Though no one knew what Skywalker was really up to this time, neither the leaders of the various nations abroad nor the Konoha ninja and Mist Ninja fighting within the Land of Water believed he had truly made such a low-level mistake. Everyone guessed that his actions must carry some deeper meaning!
After being proven wrong time and again, the entire Shinobi World had now learned one lesson: never take Skywalker for an idiot, or the idiot would definitely be yourself.
This time, the entire Shinobi World had guessed correctly. Nawaki's deliberately arranged so-called "great sweep" was not aimed at the Mist Ninja guerrillas, but at searching for another big fish. And that big fish was Uchiha Madara, hidden within the Land of Water!
Based on the plot from his previous life, Madara had spent these past years relying on the life force supplied by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to sustain his body. Once Obito had fallen into darkness over Rin's death, Madara's lifespan should have quickly neared its end. Combined with an analysis of the details from his earlier clash with Tsunade and the others, Nawaki could conclude that Madara absolutely could not remain disconnected from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path for long now!
Although the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path could move on its own like a mount, it required the Rinnegan to control it! But Madara had already lost his Rinnegan and could, at most, use the Summoning Technique to relocate the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Therefore, every time Madara relocated the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he would have to sever his connection with it, inevitably harming his body. He might not even be capable of relocating it at all, and could only remain in some fixed