When...
Chiba had mastered such a technique. Even the First Hokage had been unable to do this. This was no simple wound healing, nor was it Tsunade's Creation Rebirth Jutsu, which accelerated cell division to achieve rapid recovery.
This was bodily reconstruction.
Creating a body out of thin air! This was no longer within the scope of Medical Ninjutsu.
How had Chiba mastered such a technique, such power? Just how far had this child grown? How could I refuse? After fighting Uchiha Nobuhiko, Chiba had grown into someone even I could no longer hope to match? As he looked at the two corpses, utterly unscarred and seemingly newly formed, the Third Hokage's pupils gradually contracted. The shock slowly faded, while a thought gradually emerged in his heart.
From Chiba's back, he could faintly sense the immense power within him, power completely unlike anything from before—or even earlier that night.
And such power could not be obtained through ordinary means.
At that thought, the Third Hokage's eyes filled with worry.
He was somewhat afraid that the power Chiba had gained was like his Eight Gates—something obtained by draining one's lifespan, or directly traded for one's life.
As that concern rose, his expression slowly grew grave. Vaguely, an ominous feeling crept into his heart.
Yet he had no way to stop Chiba now. From what Chiba had done just now, he could tell that Chiba had already made up his mind.
And ever since the beginning, whenever this child had resolved to do something, he had never been able to refuse him.
This time, he could not refuse either!
This time, that resolute gaze Chiba had cast when they passed each other was enough to leave him unable to refuse! Even though, at the time, he had already begun to doubt whether