Because
the force was so immense,
the violent friction with the air
caused
the temperature nearby
to rise considerably.
Even the ninja in the distance
caught a faint smell of sulfur.
The air tore apart,
the desert was ravaged,
and some of the more timid ninja,
even
a thousand meters away,
couldn't help running farther.
But
before they got far,
tremors from the ground
made it hard to move.
The enormous finger
kept descending,
as though
carrying out an irreversible command.
Under that tremendous force, the black sphere
kept scraping against the earth.
The sheer pressure
made it tremble ceaselessly.
Inside the sphere, Obito
had complete faith in the Truth-Seeking Orb's defenses,
but he could clearly sense what was happening outside.
Just as
Aogetsu Hyuga had said when he named it "One-Finger Imprisons Heaven and Earth,"
outside,
beyond the finger itself,
an invisible force was crushing everything nearby.
For thousands of meters around the finger,
the area seemed to have become its own domain.
"Heaven and Earth" truly were imprisoned.
Obito finally understood that Aogetsu Hyuga hadn't named the move just to sound impressive.
He had been describing it with utter precision!
As the impact drove deeper, the earth shattered into countless pieces, as if struck by an invisible giant hammer.
At last, under the immense friction, flames burst from the cracks and blazed across the desert.
Crackle, crackle...
The burning desert hissed and sputtered. If Obito could have poked his head out for a look, he would have seen the surrounding sand, transformed by the intense heat,
into vast sheets of glass that glittered in the firelight.
Then a faint crack reached Obito's ears.
Soft as it was, his keen senses picked it up at once.
He hurriedly looked toward the sound. On one side of the black sphere