"Minato-sensei, get everyone out of here first! This guy is even stronger than I was just now. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold him off for long. Especially you and Naruto—get as far away as possible!"
Obito swung the Staff of the Sun and Moon in his hand. Two Truth-Seeking Orbs circled around him. Absorbing that portion of the Nine-Tails' Chakra was somewhat uncomfortable, but without the troublesome consciousness of the Ten-Tails, just a single portion of the Nine-Tails' Chakra was still something he could endure in his Six Paths state.
Six Truth-Seeking Orbs circled around Madara Uchiha, and his Staff of the Sun and Moon was also more complete than Obito's. "You want them to leave while you stay behind to stop me? How laughable. When did you become like this again, Obito?"
Obito stood in front of Madara. "I've always been like this. The me I am now is the same Obito Uchiha who wanted to become Hokage back then. And to become Hokage, you have to possess the Will of Fire..."
"Obito, you..."
Minato stared at his disciple before him, at a loss for words. But he was not a hesitant man. After handing Naruto over to Tobirama, he took Sasuke and quickly withdrew from the battlefield.
It was not that he was unwilling to take his son with him. He simply understood very clearly that Madara's targets were the few of them. He and Naruto each possessed half of the Nine-Tails, and if Madara took them, the situation would become even more troublesome.
As for why he did not leave Sasuke behind, it was obvious from Madara's behavior just now that he seemed to intend to harm Sasuke. Naturally, Minato had to get him away as quickly as possible.
"How long do you think