Under the pull of the black sphere in the sky, cracks began to appear across the ground. As they spread in every direction, more cracks opened up, turning the surrounding earth into a dense web.
"Crack, crack, crack, crack-crack, crack-crack-crack-crack..."
Amid a series of deafening crashes, the once-solid ground shattered into countless fragments of different sizes.
Looking down through the fissures, they couldn't even see the bottom. The broken pieces of rock began floating into the air. The earth had split apart.
"What kind of technique is this?"
"Even the trees around us are being uprooted. How wide is this technique's range?"
"It's not just the rocks—even our bodies are rising. What is the enemy trying to do?"
It was no wonder most of the ninjas present were so astonished. This scene had actually altered the forces of nature, something beyond what the vast majority of ninjas could even imagine. It was simply too incredible.
"Quick, think of a way to stop this, or we'll all be pulled into the sky!"
Under the Konoha Anbu Captain's command, both the surrounding Anbu members and the Konoha Military Police Force launched ranged attacks at the black sphere overhead.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
"Wind Release: Great Sphere Slash!"
Since they were attacking a target in the sky, the Konoha ninjas present chose Fire Release and Wind Release as their means of attack. Fire fueled wind, and wind fanned fire; these two elemental techniques could enhance each other, making both Fire Release and Wind Release even more powerful.
Nearby, Minato Namikaze and Shisui Uchiha watched the attacks' effects, trying to assess how the situation would unfold.
As the Konoha ninjas tried to counter Chibaku Tensei, the Deva Path Puppet, Pain, didn't react at