Pressure

Golden Flash...

Chiba slowly moved his hand away from Hirohiko's forehead and nose bridge. Hirohiko had turned his head away by then, and there was no doubt that the person he meant was Minato Namikaze.

Is that so? Minato Namikaze has already become famous. In the wars to come, he'll be the main character, won't he? But are Minato Namikaze and the AB Combination going to encounter each other this early?

That thought flashed through his mind, and his brow furrowed tightly along with it.

Chiba could clearly feel how pressing time had become. The Third Great Ninja War was progressing along the broad course he knew. The Kannabi Bridge Battle was no longer merely a name—it was about to happen for real.

And now, he could already feel a faint weight settling on his shoulders.

"I'm taking off the bandages."

Chiba drew a light breath, cast aside those thoughts for the moment, and focused on Hirohiko's injuries. The bandages had to come off before he could accurately heal them with Medical Chakra.

Compared to natural recovery, Medical Chakra healed injuries much faster. It would save him from having to spend time recuperating.

However, if there were internal injuries, Hirohiko would still have to be sent to the hospital. Chiba had no effective means of treating internal injuries here.

Such injuries had to be diagnosed early. If treatment was delayed, the consequences could be unimaginable. This examination was still extremely important.

"Mm!"

Hirohiko answered. From his tone alone, Chiba could tell that he was still caught up in excited admiration. That instant when Minato Namikaze appeared had likely been deeply etched into Hirohiko's heart.

To be honest, Chiba also found it difficult to imagine the spectacular sight of someone killing fifty people in an instant. The original work had never