The Biwa Hermit's music seemed to possess a kind of magic. The biwa in his hands was his weapon, and the strange sound of the biwa that Bai Juyi had written of in Song of the Pipa seemed to have been wholly taken by him. Kaede, whose Chakra had merely been restless within her body, had now fallen to her knees for some unknown reason.
Gaara's expression was not much better. Though he was holding up somewhat better than Kaede, there was only so much difference. He was now half-kneeling on the ground, one hand clutching his stomach. He felt as though the power within him was being pulled away. The other party... was seizing his Chakra!
"Twang, twang, twang~"
Several more notes from the biwa rang out, and several purplish-black chains actually extended from Monk Fayi's chest. After being weakened by the music earlier, neither of them could evade these chains that so clearly radiated ill omen.
"Pshk, pshk~"
The chains pierced their chests, yet no blood splattered out. These were not real chains; their true purpose lay elsewhere.
"Chōmei's power... is being taken away again. This guy is actually absorbing the Tailed Beast's power..."
Kaede gritted her teeth and struggled to her feet. She could clearly sense the Tailed Beast Chakra inside her flowing through those purplish-black chains into the monk's body.
Just like when she had gained the Tailed Beast's recognition, she and the monk were now engaged in a tug-of-war. A Jinchuriki would surely die after losing their Tailed Beast. This was a tug-of-war that concerned their lives, and they absolutely could not lose.
"Shukaku... I can't let him succeed..."
Gaara actually wished for the One-Tail to leave his body. He had suffered greatly because of his status as the One-Tail's Jinchuriki. If he could send