Bury them... with my own hands?
Hearing the slightly despondent voice and seeing the ripples Chiba could not suppress in his calm eyes, a trace of melancholy crossed the Third Hokage's face.
Was that really all there was to it?
Yet a question lingered in his heart.
"Alright."
However, although doubts still lingered in his heart, the Third Hokage ultimately agreed without hesitation after Chiba spoke those words.
In truth, he had no room to refuse this request.
Though he appeared to have all sorts of doubts and concerns about Chiba's motives, the Third Hokage actually had no grounds to refuse.
It was not because Chiba's words contained anything that made refusal impossible.
Rather, he simply could not refuse this request.
To the Third Hokage, compared with the current situation or the matter of handling Kushina, Hirohiko, and Yukina's bodies, what worried him most at this moment was Chiba's mental state.
After all, he had lost Kushina, Hirohiko, and Yukina all at once. Even the strongest person would be mentally unstable after suddenly losing three beloved people, people who had also been the most important in his life.
Whether it was overwhelming grief, feigned calm while his heart was being twisted by blades, utter frustration, or a crushing blow, in any case, Chiba's heart could not possibly be as calm as he appeared.
Some people, when first confronted with grief, might not show much sorrow at all. They might not even feel particularly sad.
But as time fermented those emotions, the grief would grow increasingly intense. It might linger for a very long time, even affect one's entire life, leaving them forever trapped in the sorrow of loss. As time went on, that grief might even become unbearable.
At this moment, the Third Hokage was deeply worried that Chiba was