Was it already the second day? Slowly opening his eyes, Chiba sat up bit by bit. Looking at the empty bed beside him and the last Anbu Ninja, who was getting dressed and leaving, the thought naturally crossed his mind.
After finishing his conversation with Biwako Sarutobi yesterday, he had come to this stone chamber hidden within the rock wall beneath the lowest walkway, a resting area for the Anbu guards, and fallen asleep on the separate bedding prepared for him.
Now, he had been awakened by the sounds of everyone getting up. Inside the stone chamber, it was dark all around, so he could not tell what time it was.
With that thought, Chiba got up and picked up his washing supplies without thinking any further.
After washing up, Chiba returned to the cave entrance. However, instead of going straight inside, he sat down at the entrance and guarded the door with the Anbu Ninja above him, one sitting and one standing.
With Lord Chiba here, I feel much more at ease.
As he glanced down at Chiba, the Anbu Ninja standing guard at the very top of the walkway could not help but think this.
To be honest, even these elite Anbu among the elite were somewhat uneasy about this mission.
After all, this concerned a major matter that the entire village, from top to bottom, cared deeply about. As elite Anbu trusted by the Hokage, they also knew about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's delivery.
They also understood very clearly what kind of outcome they would face if the Nine-Tails went berserk.
The weight of this mission went without saying.
They also knew that someone was surely targeting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. After all, Lord Chiba had spent two months gathering that intelligence outside the village and had risked his