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To be honest, there really wasn't any plan...
Listening to the Shadow Clone's words and watching his gaze shift away, Chiba slowly closed his eyes and took a faint breath.
Seriously, even Gate of Limit Mode merely placed him within the range of an S-Rank Ninja. And even among S-Rank Ninja, there were differences in strength. Konoha's Sannin, for example, were classified as S-Rank Ninja, but their strength had essentially surpassed that rank; they were Kage-level experts, supreme beings even among S-Rank Ninja. People like Chiyo, on the other hand, had declined with age. Though she still possessed S-Rank strength, she ultimately could not be considered among the upper tier of that rank.
As for Chiba, although he now possessed S-Rank strength, with his unique tactical instincts and execution abilities supporting his combat power, he was not afraid of other S-Rank Ninja. He could not claim a guaranteed victory against every one of them, but against any of them, his odds of winning would not be low.
However, the opponent before him was an existence beyond S-Rank, someone with Kage-level strength whose combat power stood at the very peak of that level. The sheer might of his Nintaijutsu could even place him in the realm beyond Kage-level.
Whether in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, experience, or ability, he was second to none, practically without a flaw.
Absolute defense, absolute offense, absolute speed... he was an existence like a nightmare to every Ninja.
An existence almost all Ninja regarded as invincible!
Facing an enemy like this, Chiba truly had no course of action to follow. Tactically, all he could do was predict, set up contingencies, then evade his attacks. If he could counterattack, he would; if he could not, he would simply dodge. It was an almost helpless, passive strategy, nothing more