The moment Namikaze Minato arrived, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.
After all, before he arrived, Mikami Yu had already slashed Madara's Corpse Clone down to its last sliver of health. The only tricky part had been dealing with the Three-Tails inside Nohara Rin.
Now that Rin's condition had stabilized, there was nothing left to worry about. All that remained was some cleanup.
Gamabunta knew nothing of this.
After finally psyching himself up, he charged at Uchiha Madara, ready to die, and unleashed his strongest move, Toad Short Blade Slash. Yet after just a few swings, he saw Madara's Susanoo begin to crumble, its wielder plummeting toward the ground amid the gusts from his blade.
"—?"
Have I really gotten this strong? Even Uchiha Madara is no match for me now?
Gamabunta was a little dumbfounded, then overwhelmed by unexpected delight.
This was Uchiha Madara!
The man who had once controlled the Nine-Tails with a single glance and subdued the entire shinobi world alongside Hashirama Senju!
And now Gamabunta had shattered his Susanoo with a slash.
Whatever circumstances had led to this scene, they did nothing to diminish his newfound bragging rights. The next time he saw the other toads, or that stinking snake from Ryūchi Cave, he could really rub it in their faces.
At that thought, all Gamabunta's resentment over being summoned out of nowhere vanished. Who knew Namikaze Minato was such a decent guy? He really does remember me when something good comes along—
Nearby.
Namikaze Minato paid no attention to what Gamabunta was thinking. As Gamabunta swung his blade, Minato used the Body Flicker Technique to leap off the toad's head and close in on Uchiha Madara, driving the sphere he had just formed straight at his face. "Rasengan!!"
Cold. Trembling.
Inside