Now, he had a better chance against the Nine-Tails' Rampage! If he could master this tactile sensing ability.
The trees on either side rapidly swept past behind him. As brightness gradually emerged ahead, Chiba's expression eased slightly, and a thought crossed his mind.
At this moment, he had secretly resolved to consult a sensory ninja about sensing, preferably mastering the sensory ability he had awakened before the Nine-Tails' Rampage.
Now, he possessed a Forbidden Jutsu that allowed him to ignore terrain. Though it was not as blindingly fast as the Flying Thunder God, it was enough to cross a battlefield. If he added this tactile sensing ability, then the entire battlefield of the Nine-Tails' Rampage would lie within his sight, as if he had a full map of the battlefield.
After all, the fighting during the Nine-Tails' Rampage spanned a vast area. At the very least, Chiba did not know the exact locations of Minato Namikaze's battle with Obito, nor where Minato Namikaze ultimately transferred the Nine-Tails—the place where he sealed the Nine-Tails before his death. Although the transfer site had to be near Konoha, if he did not know its exact location, Chiba had no way of knowing what variables might arise.
Last time, a minor unexpected change that happened ahead of schedule had caused the entire plan to fail. Chiba would not assume that not knowing the exact location would cause no problems.
On the contrary, this time, as long as there was even the slightest possibility of an unforeseen variable, Chiba would do everything he could to eliminate it.
And this tactile sensing was one good way to eliminate that possibility.
Once he had sensing abilities that allowed him to observe the whole situation, along with a Forbidden Jutsu that let him traverse the battlefield at will,