"Phew..."
Standing at the entrance of the Japanese-style wooden house, Chiba glanced back. After confirming no one was behind him, he let out a long breath. Then, after catching his breath, he opened the door to the Japanese-style wooden house.
Did Kakashi really have to chase me that desperately?
As he opened the door, this somewhat helpless thought flashed through Chiba's mind.
When faced with Kakashi's questioning, Chiba had turned and run. Kakashi immediately gave chase, and the two had engaged in a full hour of pursuit and escape throughout the camp and the area outside the village walls. Only now had Chiba finally shaken him off.
Honestly, Kakashi was difficult to deal with in no ordinary way. This time, Chiba had truly experienced the strength of that analytical super-genius ninja. Kakashi had seen through several of his escape plans. It had taken a whole hour to get rid of him.
If this had been a battlefield, a fight to the death, Kakashi would probably have already dragged him into layer upon layer of encirclement.
But...
Whether intentionally or not, Kakashi seemed to have chased me in a huge circle around the camp.
Then, after that helpless thought, this doubt arose in Chiba's heart.
During their chase, they had happened to circle a large area around the camp.
"Must be an illusion."
Thinking this, Chiba shook his head. Looking at the dim interior, he dismissed the thought in his heart.
Then, he stepped into the dark room.
Yukina should already be asleep. Kushina is probably asleep too.
Silently turning on the light, Chiba looked over the empty living room and confirmed that Yukina and Kushina had gone to bed.
"Then I should return to my room first."
With that, Chiba made his decision. Originally, if Yukina, Kushina, or both of