Really...
I had to change. I couldn't go on like this. Whenever something related to the Fate Alteration Plan came up, I overreacted so easily and lost my composure. Nothing had gone wrong yet, but if this continued, I would inevitably pay a terrible price for it.
Having realized this, Chiba let out a breath of relief, but warning bells continued to ring in his heart. Compared to Rin, who could not possibly be in danger right now and should be safe for some time afterward, meaning he still had time, Chiba was more concerned about this latest loss of composure.
Though he had not shown it, if that mindset had surfaced at a critical moment, he would definitely have made an irrational, rash choice and caused the entire situation to slip completely beyond his control.
As for the Fate Alteration Plan—or rather, the Fate Alteration Plan after Obito's death—the most important things were calmness and sound judgment that adapted to the time and guided the situation.
If he lost his footing, then there would be no point discussing any Fate Alteration Plan from here on.
Now that Obito's predetermined fate had come to pass, he understood that changing fate had nothing to do with overcoming fate's obstacles. What he had to fight was not fate's obstruction, but the randomness of how events unfolded and the various sudden changes that might arise at any moment. The difficulty was countless times greater than any supposed obstacle of fate.
When a turning point truly occurred, he could not afford a single mistake within that window of time. He also had to accurately grasp the direction events were taking. Kannabi Bridge was the best lesson.
Just a slight advance in timing had caused the entire matter to slip completely out of his control.