Is that so...
So she sacrificed herself to save him.
And she used...
Listening to the calm words of the man before them, neither Neji Hyuga nor Tenten felt calm inside. Though they were still young, their mission experience had already exposed them to death—something children should never have had to face.
They understood very clearly what death was.
And what kind of impact death had on those left behind.
At this moment, Taki Chiba spoke calmly, and his words seemed to contain little emotion regarding Aunt Yukina's sacrifice. Yet they knew very well how much emotion lay beneath that calmness.
Or rather, how much sorrow.
This was definitely not something as easy as he made it sound.
From between his words, they could even imagine how brutal the situation had been back then.
She had used all the blood in her body to save the man before them.
Either Aunt Yukina's blood possessed some special effect, or the man before them had been so severely injured that he had nearly bled dry. Considering how horrific the Night of the Nine-Tails had been...
Though their experience was still limited, they understood what the situation had been like.
At the same time, they understood what kind of resolve—and how intense her feelings must have been—for an eleven-year-old girl to give all her blood to another person so that he could live.
If they put themselves in her place, they might not have been able to do the same.
Even if they were companions who trusted each other completely.
Even in Konoha, even between people bound by strong ties, being willing to give up one's life for another was still something incredibly precious.
Especially when one knew with certainty that death awaited.
And they could also understand how agonizing it must have