Chiba's Tactical Ability Was Still Growing!

Sure enough, Chiba was still Chiba. Only he could think of that in an instant. What exactly was his brain made of?

And it felt like he was still growing—still growing in terms of tactics. If it had been him during the Defense Map mission, he definitely would have noticed the risk in that choice, but surely not this quickly!

Just now, he had made his decision almost instantly. In other words, in that instant, he had seen through the other side's intentions and made a judgment.

Although I have only carried out one mission with him, if it had been him during the Defense Map mission, he probably could not have done it in an instant. At the very least, he would have needed to think it over.

But now, in an instant, he had grasped the opponent's situation.

Not just his strength or combat power—even his tactical thinking and tactical ability, was Chiba improving at a speed ordinary people could never hope to reach?

Carefully watching the footprints, Hirohiko could not help but marvel inwardly. Chiba's words had already made him understand why they needed to follow such obvious tracks. At the same time, he felt even more keenly that he could not see Chiba's back, let alone catch up to him.

Even though he possessed the Sharingan Kekkei Genkai, a Kekkei Genkai so powerful that awakening it practically guaranteed one would become an elite, he still could not summon even the slightest thought of catching up to Chiba.

Though his competitive spirit toward Chiba had weakened considerably through their daily interactions and shared brushes with death, and he no longer cared much about which of them was stronger, he still felt somewhat unwilling when faced with this Chiba—when faced with the endless reserves and terrifying rate of