Gradually, the discussion turned to the strange abilities of Upper Moon Two.
The Fourth Kazekage asked, "Did you really see him devour corpses?"
Zabuza, his whole body wrapped in bandages, nodded. "Yeah. It seems he can absorb Chakra by devouring corpses!"
Kakashi agreed. "That's right. I confirmed it with my Sharingan. Every time he finishes devouring a corpse, the Chakra in his body surges dramatically!"
"Gasp."
Many people in the hall sucked in a breath, their hair standing on end.
Everyone present was a shinobi. They had all done things that weren't exactly respectable, like stealing corpses, destroying them, or studying them.
But no one had ever eaten a corpse for the sake of Chakra.
Just hearing about it was enough to make it seem evil!
Someone in the hall suddenly said, "Could this be some kind of secret technique?"
"I've never heard of a technique like that!"
"Hmph. It's probably some Forbidden Jutsu cooked up by the Akatsuki Organization!"
"Yeah. Those lunatics would try anything!"
The hall buzzed with discussion.
The Five Kage exchanged glances, then shook their heads slightly, indicating that their villages had no such sinister techniques.
Orochimaru, looking thoughtful, suddenly spoke as the representative of Otogakure. "Does Upper Moon Two really possess immortality?"
Kakashi looked at Orochimaru and replied, "It's too soon to tell what method he's using. But Upper Moon Two does have an extraordinary ability to recover. Even if his arm is cut off, it quickly grows back before your eyes."
Someone in the hall soon questioned the representative of Takigakure. "I heard your village has an immortality technique. Is Upper Moon Two using your village's technique?"
The representative of Takigakure hurriedly denied it. "Upper Moon Two has absolutely nothing to do with Takigakure! The technique our village has is called Earth Grudge Fear.