"Is that the effect of your Rinnegan...?"
Madara Uchiha spoke.
Even as he said that, he blocked Sasuke with one hand, then kicked him away.
"Water Style: Water Shockwave!"
Yet a wave of water came rushing at him.
Madara Uchiha immediately leaped aside, but a water dragon descended from above.
But he had put all his combat power into Taijutsu!
So he dodged again, then looked toward the person who had used Water Style.
It turned out the third person had made a move.
It was not just the two juniors, Sasuke and Naruto. Mei Terumi had also joined in.
Meanwhile, Minato vanished from where he stood. He appeared beside Naruto, then raised his left hand.
Madara Uchiha wanted to block him, only to discover that his arm had been marked.
"This is a Flying Thunder God mark!"
Madara Uchiha was highly knowledgeable.
Or rather, he had always been, because this was once Tobirama Senju's technique. There was no way he would be unfamiliar with it.
"Your speed is even faster than Tobirama Senju's," Madara Uchiha said. "Minato Namikaze."
"Thanks for the compliment!"
Minato said, but he had already grabbed Naruto's hand and used Flying Thunder God to appear far away.
They had already tested it. Madara Uchiha's Taijutsu was currently far too strong.
Relying on one-on-one fights was useless.
...Please send flowers...
"One, two, three, four..."
Madara Uchiha stood where he was. "Five..."
Although Kitahara Kaede had not moved, Might Guy, whom he had brought along, had already opened the fifth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Gate of Limit.
"Five against one?"
Madara Uchiha smiled.
Mei Terumi, however, said with a solemn expression, "Yes, five against one. Please don't call us underhanded. After all, you are simply too strong."
"In a sense, this is also our acknowledgment