"I'm back, Hirohiko, Yukina..."
Gently pushing open the door he had opened who knew how many thousands, how many tens of thousands of times, Chiba stepped into the Japanese-style wooden house and instinctively called out.
Uh...
But as his words fell, he paused slightly, then gave a wry smile.
What am I doing? They should be over at the camp by now...
Looking at the quiet first floor, Chiba shook his head, the smile at the corner of his lips seeming to turn even more bitter.
It really did feel a little lonely without them here.
At that moment, that thought crossed his mind.
Then, thinking of this, Chiba walked toward the kitchen. After testing all the ninjutsu copied through Instant Memory, it was already noon. It was time to make lunch.
After all, he still had Forbidden Jutsu training in the afternoon, and staying full was important. Eating was the only way to take in the energy needed to restore his stamina.
And by now, Chiba was hungry enough that the thought of food was distracting him.
In other words, he was hungry. It was time to eat.
I wonder how Hirohiko and Yukina are doing now... Come to think of it, Kakashi and Minato Namikaze probably won't have time to bother with my Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation and Wind Release Nature Transformation, either...
There was no need to mention Minato Namikaze. He was already the Hokage. Forget accompanying Chiba in researching Wind Release Nature Transformation—even finding time to see him would be good enough.
As for Kakashi, as an Anbu captain, he was probably swamped as well!
Come to think of it, Hirohiko seemed to have mastered Fire, Water, and Wind Releases. Did he still need to seek Hirohiko out?
Then perhaps he should consider moving to