What exactly was the other me trying to achieve? He must have made some kind of plan. There must still be some opportunity to trigger it. The time probably hasn't come yet...
Looking over the pockmarked clearing and the forest at its clearly visible edge, now a complete mess from the recent battle, Chiba, roused from his memories, let out a soft sigh.
After saying that the Light Orb could not be used, it was as though some program had been activated. He had been kicked out of that Light Orb space with the three doors on the bluestone floor, even directly out of his mental space.
In other words, after those words, he had awakened straight from his coma. And the first thing he saw upon waking was Kushina, whose seal was about to be opened by Uchiha Nobuhiko. Without time to think, he had instinctively activated Gate of View Mode and, almost through a bodily reflex, sent Uchiha Nobuhiko flying.
Then came the series of battles that had continued until now.
Yet in the end, he still did not know what plan the other him had made. From the other him's memories, he could sense that part of them had been erased. The plan the other him had devised should be hidden within those memories.
Recovering his emotions and sensations was merely the beginning of the other him's plan. There was more to come.
Even without searching through his memories, he had a powerful feeling that the other him intended to do far more than just this.
Besides, after enduring those brutal memories, Chiba had gained a comprehensive understanding of the other him.
The other him—or rather, his past self—would never merely localize himself after learning the rules by which the world operated. There had to be a