The afternoon sky was as beautiful as a painting.
A few white clouds drifted beneath the blue sky, while two smooth spheres—one black, one red—hung overhead.
The Ninja Allied Forces shaded their eyes with their right hands and stared at the black sphere, their gazes full of confusion.
"This black ball feels kind of like a tailed beast technique."
"You mean a Tailed Beast Bomb?"
"Don't joke around. The sensory ninja just said it's condensed Chakra."
"This probably isn't—"
Before he could finish, the black sphere in the sky suddenly erupted with a powerful suction force.
Everything on the ground—water, rubble, trees—floated toward the black sphere, gradually wrapping around it and forming an enormous rocky sphere.
The moment the ninjas on the ground sensed the pull, their expressions changed dramatically. They swiftly poured Chakra into the soles of their feet, clinging desperately to the ground as they tried to resist the force from above.
Crack!
A shattering sound rang out. An Uchiha ninja watched in horror as the ground beneath his feet began to break apart, pulling him into the sky along with it.
He leaped with all his strength, trying to jump off the rock.
But the instant he left it, his body went out of control and drifted toward the enormous rocky sphere.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Hearing the terrifying sounds overhead, he forced himself to remain calm and looked up. Countless rocks that had been sucked into the air slammed viciously into the sphere and shattered one after another.
Even so, not a single pebble fell from the sky. Even the dust created by the impacts was firmly drawn onto the rocky sphere.
"I'm done for!"
After reaching that conclusion, a trace of gloom flashed through the Uchiha ninja's eyes. Then, as though he had suddenly remembered something,