"What do you all think?"
After taking the revised plan that had made its way around the room, Minato Namikaze glanced around and waited a moment. Only after the expressions of everyone staring as if they had seen a monster gradually faded did he speak.
Chiba really had done something ordinary people could not accomplish again! In just one night, he had transformed this complex, high-risk plan—where a single misstep at any stage could cause problems—into a relatively simple plan requiring only a few steps, each with a certain margin for error.
And he had even increased the chances of success.
Did this child have no boundaries? Did greater pressure only forge even greater miracles from him?
Did this child have no limits? That thought flashed through his mind.
"This..."
At that moment, upon hearing their Hokage speak, everyone aside from those whose emotions could not be read exchanged glances, hesitation appearing on their faces.
Compared to the original plan, the new plan was so thoroughly improved that it was practically a different plan, and without question, it was a good one.
However, the possibility that the plan's failure could directly trigger massive chaos within Konoha still made its ninety percent success rate seem somewhat too low.
For them, the consequences of this plan failing were not something they could bear.
Yet there was no better option now. According to reliable intelligence, the Land of Earth delegation would arrive tonight. The plan had to be finalized, and they had no other choice.
Caught between consequences they could not afford and a situation with no alternatives, they could not make up their minds for the moment.
As expected, they're hesitating. And as expected, neither of these two is showing anything. They really are hiding themselves deeply.
Watching everyone's reactions, Chiba's expression