Rather than dwell on such uncertain matters of luck, he should get what he wanted as soon as possible.
That genjutsu master was gone now, and the genjutsu could be dispelled at any moment.
Keeping his footsteps as quiet as possible, Chiba gave a wordless, bitter smile, cast those thoughts of luck aside, and began examining the Forbidden Jutsu scrolls on the six rows of shelves.
This... these...
Were these Konoha's Forbidden Jutsu?
As he searched shelf after shelf, Chiba's brow gradually furrowed. Along the way, he found many Forbidden Jutsu that had never appeared in the original work. After all, only a handful of Forbidden Jutsu had appeared in the original work, nowhere near enough to match the number of Forbidden Jutsu scrolls in this chamber.
So that was it...
No wonder every shinobi village placed such importance on the final outcome of the Ninja World War. Even if they were barely clinging to life, they would rather die than admit defeat.
It seemed these Forbidden Jutsu scrolls on the first three shelves were part of the answer.
After examining three shelves, Chiba reached the fourth and spotted a familiar scroll—the Eight Gates. In that instant, he understood something.
The shelves he had just passed and examined were all filled with unfamiliar techniques. Some did not even fit the mold of "Konoha-style Forbidden Jutsu." For example, one Forbidden Jutsu had the word "puppet" clearly written in its name. He could even infer from the name that it was a Forbidden Jutsu that used puppet beasts as combat vessels. As for exactly what it was, Chiba naturally had no idea.
But one thing was clear: this was definitely not one of Konoha's own Forbidden Jutsu. Konoha had no branch that fought using Puppet Jutsu. This should have been Sunagakure's exclusive