"Oh, Hirohiko, you're back already. Perfect, I have something for you to handle... Hmm? And who is this?"
After the front door was pushed open, one person entered first. His gaze seemed to sweep over Hirohiko, and he immediately spoke, his words brimming with ambition as if he were ready to accomplish something great. Soon, however, his eyes seemed to fall on Chiba, and his confident words abruptly shifted into a question.
He was asking about Chiba's identity.
Although Chiba was famous throughout Konoha and even beyond the village, and had once been despised by the entire village, that did not mean everyone knew him.
Quite a number of people had only heard of him and had never actually seen him. Konoha was a very large village.
It seemed Chise Hibiki was just as Yukina and Hirohiko had described: full of drive. Combined with his talent, as long as he was not the type to push reckless plans, he was quite suited to this place.
Seeing this handsome young man, Chiba gave a slight nod.
Clearly, Chiba's first impression of Chise Hibiki was quite favorable.
This was actually Chiba's first time meeting Chise Hibiki. When he had previously come here to collect samples for Yukina's examination, Chiba had deliberately avoided this new person in charge. This was the first time he had truly met Chise Hibiki.
As for his assessment of Chise Hibiki, Chiba had mostly formed it through Hirohiko and Yukina's descriptions of how he handled matters.
Over the past half month, this newly appointed chief had also been exceptionally diligent and responsible. He was usually at the forward warning system learning about the situation and adapting to the engineering team's rhythm. He rarely returned to the office, and even his own quarters were located in the forward warning