"Hah... hah..."
Chiba braced one hand against the rock wall of the Four Pillar Prison, his body turned sideways and head lowered as he panted. Beneath and behind his palm was a sunken footprint, with cracks spreading outward from it.
"Crack... crack..."
Layers of either charred-black or pale Rock Skin slowly peeled away from his shoulders, arms, feet, back, and chest, falling to the ground and shattering into rock dust that dispersed into the air.
"Crk..."
A faint sound of something hard cracking came from beneath the hand he had pressed against the cracks spreading from the footprint. With a snap, a tiny stone fragment fell from beneath his hand, hit the ground, crumbled into powder, and finally vanished.
I just created another Shadow Clone Jutsu to use the Headhunter Jutsu. I only have fifteen percent of my Chakra left. Gate of Pain Mode has entered its accelerated consumption state. Both my stamina and Chakra are draining rapidly. Even if I just stand still and do nothing, I can feel my stamina slipping away and how difficult it is to refine Chakra within my body.
At the critical point, the rate of consumption was nearly thirty percent faster than ordinary Gate of Pain Mode. At this rate, in less than three minutes, I might lose my ability to fight because my stamina and Chakra will be completely exhausted.
Such a thought passed through Chiba's mind.
I never expected the consumption to be this fast.
The newest Shadow Clone inside should have already taken over from the previous one and resumed Hirohiko's treatment. Before long, the Creation Rebirth-level treatment on Hirohiko's side would likely be interrupted, and if that treatment stopped, Hirohiko probably would not survive.
Tch! In that case, I can only...
Another thought surfaced in his mind afterward, grave