Though Jin said he trusted Madara, he remained on guard at all times. Fire Phoenix had also returned to Jin's side. White Rose pressed tightly against Jin's left side, staring intently at Madara's every movement.
Freed from his restraints, Madara looked at his wrinkled hand and said approvingly, "You're very strong. At the Heavenly Ninja Challenge Arena, when I saw that your and Itachi's Susanoo weren't fused with your bodies, I knew you were a super genius. You're clever. Though an unfused Susanoo is greatly weakened, it has no side effects. I think your ability to create and modify ninjutsu is even stronger than that of the First Hokage."
"An unfused tailed beast doesn't have much of a side effect on the body either. That's why I use Susanoo separately from my body. If I run into an emergency, I might still fuse with Susanoo. Let me tell you a secret: there are absolutely no side effects when I fuse with Fire Phoenix."
"I'll tell you a secret as well. There is an even more powerful genjutsu beyond Tsukuyomi. And many people already know about this genjutsu. You'll learn its name someday. You'd better be careful. Goodbye, kid with strength absurdly beyond reason! Oh, right—you're the Fifth Hokage. Truly unbelievable!" Madara vanished in an instant.
When Madara's chakra signature had moved more than ten kilometers away and Jin could no longer sense it, he let out a long breath. "That was close! The three of us nearly got wiped out. Now you know, right? Madara's power is no joke." With little strength left in their bodies, the two sat back-to-back on the arena stage.
"Sigh, Red Rose still came too late! But even if she'd made it in time, she might not have been able to keep Madara there. Maybe