This was...
In his slightly raised gaze, a kunai grew clearer and clearer as it rushed straight at his face. Chiba's expression stiffened slightly, as if he had seen something unbelievable. Beneath that stiffness was also a dazed disbelief.
"Smack!"
Then, with a crisp sound, as if by instinct, Chiba suddenly raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and caught the kunai in his palm.
No mistake! This is the Flying Thunder God Kunai Kushina gave me!
At that moment, Chiba's gaze was drawn to the kunai in his hand.
Its blade split into three prongs, its handle was thick and heavy, and upon it were the words "Sword of Ninja Love" along with circular Tadpole Script.
It was clearly the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had lost!
Could it be that obstacles of fate don't exist at all?
With that thought surfacing in his heart, Chiba slowly straightened from his bent position. As he rose, his gaze fixed on the Flying Thunder God Kunai gradually lifted as well. Slowly, a figure in white appeared in his eyes, slowing down as she drew closer, only a few leaps away from reaching him.
"Tap!"
And in that instant, the white-clad figure landed before him.
Yukina!
At that very moment, the name of the white-clad figure echoed in Chiba's heart.
That was right. Yukina had finally arrived, bringing the Flying Thunder God Kunai with her!
She had not arrived in the nick of time, but when Chiba had been caught in a dilemma, she had brought him the thing he needed most, like timely aid in a snowstorm.
The Flying Thunder God Kunai! At the same time, Chiba was somewhat confused. If the Third Raikage was an obstacle of fate, then Yukina's arrival did not seem to fit the word "obstacle" at