Ten days...
Inside the crude house, the children slept sprawled in every direction. Outside, the faint sound of stones knocking against each other drifted in. Chiba slowly set down his wooden spoon, his expression darkening slightly.
After Chiba asked about his situation, He Yin had nothing to hide and told him everything, from the moment they had found him onward.
According to He Yin, Yu Ze had found him ten days ago during a two-day, one-night trip to search for food and supplies. It had taken tremendous effort to bring him back. By the time Yu Ze returned carrying him, he was nearly exhausted to the point of collapse and did not get out of bed for almost a full day and night.
It was also during that long search that Yu Ze found the food that had sustained them until now. Yet after returning, Yu Ze never mentioned anything about him again. He only asked everyone to take good care of him, keep him alive, and wait for him to wake up.
Since it was Yu Ze's request, they did not ask any further questions. As for why Zong Mi knew his identity, it was entirely because of that Konoha ninja forehead protector. Once Zong Mi learned that he was a ninja, everyone else knew as well.
From He Yin's account, Chiba could tell that she was telling the truth. There was nothing particularly suspicious about any of it.
Chiba believed He Yin's explanation.
So I'd already been unconscious for ten days...
Yet after hearing her account, Chiba's heart grew heavy.
If it had merely been ten days, Chiba would not have felt so burdened. But behind those ten days lay many things.
Things that left him with no choice but to feel weighed down.
Time had always been