However...
Looking at the four bookshelves he had already gone through completely, Chiba rubbed his temples, easing some of the fatigue from more than three hours of rapid browsing.
Come to think of it, it was only normal that there were no detailed records of Uchiha Nobuhiko here. A great many things had happened that year. An obscure, ordinary ninja from the Uchiha Family had killed a clan genius. At the time, it had indeed caused quite a sensation and seemed unbelievable.
But in the documents, compared to all the overt and covert events of that time—especially the many matters that had threatened the village—it was truly insignificant. The only reason it had likely made it into the records was because of Nao's brother's reputation as a genius.
Moreover, Uchiha Nobuhiko had basically been a nobody who drew no one's attention. It was only reasonable that this was all the information he could find.
If there had been extensive records of Uchiha Nobuhiko's deeds here, that would have been suspicious instead.
Once his fatigue had eased, Chiba slowly lowered his hand. The disappointment he had felt at failing to find information on Uchiha Nobuhiko gradually faded.
On second thought, it was normal that he could not find anything. He had been too optimistic and had made things too simple.
Having figured that out, Chiba composed himself. After spending nearly another hour wandering through the enormous archive room, he arrived at the seamless wall he had entered through, formed hand seals to undo the Barrier, and stepped outside.
As the wall slowly closed behind him and became seamless once more, Chiba returned the way he had come. This time, no Anbu stopped to inspect him. He proceeded all the way back and soon arrived once again at the doors of the