"So, today you're just an ordinary spectator?"
At the new embassy for Kusagakure's envoys, Hada Kazune and Hada Ichiba stopped at the threshold, looking at Hada Ichiba, who had taken two more steps ahead of them and come to a halt.
"Of course. How would I have that much time to meddle in his affairs?"
At that, Hada Ichiba practically rolled his eyes before turning around and replying irritably.
"I'm just afraid you won't be able to stop yourself from interfering when the time comes."
Hearing this, Kazune merely smiled, seeming not to care much about Ichiba's words.
"This time... I absolutely won't."
At this moment, Hada Ichiba also smiled, but his tone was exceptionally firm.
It was obvious that someone had tampered with my memories.
And in the entire Shinobi World, there were only two people capable of altering memories without anyone noticing—or rather, simply altering memories.
Either Taki Chiba, or Uchiha Nobuhiko.
The only one I had come into contact with was Taki Chiba. Uchiha Nobuhiko could not possibly have such vast abilities that he could alter or tamper with my memories right under Taki Chiba's nose.
Right now, Taki Chiba was the only possibility.
What exactly he had changed, and why he had changed it, remained unclear.
Nor could it be determined with complete certainty that he meant no harm.
Uchiha Nobuhiko had already gotten involved in these Chunin Exams. Though I can't keep myself entirely out of it either, I can still watch how things unfold.
Before I know Taki Chiba's purpose, I can play both sides for a while.
That was what Hada Ichiba was thinking at the moment.
Now that he had confirmed there was something wrong with his memories, Hada Ichiba had no intention of acting rashly.
Moreover, since Taki Chiba was the