Both sides were playing a game of wits, waiting for the other to lose patience and make the first move.
Uchiha Kyu did not know where Black Zetsu had hidden Madara Uchiha's corpse. Given Madara Uchiha's personality, he could never have entrusted his own final arrangements to Uchiha Obito.
To learn the whereabouts of Madara Uchiha's corpse, he had to force Black Zetsu to reveal himself.
Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan thus became the medium through which both sides played their game.
If the one using the Rinnegan was Madara Uchiha, then Uchiha Kyu would personally take action instead of standing by and watching the show.
For Madara Uchiha, that battle maniac, Uchiha Kyu still held a degree of respect for his strength.
Uchiha Kage steadily received intelligence reports from battlefields across the land.
"Clan Head, Sunagakure has sent word. Our men have already breached Sunagakure, but the Fourth Kazekage is still leading the Sand Ninja in stubborn resistance."
"The remaining battlefields are proceeding according to plan. Everything is going smoothly."
Uchiha Kyu was still dissatisfied with the speed of the various divisions' attacks and issued new orders. "Pass on my command. Tell them to pick up the pace."
"End the battle swiftly by tomorrow at the latest."
"I can't be bothered to wait."
"Understood." Uchiha Kage waved over the subordinate responsible for communications and promptly conveyed the clan head's orders.
Uchiha Kyu turned his attention back to the battle between the three and Nagato Uzumaki.
The battle grew increasingly fierce, and both sides kept revealing more of their trump cards.
Though the Legendary Sannin appeared to be at odds with one another, their coordination was seamless.
As expected of old comrades-in-arms. This level of cooperation must have taken at least ten years to develop.
Though Orochimaru appeared to be a researcher,