It was noon, in the woods behind the Japanese-style wooden house.
Crack!
A faint sound slowly drifted out.
So that was it. Exploding Tags had been placed at every support point in the tunnel. If danger arose, Hyuga Yukyō could escape through the second hidden passage first, then use the Exploding Tags to blow up the tunnel and block the enemy. The second hidden passage led directly here, putting more distance between him and his pursuers.
And judging from the structure of the wooden house, the secret room, and the tunnels, blowing up the second passage would cause part of the tunnels and secret room to collapse, but it would have very little effect on the wooden house.
Slowly climbing out through the trapdoor in the ground, Chiba carefully closed it, brushed some leaves over it to conceal it, then silently rose to his feet. As he stood, he could not help glancing at the wooden house, faintly visible beyond the woods.
Looks like those guys must have talked plenty about me when they were discussing the design! The earthquake-resistant structure of this wooden house is clearly meant to guard against my Monster Strength! Otherwise, how could the tunnel collapse while the house above it was practically unaffected...
At that thought, the corner of his mouth twitched, and an awkward look appeared on his face.
I wonder how everyone else is doing now?
But as he thought of this, his awkwardness quickly faded. Kakashi and the others came to mind, especially Kakashi.
By now, it was basically certain that there was no hope left for Rin.
According to the original story, after losing two close friends, Kakashi had fallen into a state of confusion—a grief-stricken confusion.
He did not begin to recover until he took Naruto and the other two