Elsewhere, in Uchiha Madara's secret cave, Uchiha Madara appeared once more.
Uchiha Madara rose steadily from beneath the ground and said calmly, "Obito."
Uchiha Madara looked at the space before him.
Obito was still maintaining the formation that was absorbing the Four-Tails, without making any move.
"That Uchiha clansman—the one who uses space-time Ninjutsu."
"Can you hold him off?"
Uchiha Madara asked.
He remained quite concerned about Uchiha Shisui's strength. Madara might have been arrogant, but he was not foolish.
Having suffered at the hands of space-time Ninjutsu more than once, Uchiha Madara naturally would not underestimate any user of it.
"He has a treasure that can amplify his space-time abilities."
"It's similar to the Uchiha clan's war fan."
Obito said.
"Even with the Mangekyō Sharingan, my mastery of space-time Ninjutsu is inferior to his."
"I can only barely hold him back."
Uchiha Madara nodded at those words.
He had indeed sensed a trace of danger from Uchiha Shisui, which was why he had retreated so quickly.
Otherwise, with only a portion of his strength restored, Uchiha Madara could easily have been countered by space-time Ninjutsu.
Ninja who used space-time Ninjutsu were just that troublesome—slippery and elusive, capable of fighting opponents above their level.
For example, when the future Second Hokage and Namikaze Minato joined forces, they had caused no small amount of trouble even for Uchiha Madara after he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
"I understand. Keep a close eye on Uchiha Shisui."
Uchiha Madara narrowed his eyes, seemingly considering a strategy to deal with him.
"This time, I brought back three Jinchuriki."
"With the Four-Tails included, we've already gathered nearly half of the Tailed Beasts."
Uchiha Madara instructed Obito, "Now I need your help to seal these Tailed Beasts as soon as possible, lest something unexpected happen."
"So that