"Is that so... Indeed, if you had not lived in this extraordinary world and experienced it firsthand, then tried to explain it using the framework of knowledge you originally possessed, discrepancies would inevitably arise. I wasn't wrong. There truly wasn't any opinion to offer. Offering one instead would only become misleading. Only after merging, obtaining the complete memories, and merging the memories of two entirely different selves could things become more perfect, could the plan become more perfect.
All I can say is, as expected of me, isn't it?"
As the final wisp of mist merged into his body, there was no headache and no swelling sensation. The enormous torrent of information flooding Chiba's mind had now completely transformed into tame, profound yet somehow not profound memories, quietly flowing through his mind. An unprecedented sense of completeness welled up within him.
At this moment, the tension, urgency, and sense of crisis that had always lingered in his heart since the Night of the Nine-Tails—or rather, since he had realized Kushina and the others' importance and resolved to change Kushina's fate—were nowhere to be felt. There was only a complete warmth and a calm sense of security, as if he had just entered this space. All negative emotions had vanished, replaced by a soul-deep sense of fulfillment that he could now understand.
Before he knew it, a satisfied smile had already curled across his lips.
A smile of satisfaction at finally becoming whole.
As that smile bloomed unconsciously, Chiba slowly opened his closed eyes. With not a trace of confusion in his gaze, he softly spoke a sighing remark.
Yet as the words left his mouth, a teardrop silently rolled down his cheek. It fell along his face with a patter, splashing onto the waterlike ground and scattering apart, sending countless