Looks like there was no need to think of any other way...
The thought of That was close flashed through Chiba's mind. He slowly steadied the breath that had grown ragged from traveling at maximum speed and then shifting to his fastest stealthy pace. Crouching on the massive branch, he gradually lowered himself and slipped into the dense foliage.
At that moment, his grave eyes reflected the clearing beyond several branches, noticeably brighter than the surrounding primeval forest, as well as the semicircular earthen mound pressed against the ground like a cave built from stacked stones.
This should be where fate unfolded!
At the same time, as he concealed himself amid the dense leaves on the branch, Chiba let out a long breath of relief.
He no longer needed to worry about the clone problem. That issue had been resolved. This direction was the direction of where fate unfolded.
What lay before him was where fate unfolded! "Huff... huff..."
With faint breaths, the expression in Chiba's eyes slowly sharpened. As his focus gathered, his pupils gradually narrowed. His attention became intensely concentrated, and the emotion hovering between delight and ecstasy slowly settled, turning into a calm state without a ripple.
That cave made of piled stones should be where Rin was being held...
By now, Obito and Kakashi should have entered it and begun fighting Higure.
And that ninja using the Earth Release invisibility technique, Camouflage Concealment, should have already been taken out!
As calmness took hold, Chiba's eyes moved as he surveyed the surroundings as thoroughly as possible, seemingly searching for something.
My angle is limited... My field of view is narrow. I haven't found the Camouflage Concealment ninja's body, but since Rin's abduction already happened ahead of time, I can't expect everything to proceed as I know it