Although Chiba Shun did not know what the third stage of Yin Release was like.
He knew he should have crossed that threshold.
It was just that he had not immediately reached the third stage; he was in a transitional period.
The amount of his soul power was still insufficient.
If nothing unexpected happened, his soul would rapidly grow stronger over the next period of time, until he fully reached the third stage.
Of course, Chiba Shun did not know how long the process would take. It might be half a year, or it might be a year. Kumogakure had no precedent for this, and no one could answer that question.
After figuring out his condition, Chiba Shun quickly fell asleep again—or rather, passed out again.
Over the next few days, he remained unconscious most of the time. Even when he woke up, he had little energy and only felt utterly exhausted.
However, Chiba Shun could also sense that his soul was indeed growing stronger.
Ten days later, Chiba Shun, lying in his hospital bed, suddenly asked Yugito, "Yugito, did something happen outside?"
Yugito hesitated. She first looked at Chiba Shun's complexion and saw that he was already much better. Though he had not fully recovered, he looked far better than when he had been unconscious and deathly pale.
So she said, "Something major happened in the Shinobi World. Senior Killer B said a Shinobi World War might be about to break out."
Chiba Shun was greatly alarmed and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
It turned out that while Chiba Shun had been risking his life to cultivate Yin Release, something neither large nor small had happened in Sunagakure.
The Suna Shinobi sent to their branch in the Land of Rain had not returned for a long time.
The people sent