Madara had clearly lost the ability to fight, so why did both of them say that he had won?
It turned out that while Nawaki controlled the True Several Thousand Hands to stop Tengai Shinsei, the Summoning Technique at the center of the forest had already been completed, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had been summoned away. Although Madara had exhausted his chakra by using Tengai Shinsei, causing the cells in his body to enter decline prematurely, he had already achieved his goal.
After confirming that Madara's aura was steadily weakening, Nawaki dispelled the Wood Golem Technique and walked up to him. Looking down at him, he said, "However, no matter what plans you have, they will come to an end along with your death!"
Madara sneered. "Heh heh, not necessarily! Sometimes, death is not the end..."
After speaking those final words, Madara lost all signs of life. Even his eyes remained open.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." At the same time, seeing that the battle had ended, the Konoha Shinobi Army at the edge of the forest rushed toward the two of them.
Nawaki bent down and reached toward Madara's face, intending to close his eyes for him. No matter what, Madara had been an opponent worthy of respect. Nawaki had openly and secretly fought against him for so many years, and now it had finally come to an end.
But at that moment, the surrounding space-time rippled, and a massive space-time vortex appeared. A figure wearing a spiral mask slowly emerged from within it!
"It's you!" Seeing Obito's sudden appearance and recalling Madara's last words, Nawaki had already guessed his intentions. Still, he put on a guarded expression as he withdrew his outstretched right hand and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"We meet again, Lord Skywalker!" Obito