This time, Kushina had stolen something from the Third Hokage again?
Chaotic thoughts raced through Chiba's mind before finally converging on that single possibility. His gaze focused on the Sealing Jutsu that had already been undone on the scroll in his hands, as well as the two large words written in black ink on white paper: "Classified."
Judging from the slight yellowing of the paper, this scroll had clearly been around for some years.
Every sign indicated that this was not something the Third Hokage had just written.
Moreover, the word "Classified" would not casually appear on a scroll. If Kushina had gone to the Third Hokage to persuade him to write down the Curse Mark Jutsu, those words would never have appeared. There would not even have been a Sealing Jutsu on it.
In Chiba's understanding, Curse Mark Jutsu was neither a Kekkei Genkai nor a Secret Technique. Like Sealing Jutsu, it should have been something anyone could learn, though it was extremely difficult to master. A scroll marked "Classified" and encrypted with a Sealing Jutsu looked like something highly important, and Chiba could not help associating it with the words "Forbidden Jutsu."
The scroll in its current state definitely was not something the Third Hokage had written for him.
It was more likely something the Third Hokage had kept in his possession.
Back then, Kushina had even dared to steal a Library entry pass from the Third Hokage and give it to them. Given how fearless she was, there was a very real chance that she had swiped this scroll from him as well.
When the Third Hokage had still been in office, Kushina had casually taken his Library entry pass. Now that he had stepped down, let alone a scroll.
*What kind of recklessly bold person was