"Actually, I lost that battle."
Upon hearing the Third Hokage's affirmative reply, a faint shadow crossed Chiba's face as he spoke.
Although Uchiha Nobuhiko had ultimately fled in defeat, Chiba had, in truth, been the one who lost.
It was only because of Yukina that he had not been killed by Uchiha Nobuhiko like the other transmigrators.
Even after every secret of his transmigration had been revealed, even after several major leaps in strength, he still had not caught up to Uchiha Nobuhiko in the end.
It could be said that, in the end, it had still been...
A crushing defeat!
"No! Since he ultimately fled in defeat, that means..."
Hearing this, the Third Hokage frowned slightly, then shook his head and began to refute him.
Of course...
Chiba was blaming himself for everything that had happened.
A heavy thought rose in his heart.
No matter what, Uchiha Nobuhiko had been driven back. Chiba had ultimately won this matter. Regardless of the process, Uchiha Nobuhiko had failed to achieve his objective, and according to the intelligence reports, he had fled in near panic. Chiba could already be said to have defeated Uchiha Nobuhiko.
Yet Chiba still considered it his own failure. Clearly, it was because of the sacrifices of Kushina, Minato, Hirohiko, and Yukina. His guilt was making him see it as a defeat.
That alone was enough to show that Chiba had developed an obsession with Uchiha Nobuhiko.
The worst possibility the Third Hokage had considered had already come to pass.
"No, I truly did lose. Uchiha Nobuhiko possesses power even greater than what he showed. The reason I was able to win was because Hyuga Yukyō sacrificed himself to buy me a slim chance at survival. Only then was I able to use a new Sealing Jutsu to