Moriyue frowned and shot Orochimaru a glare. Though he was somewhat dissatisfied with Orochimaru's remarks, they were largely correct.
Yugito Nii had multiple fatal puncture wounds, and losing her Tailed Beast had left her body in a weakened state. It was undoubtedly making things worse.
"At the root of it, it's because the Tailed Beast was taken..."
He tightly held Yugito Nii's hand. Her breathing was extremely weak, but the hand he held was slightly warm. Things had not yet reached their worst point.
"If only I had the Horse Talisman..."
Moriyue sighed. He had been far too busy lately to look for Talismans. If he had the Horse Talisman now, everything would be much simpler.
Shaking his head, he decided that if he could save Yugito Nii this time, he would have to search even harder for the Talismans' whereabouts.
"Scrape~ scrape~"
Several transparent black-and-gold chains emerged from Moriyue's chest. Every link was engraved with dense runes, and they gave off an exceedingly sinister aura.
A hint of interest appeared in Orochimaru's eyes. He could sense a considerable amount of Tailed Beast Chakra within those chains.
Moriyue had not wanted to reveal so much in front of Orochimaru, but saving Yugito Nii took priority. He could not worry about anything else now.
With a squelch, the sinister chains pierced Yugito Nii's body. She was still unconscious, yet her brows instinctively furrowed when the chains entered her, and a trace of pain appeared on her face.
That was a normal reaction. The human body instinctively rejected foreign matter. If this continued, Yugito Nii might die prematurely because of what he was doing. He had to do something.
"Whoosh—"
A stream of black-blue energy traveled through the chains and into Yugito Nii's body. Its sheen resembled the flames normally breathed by