I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 508 and 509: The Fall of the Moon

As soon as the Infinite Tsukuyomi ended, hundreds of millions of netizens around the world vented their joy and fear of surviving the ordeal online.

From Japan's official announcement of the arrival of the Extraordinary Era three years ago to the razing of New York City to the ground by Payne three days ago, no major event can compare to the uproar caused by Infinite Tsukuyomi.

No matter how sensational the previous extraordinary events were, they were limited to a city or a country, while Infinite Tsukuyomi is a global apocalyptic crisis, with billions of people falling victim to the illusion.

For the vast majority of ordinary people living ordinary lives, this was the first time they had personally experienced an extraordinary event outside of television and the internet.

The days of living in fear and anxiety because of the doomsday clamor are finally over!

Unfortunately, the nightmarish, long night was not over yet, and they didn't get to enjoy this brief moment of joy much before the sky fell again.

It's unclear who discovered it first, or if countless people noticed it at the same time.

The full moon grew larger and larger in the night sky, so large it was eerie, like a pale eye peering into the world.

As if being gnawed by a celestial dog, the once smooth and mirror-like full moon suddenly began to break apart from its shattered edge, with jagged fragments visible to the naked eye as they fell from the moon.

The moon has cracked open!

No, it's the moon that's falling towards Earth!

Humans on the half of the Earth, located in the darkness of night, regardless of country or region, whoever witnessed this impending catastrophe were all terrified.

Then came an unprecedented panic that quickly spread to the other side of the world.

Every second, astronomical amounts of data flow across the internet, overwhelming servers in various countries and causing countless platforms to crash.

"What's going on? Why did the moon fall down?!"

Is the world going to end again?

"We're doomed! This is the true Judgment Day! No one will survive, and even the Earth will be destroyed!"

Governments around the world are too preoccupied with the panic that has spread rapidly across both the real world and the internet, and are even unable to spare any effort to calm public sentiment.

Governments around the world were also caught off guard by the sudden lunar crash.

After a brief period of chaos, the dozen or so major powers in the Doomsday Crisis Committee, who had been meeting online, shifted their focus from the aftermath of the Infinite Tsukuyomi to the crisis of the moon's fall.

"Someone tell me, why did the moon fall? Izanagi, who was sealed on the moon, has already broken free and even been destroyed!"

The reason why the moon suddenly fell towards Earth after the Infinite Tsukuyomi ended was completely unknown to the heads of state of various countries, just like ordinary people.

"Secretary-General, what is your view?"

"Sorry, I don't know either."

The online meeting connected to the Uchiha Sage's communication signal, but his response greatly disappointed everyone.

"So that's how it is."

Just then, an unusually young voice came through the communicator, speaking calmly.

The world leaders at the meeting were taken aback for a moment, and then one of them suddenly realized what was happening and cautiously said:

"You...no, Lord Naruto Uchiha, do you know what's going on?"

The great supernatural power to summon wind and rain and change the celestial phenomena, the golden Susanoo with three heads and six arms that exorcised the Ten-Tails' golden river that reached the heavens and the earth—no matter how prominent a mortal's status and power, they must be trembling with fear and reverence as a god.

"This is Ban's doing."

The heads of state present were immediately enlightened.

"That's right, who else but Izanagi could have done that! Not to mention that He was sealed on the moon for thousands of years, He must have done something there!"

"Was this a contingency plan prepared by Izanagi? He even wanted to drag all of humanity down with him after his death!"

"Insidious, despicable, and utterly depraved! Absolutely utterly depraved!"

No matter how composed and dignified these well-dressed VIPs usually are, they are now furious, tearing at their ties and cursing loudly.

Even after Izanagi's death, the world is still being destroyed. The Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Rumbling Earth, and the Moon's fall—it keeps happening, over and over again. When will it ever end?!

"Your Excellency, the model diagrams and simulation data of the lunar impact have been completed. I will now explain them to you heads of state."

Under the guidance of the Lord of Mount Tai, during the three years of the separation of heaven and earth, countries around the world competed to launch lunar probes to explore the anomalies of the Crimson Moon. Even Japan used the SLIM lunar lander to conduct lunar exploration and filming.

The committee members shared lunar exploration data, and images of lunar impacts were urgently compiled and collected.

"When the Earth and the Moon approach each other, their gravity will interact. If this interaction exceeds a critical point, the Moon will begin to disintegrate, and the fragments will first fall to Earth as meteorites."

The expert was pale and covered in sweat, but he tried to remain calm and reported to his superior:

"The meteorite is a minor issue. Earth's gravity, with a mass eighty-one times that of the moon, will capture the remaining fragments of the moon, and the direct impact will be on Japan!"

"Could we use a nuclear bomb...?"

The president opened his mouth, but then wisely shut it up the next second.

He knew his words were foolish, but he still added, unwilling to give up:

"Is it possible to survive in an underground nuclear shelter?"

"With current human technology, we can barely cope with a 10-kilometer-class asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, but the moon's diameter is 3476 kilometers!"

Unable to resist giving him a look as if he were an idiot, the expert's lips twitched as he said:

"The Earth's crust will undoubtedly melt away, the oceans will evaporate, and then the mantle material will be ejected into an elliptical orbit. It will take tens of thousands of years for the Earth to cool and re-form a new crust. Even those shelters thousands of meters below the surface on the other side of the Earth will suffer the same fate."

The president, disregarding the expert's offense, asked in a trembling voice:

"How much...how much time is left?"

"In 10 hours and 25 minutes, the moon will collide with the earth."

The countdown to Earth's demise has begun.

The third world-ending attack launched by Izanagi was undoubtedly the most terrifying!

Infinite Tsukuyomi is a form of euthanasia for all humanity. Even if the Rumbling Earth flattens the entire world, humanity can still eke out a living in a corner. But if the moon falls, not only humanity, but the entire Earth ecosystem will be wiped out.

The heads of state looked extremely grim, their eyes filled with deep despair.

"Secretary-General, Lord Naruto, do you have any way to stop the moon from falling?"

As if seeing the last straw, the heads of state were invigorated.

"hehe."

A soft, ambiguous laugh came through the communicator, which then went silent.

"What happened? Why did it suddenly disconnect without a reply!"

"The live video feed is on! Hurry up and switch it over!"

Completely ignoring the chaotic online meeting, Uchiha Naruto casually tossed the communicator off the floating island, a playful expression on his face.

The moon crash wasn't his doing after all.

It's even less likely that it was the work of a non-existent "Uchiha Madara".

The force behind the moon's fall is the same entity that caused the appearance of the Crimson Moon.

It's highly likely that he was provoked by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, which led him to pull off this big stunt.

Uchiha Naruto chuckled.

Since the story has been fabricated that Izanagi, sealed on the moon, is the source of the Crimson Moon, the truth is even less likely to be revealed. Madara will have to suffer a little longer and continue to bear the blame for the moon's fall and the extinction of humanity.

To be honest, it's a bit much to take advantage of someone who's already been caught.

But Madara wouldn't object, would he?

"Ah Ming, do you have a way to handle a lunar crash?"

Glancing at the ever-growing moon, Uchiha Senmon asked with a solemn expression.

"It's not too troublesome, it can be dealt with quickly."

Naruto Uchiha smiled calmly.

Even so, deep in Uchiha Senmon's eyes remained doubtful.

Even if Amin showed the supernatural power to sink the Japanese archipelago into the Pacific Ocean, the difference between the two was not even in the same league when it came to intercepting the falling moon.

"Immortal Sect, you all go back to Eagle's stronghold to rest for a while. I'll be right back."

With a downward slash of the Six Paths Zen Staff, a large, square black crack appeared in the void.

Yomi Hirazan!

"Never force yourself."

Uchiha Senmon gave Uchiha Naruto a deep look, then led Mikoto and the Five Kage into the black portal and disappeared.

"Next, it's time for the final finishing touches."

Naruto Uchiha's smile vanished, and his Rinnegan spun, revealing a chilling aura.

Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Naruto Uchiha specially chose it as the closing ceremony to create an atmosphere of a happy ending. However, it was interrupted by the moon falling, which was somewhat disappointing.

Naruto Uchiha originally planned to clean up the mess in a few days, but there's no better time than tonight, so he'll settle things tonight!

"Is that black mosaic that Naruto Uchiha opened a portal? Is he planning to run away with his family?!"

"But the Earth is about to explode, where could he run to? Oh right, there's the Celestial Realm and the Secret Realm!"

Seeing the Uchiha Senmon and others disappear without a trace through Yomotsu Hirasaka via the live stream, the leaders of various countries were not only stunned but also filled with regret.

It's no secret that the transcendent realm possesses the technology for interdimensional travel. If the celestial realm, the underworld, and other inner worlds are independent planes separate from Earth's real world, even if Earth were shattered into pieces by the moon, it wouldn't affect them.

Naruto Uchiha's portal is the stairway to Noah's Ark.

If they had known this would happen, they would have rushed over immediately, clung to Naruto Uchiha's leg, sworn allegiance, and begged for a chance at redemption.

Unexpectedly, after sending everyone away, Naruto Uchiha did not step into the portal.

He looked up and, almost as if by teleportation, his physical body pierced through the atmosphere.

"What is that figure floating under the moon? Is it an immortal?"

The news of the moon's fall shocked the world, but some ordinary people thought that since there was nothing they could do anyway, they might as well sit down and enjoy the largest and most spectacular moonfall in history.

They then discovered Uchiha Naruto ascending to the moon through a telescope.

Under the full moon, that figure resembled the classic scene from the "E.T." poster, where someone speeds across the moonlight.

However, aliens don't possess the mysterious aura of being ethereal, aloof, and ascending to immortality.

Holding the Six Paths Staff, with eighteen black Truth-Seeking Balls spanning his back like a rainbow bridge, Uchiha Naruto stood in the vast outer space, expressionlessly watching the thousands of meteorites falling.

The main body of the moon has not yet broken apart, but large and small fragments have already broken off from the edges and fallen to Earth first.

Although called fragments, the largest meteorite has surpassed the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

It's no exaggeration to say that after this wave of meteorite impacts, dozens of countries on Earth would be removed from the list of world nations.

"This planet is my precious nursery, and no one but me shall be allowed to destroy it."

Unfazed by the oncoming meteor shower, Uchiha Naruto spoke indifferently, enunciating each word clearly:

"I want to protect my planet!"

Raising the Six-Path Scepter, a black orb of light floated forward and instantly reached the center of the meteorite cluster.

Floating on another International Space Station, the dozen or so astronauts inside were now in utter despair.

Not only could they not escape the Infinite Tsukuyomi in outer space, but meteorites from the moon's fall also preemptively struck their space station.

The meteorite struck with tremendous force, too fast and too intense. The astronauts had no time to contact the ground and could only wait to die in their steel coffins. Prayers to the gods were of no use.

Suddenly, an incredible scene appeared on the screen of the International Space Station!

The meteor shower, powerful enough to destroy everything, flew backward.

In the universe, it seemed as if a greater force had overcome Earth's gravity, pulling the meteorite swarm back to its original orbit.

All the astronauts stared wide-eyed.

"We have seen it! A deity walking through the universe!"

At the center of the Earth and the Moon, the black gravity sphere created by Uchiha Naruto unleashed unimaginable gravitational pull, attracting and sweeping away all the meteorite fragments that had broken off from the Moon.

Ultimately, it formed an asteroid with a diameter of over 100 kilometers.

A real asteroid!

"Six Paths: Planetary Devastation!"

Naruto Uchiha, with his palms clasped together, had a gaze as cold and divine as a god.

Immediately afterwards, the eighteen Truth-Seeking Balls behind Uchiha Naruto began to rotate smoothly, and his left hand, like the first driving force of a god rotating the earth, pushed forward seemingly lightly.

The asteroid, hundreds of kilometers in diameter, hurtled towards the falling moon with seemingly effortless speed.

The moon's unstoppable downward momentum was halted.

Never before has there been such a grand fireworks display in the history of human civilization!

Then, huge cracks, visible to the naked eye from Earth, crisscrossed the moon like a spider web.

The space was silent, but the moment the asteroid struck the moon was deeply imprinted in the eyes of countless people around the world who were gazing at the moon.

If Naruto Uchiha hadn't held back at the last moment, that attack would have been enough to shatter the moon.

His strength has long surpassed that of the Sage of Six Paths!

"Finally, I'm going to see my old friends one last time."

Uchiha Naruto sighed softly, but there was no expectation in his tone, only a chilling killing intent.

Beneath his feet, the dark passage of Yomotsu Hirasaka connects to the core of the moon.

Before Naruto Uchiha awakened his hidden wisdom, he was another source of creating demons, monsters, and monsters in this world and spreading chakra.

"This time, it's really over."

Naruto Uchiha smiled slightly and stepped inside.

(End of this chapter)