more than half a year ago, I have been urging the Leaf's research department to develop the Chakra Cannon as quickly as possible."
"What do you think that was for?"
Upon hearing Aoki's words, everyone was shocked!
That's right!
Aoki's strength had long surpassed the need for something like the Chakra Cannon.
Moreover, the entire Ninja World was unified!
There were no external enemies to speak of.
So why did Aoki demand the rapid development of the Chakra Cannon?
Could it have been for the crisis on the moon?
Thinking of this, all the ninjas' faces revealed expressions of deep admiration.
"As expected of Lord Aoki!"
"Indeed! Only Lord Aoki could have foreseen something like this!"
"He's truly incredible!"
"How did I not think of this?"
Minato and the others chattered excitedly.
Aoki then motioned for everyone to calm down.
"Alright, everyone, don't get too worked up. This is just a routine matter."
"Now, the meteor is about to fall."
"Let's quickly ensure the villagers remain calm and then watch our performance!"
Upon hearing Aoki's words, everyone sprang into action!
Soon after, on the rooftop—a specially constructed high platform—Aoki and many high-ranking ninjas gathered.
Beside them stood two newly developed Chakra Cannons.
Not only that, but in other areas near where the meteor was expected to fall, Chakra Cannons had also been deployed.
All of this was prepared for the meteor!
Pointed toward the sky, numerous cameras were aimed at the scene, allowing ordinary ninjas to watch as well.
The power of the Chakra Cannon was about to be demonstrated.
Then, the sky gradually darkened.
Countless meteors fell from the sky like rain!
Black stones hurtled through the air, their surfaces burning with scorching flames!
Watching this crimson meteor shower, everyone except Aoki instinctively clenched their fists.
If this meteor incident wasn't resolved, it would be extremely dangerous.
The Chakra Cannon was their only hope.
They hoped the Chakra Cannon would work!
As the head of the research department, Orochimaru appeared remarkably calm, even smiling at the corner of his mouth.
While the other ninjas were uncertain, he had full confidence in his invention.
He knew its power was no joke!
In fact, he was thinking about something else at that moment.
What surprised him was that Aoki also had great confidence in the Chakra Cannon and had been its earliest advocate.
"Could it be that the Hokage had foreseen this beforehand?" Orochimaru wondered.
"If that's the case..."
"Then the Hokage's strength..."
"Is truly terrifying!"
Amid everyone's anticipation, the meteors were about to land!
Many couldn't help but hold their breath.
"Alright, let's begin!" Aoki issued the command calmly.
As his order was given, the ninjas responsible for operating the Chakra Cannons began channeling Chakra.
Instantly, a burst of blue Chakra shot out from the cannons!
Boom!
It struck the meteors with pinpoint accuracy!
The massive meteor instantly shattered into fragments!
But that wasn't all.
As the ninjas continued pouring Chakra into it, the Chakra Cannon fired off even more attacks!
This time, the cannon unleashed a splitting assault.
The enormous beam from earlier instantly divided into countless smaller beams, each one precisely targeting and blasting the falling meteors!
Countless meteor fragments exploded in the sky like fireworks!
And it wasn't just Aoki's location.
Across various regions, the Chakra Cannons achieved outstanding results.
Exactly as everyone had anticipated!
Upon learning of this success, all the ninjas couldn't help but cheer!
"Excellent!"
"Finally resolved—truly remarkable!"
"As expected of Lord Aoki! Even something like this, he could predict with such precision!"
At the same time, there was still one final shot that hadn't been fired.
This shot required even more Chakra, which many ninjas contributed to provide.
After a moment of charging, an immensely powerful blast was unleashed, vanishing into the sky!
In outer space, the Chakra Cannon accurately struck the last remaining meteor.
Before the meteor could even enter Earth's atmosphere, it was blasted into countless fragments!
A perfect success!
A meteor crisis that would have been extremely dangerous for any other world was effortlessly resolved under Aoki's leadership.
Minato and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with admiration and reverence as they looked toward Aoki.
To have demanded the construction of Chakra Cannons so far in advance, preparing for the worst—who else but Aoki could have accomplished such a feat?
Aoki merely allowed a faint smile to curl at the corner of his lips, not overly elated.
Because he knew this was only the prelude to the crisis.
The Otsutsuki Clan was coming!
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