"Whoosh..."
"Whoosh..."
At that moment, Hozuki March personally felt as though there were a vortex in Uchiha Yue's chest that absorbed chakra, continuously drawing in the chakra within his body. Moreover, even when Hozuki March tried to pull back his fist, he was unable to do so under the pull of that chakra-absorbing vortex. As Uchiha Yue absorbed Hozuki March's chakra, Hozuki March's body was overcome by weakness—the exhaustion caused by excessive chakra consumption.
Fortunately, Sasori of the Red Sands and Yuki Ice, two Kage-level experts, were able to help Hozuki March out when he was in trouble. After Uchiha Yue had absorbed a full half of Hozuki March's chakra, replenishing his own chakra reserves and leaving Hozuki March weakened, Hozuki March finally escaped Uchiha Yue's bizarre chakra-absorbing vortex with Sasori of the Red Sands and Yuki Ice's assistance.
Yet even though Hozuki March had successfully escaped that vortex, he was still shaken by the experience.
Immediately afterward, Hozuki March stared in shock at Uchiha Yue. As he watched Uchiha Yue, he said to Sasori of the Red Sands and Yuki Ice beside him, "You two need to be more careful. Uchiha Yue still has the strength to fight, and he has plenty of trump cards he hasn't used yet! When we fought him just now, he never showed any ability to devour chakra at all! That bastard Uchiha Yue's strength is truly unfathomable!"
"What? An ability to absorb chakra?"
Upon hearing Hozuki March's words, Sasori of the Red Sands could not help furrowing his brow. "I've fought Uchiha Yue many times before, but he never revealed any ability to absorb chakra. No, Uchiha Yue's abilities are far too strange. We have to find a way to figure them out. Otherwise, we might all end up like that old Kaguya