With Madara's roar shaking the heavens, the darkness blotting out the sky finally revealed its true form.

A collective gasp echoed across the battlefield as the shadow overhead took shape—eyes widened, jaws slackened, and fear surged through the shinobi ranks.

"No… no way…!"

"You've got to be kidding… This can't be real!"

"This… this is Uchiha Madara's power?"

Shikaku, Choza, and Hiashi stood frozen, words falling from their lips in disbelief.

In the distance, Onoki and Tsunade stared upward, hearts pounding with a rising tide of dread. Onoki, hovering in the air, didn't hesitate—he bolted from the scene, retreating far into the distance. Staying any longer would've meant certain death. A fresh scar was carved into his heart—Madara's terror had only deepened.

The looming shadow was no mere illusion. It was a colossal meteorite, summoned from the heavens to bring utter annihilation.

Hum!

With a single seal from Madara, the celestial stone began its descent. Its path? The Thunder Giant—where Kaito stood proudly between its brows, unmoved.

His expression calm, Kaito raised his arm, black lightning converging into a spear glowing with violent brilliance. With the force of a divine hunter, the weapon soared skyward like a God shooting down the sun.

As the black spear shot forth, ten massive Rasengans surrounded the Thunder Giant, spinning violently as they followed.

The spear traveled faster than the eye could follow. In a blink, it collided with the meteorite.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion rocked the battlefield like a star crashing to Earth. The black lightning spear grew in size, transforming into a massive thunder javelin that pierced through the heart of the meteorite, drilling a hole straight through.

From below, the sight was breathtaking—a gaping void right in the center of the colossal stone, with spiderweb cracks rippling out like shattered glass.

Then, a thunderclap.

All ten Rasengans—each infused with wind and lightning—rushed toward the falling mass.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions burst across the sky, light and power flooding the heavens like an artillery barrage. Each Rasengan carved into the meteorite, tearing it apart piece by piece.

Within seconds, the overwhelming force of wind and thunder consumed the meteorite completely.

By the time the light faded, only rubble remained—nothing but a handful of fragments no larger than a fist.

Tsunade appeared beside Shikaku and the others without warning, her voice stunned. "He… he really blocked it?"

Clap!

Tsunade slapped the back of Shikaku's head, confirming that what she was seeing wasn't a dream. Shikaku rubbed his skull with a pained grimace.

"Why is it always me…?"

The others barely noticed. Their gazes remained locked on the sky, jaws slack, eyes blank. Their minds had short-circuited.

Go-go-gooo…

Onoki hovered far from the blast radius, only now daring to look back. What he saw would forever be etched in his memory.

"That… that meteorite… it was actually destroyed…"

His voice cracked, disbelieving.

"I must never provoke that Kaito…" he muttered with solemn resolve.

Floating mid-air within his Susanoo, Madara's jaw clenched. His composed mask finally cracked, silver teeth grinding in frustration.

That brat had done what even Hashirama never could.

"This damn brat!" he growled. "He actually resisted my technique?!"

Madara began weaving hand seals again, syncing his chakra with the colossal Susanoo, summoning a second meteorite from the void of space.

Kaito narrowed his eyes, a smirk flickering across his face.

"Haven't had enough yet?" he muttered. "Alright then. I'll make sure you understand defeat today. When it comes to chakra, I'm not losing to anyone."

Lightning crackled across the Thunder Giant. In Kaito's hand, a new spear of black thunder materialized, vibrating with destructive energy. Behind him, ten glowing Rasengans formed once again, each fused with wind and lightning.

Madara, watching from above, sneered. "Arrogant brat!"

His seals quickened. Chakra flooded into his Susanoo like a tidal wave, drawing down a second meteorite from the void—larger than the first, immense enough to blot out the stars.

"Oh? Pulling out all the stops now?" Kaito whispered.

With a calm breath, he summoned another set of ten Rasengans and prepared them just like before, wind and lightning swirling together.

Far away, Tsunade, Choza, and Shikaku watched tensely.

"Is this… the final blow?" Choza muttered.

"Quiet! Let's talk later!" Tsunade barked, slapping the back of Choza's head without turning. Clearly, she'd made a habit of head-smacking.

Choza rubbed his scalp, muttering resentfully while shooting Shikaku a glare that clearly said: This is your fault.

Shikaku ignored him. He too had taken one of Tsunade's slaps already.

Everyone else remained silent. Their eyes were locked on the sky, on the duel of giants.

Up above, Madara's Susanoo stood like a mountain in the void, forming seals. Above it, the meteorite's shadow pierced through the clouds, blotting out the sun as it approached.

Even its head alone dwarfed Madara's Susanoo in size.

This was no ordinary rock. It was destruction incarnate.

Hum…!

The meteorite broke through the upper atmosphere, visible to all.

It was titanic.

If the last one was enormous, this was its monstrous sibling—at least twice the size.

Kaito's eyes widened slightly.

"Impressive… so this is the real deal."

He smiled.

"In that case, I'll just raise the stakes."

Thunder erupted from the Thunder Giant's body, glowing like a divine warrior. Around him, black lightning spears materialized—each one equal in power to the first.

Then, at the center, a Rasengan took form—far larger than any before. Wind and lightning surged into it like a vortex.

Kaito prepared to meet Madara's ultimate meteor head on.

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