When Chiba returned to the cabin, Yukina and Kushina were already getting ready for bed. Seeing him return, their faces plainly said, "Didn't expect you to come back."
Clearly, the two of them had assumed Chiba would not be returning tonight.
Naturally, Chiba then gave them an explanation. Since it concerned the expansion plan and involved no secrets, he told them about the current situation and made clear that he would be moving out for a while.
Kushina and Yukina had no objections to this, nor did they show any particular reaction.
After Chiba left again, around evening, when Kushina returned, Yukina had already told her everything in detail.
Kushina was quite supportive in this regard.
No matter what conflicts she had with Minato Namikaze, she had never hindered Chiba's work.
Moreover, it was a contribution to the village, something Kushina was more than willing to support.
As soon as Chiba finished speaking, she even enthusiastically packed him some simple luggage and directly "threw" both him and his things out the door.
Yes, that was right.
Not long after Chiba entered, he was "swept out the door."
Kushina was truly more than willing and eager about this, to the point that she did not even intend to keep Chiba around.
As for Yukina, she did not say a word from beginning to end, only smiled.
Because of Chiba's cooperation with the Defense Force, she already understood many of the details quite well. She had also thought of the possibility Chiba later raised, that someone might infiltrate in advance.
Basically, she knew Chiba definitely would not be able to return today.
After all, resolving that possibility was no easy matter. At the very least, she could not think of any good solution herself.
As for the command issue regarding the Defense