"Is that so... So that was the kind of relationship you had with Chiba. That really was like him!"
Looking at Hada Ichiba, who had laid out everything about himself and Chiba, Hada Kazune nodded and unconsciously spoke.
"Any other questions?"
As for Hada Kazune's current reaction, Hada Ichiba showed no unusual expression beyond one of complete candor as he asked.
Since Kazune had asked so openly, he could no longer keep hiding it.
This kind of frankness meant that Kazune and the others had reached the end of their patience regarding his identity—or rather, their suspicions of him.
If he kept concealing things now, then it would not be Long Yan causing trouble, but Kazune, Yu Ze, and Zong Mi.
Long Yan might have been famous as a destroyer, but compared to those three, his troublemaking was child's play. If those three truly stirred things up, it would not be as simple as destruction.
After all, they were the true people in power of a shinobi village.
All they had to do was tell Konoha that there was something suspicious about Hada Ichiba, and his plan would be unable to proceed.
Now, because of the alliance with Konoha, the status of those three was anything but ordinary, especially in matters involving Konoha.
Konoha's trust in them had already been established. If they said there was a problem, Konoha really would take action.
Then his plan would inevitably come to nothing.
Besides, this was not something that needed to be hidden in the first place. Back then, Taki Chiba had never said he could not reveal their relationship.
He had simply found it amusing to watch the three of them investigate him, which was why he had not said anything.
Furthermore, his relationship with Taki Chiba was not something shameful.