Even Dust Release was useless if it couldn't hit him. He had Spatial Teleportation.
As for the Tailed Beasts, he had been worrying that the Nine-Tails and Shukaku were getting lonely inside their seals. This was the perfect chance to capture two more and give them some company.
Only after hearing this did the First Elder and Third Elder finally relax.
The First Elder couldn't resist asking, "Speaking of which, just how strong was that Uchiha Madara you encountered? Was he really at his peak? At his age, shouldn't he have been very old already?"
Before the words had even left Uchiha Yan's mouth, everyone's expression changed.
"You think he was weak because I beat him too quickly."
"That gave you the illusion that Uchiha Madara was nothing special."
"But **Uchiha Madara was still Uchiha Madara. If anyone else had gone up against him, even all the Kage Level shinobi in the Ninja World combined wouldn't have been enough for him to beat with one hand."
Underestimate Madara?
That was simply asking to die.
The First Elder's brow furrowed. "Are you saying he could maintain that state? And he had even mastered Wood Release?"
The Third Elder also sucked in a sharp breath. "How could that have ended up in his hands?"
"It came from the First Hokage. Back then, during the battle at the Valley of the End, he forcibly tore off a piece of flesh from the First Hokage."
Uchiha Yan casually offered a brief explanation and didn't elaborate.
After hearing this, the two elders exchanged a glance and asked no further questions.
The First Elder nodded, his tone settling. "Then we can rest easy. Be careful about everything when the time comes. The Third Elder and I will be waiting for you all to return together."
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