"You're kidding, right? Something like this..." Mei Terumi said in disbelief as she watched Madara release the contract while remaining in the Impure World Reincarnation state.
"A mere jutsu of this level could never restrain me. After fighting me this long, you should understand that much!" Madara said as if it were only natural. "Enough. They say anyone who has seen the Complete Body Susanoo has only one path left: death. But since I already withdrew it, bringing it out again would be somewhat embarrassing. That interruption just now ruined my mood. It's about time I went to capture the Nine-Tails."
"What did you say?!" Ōnoki was startled. Before Naruto's clone vanished, he had confidently declared that the Five Kage would handle Madara here! Not to mention they had Itachi, Jiraiya, and Ming Jing as fresh reinforcements. Thinking of that, Ōnoki floated up and blocked Madara's path.
"Lord Tsuchikage, I'm afraid we aren't his match," Mei Terumi reminded him helplessly.
Ōnoki stared at Madara and said firmly, "Even so, we must stop him here!"
Madara looked at Ōnoki floating before him, placed his hands on his hips, and said, "Pathetic."
"What an irritating way of talking," Ming Jing said flatly as he stepped forward.
Madara turned to look at Ming Jing. After a long moment, he sighed. "It seems I still need to deal with you before I can capture the Nine-Tails."
"Itachi, don't learn from him in the future. Acting all cocky like that just makes people want to punch you," Ming Jing suddenly warned Itachi beside him with a serious expression.
"You used to act exactly like that," Itachi said calmly, shooting Ming Jing a glance.
"Then I'll change too! I'll test him first. Use this time to recover." Ming Jing smiled, walked to the front, and looked