So... my life and death had long since been in his hands.
No! Rather, I had been held in his hands like this all along.
The explanatory words in his mind slowly faded away. Chiba had experienced death and transcended it; as the words dispersed, he finally calmed down.
It seemed that everything he had been told was truly nothing more than a conversation.
Uchiha Nobuhiko had already gained control over his life and death. There was no need for him to hide anything anymore! From beginning to end, he had never needed to lie.
"It seems you understand now. You should know that I have hidden nothing from you, nor do I wish to take advantage of you with words. In fact, I have no reason to conceal anything at all. I simply want to settle this matter peacefully."
At this moment, the scarlet radiance slowly faded. Watching the change in Chiba's expression, Uchiha Nobuhiko spoke.
"How many people have you killed like this? How many outsiders?"
However, Chiba did not respond with a nod, but with a question.
Knowing that death was inevitable, Chiba asked this.
Indeed, not a single word Uchiha Nobuhiko had said earlier was likely false, and there seemed to be no need for him to conceal anything.
Yet, within the information from the Light Orb, Chiba had still found something wrong. Or rather, intentionally or otherwise, Uchiha Nobuhiko had left some things unclear and unexplained.
And because of those transmigrator predecessors, he had overlooked something.
Although Uchiha Nobuhiko had repeatedly claimed that observation was his primary focus, "primary focus" was itself a vague term.
If there was a primary focus, there naturally had to be a secondary one.
Moreover, although the transmigrators Uchiha Nobuhiko had mentioned spanned nearly the entire history of the modern