We shouldn't have been told any of this.
At first, I had my doubts.
But after hearing it all, I became even more certain. These were not things we should have known, and he had gone into far too much detail.
It was all too abnormal.
Staring intently at the man before him, Shikamaru Nara's mind ran through this string of thoughts.
The reason he had asked that question was simple. He had already found it strange that they could know these things.
Now, not only had they been told, but they had been told in such detail. It even sounded as though he was afraid they would not understand, or might misunderstand. Between his words, Shikamaru had even sensed certain implications.
It seemed that as Taki Chiba recounted this past, he had deliberately revealed a great deal of information beyond their level concerning Uchiha Nobuhiko.
That made it seem even more abnormal.
At this point, Shikamaru even felt as though he had been set up.
"The reason I told you so much is simple. If you run into Uchiha Nobuhiko, I want you to run faster."
Chiba answered honestly.
That had been his intention from the beginning. There was no need to say anything more, much less conceal it. In fact, if the three children failed to grasp it thoroughly enough, he would even remind them directly.
After all, Uchiha Nobuhiko was currently in Konoha. His intentions were obvious enough—he was bound to come into conflict with Konoha. When that happened, there was a very real chance that they would encounter Uchiha Nobuhiko.
The reason Chiba had given them such detailed intelligence on Uchiha Nobuhiko was so they would be prepared if they encountered him and have a better chance of survival.
No matter what, these three would become