"Yugito."
Matatabi stopped attacking the seal.
"Agree to his terms."
Yugito froze for a moment.
"Matatabi?"
"Give him the chakra."
Matatabi lowered her voice.
"This human is more dangerous than you imagine."
"His life force, chakra, and mental strength have no obvious weaknesses."
"Even if I fully manifested, I couldn't defeat him."
Yugito gritted her teeth.
"We aren't far from the Hidden Cloud."
"If we stall, reinforcements from the village will arrive soon."
"It won't help."
Matatabi's voice grew even lower.
"Ordinary Cloud ninja would only be throwing their lives away."
"Even if the Raikage came himself, he might not be able to stop him from leaving."
"Don't lose your life here over chakra that can be replenished."
Yugito fell silent.
Tailed beast chakra could indeed be replenished.
As long as Matatabi wasn't extracted, a period of rest would restore it.
What she couldn't accept was being cornered midway through her journey and forced to hand it over.
This was no longer borrowing for research.
It was outright robbery.
Yugito looked up at Fang Xu.
"How much do you intend to extract?"
"Half."
"That's too much!"
Yugito immediately objected.
"If Matatabi loses half her chakra, she'll be weakened for a while."
"Thirty percent at most."
"I need enough of the Two-Tails' chakra to complete my research."
Fang Xu refused to budge.
"Half is the minimum."
"Once the container is full, I'll remove the seals immediately."
Yugito's expression darkened.
She wanted to keep negotiating, but Matatabi spoke first.
"Agree."
"There's no point arguing any further."
Matatabi understood the gap between them better than Yugito did.
She didn't want her partner to die here over a little chakra.
As long as she survived, the lost power would return sooner or later.
Yugito glanced at her three unconscious companions.
The lead Jonin lay