How strong a clone could be depended on whose clone it was.
During the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original story, Dodai of the Cloud Shinobi had been willing to sacrifice Ninja from his own village to protect one of Naruto's clones.
He had said, "Even a clone is more useful than we are."
Now Madara's clone was stronger still, forcing Kakashi to use every means he had to stay alive.
A boundless surge of Haki erupted. Energy roared, blindingly bright, as dark-red lightning ravaged the sea of trees and shattered it.
"Kazan's Haki!" Madara Uchiha's clone was startled. Clever. He stored and sealed it ahead of time. It's as powerful as one of Kazan's strikes.
He dared not take it lightly. This was a blow from the Ghost God, not one of those insects.
He pulled the Wood Dragon, the Wooden Golem, and Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands in front of him as shields.
The Haki surged like a tide. It swallowed the sea of trees without slowing, then shattered the Wood Dragon, the Wooden Golem, and the Thousand-Armed Kannon in succession.
The sight stunned everyone. Stored Haki alone had accomplished what none of them could do at full strength.
The gap in power was simply too vast!
"You almost 'killed' me, you bastard."
Madara Uchiha laughed and charged out again. He had no intention of giving the Ninja of the Three Great Shinobi Villages another chance; who knew where they might pull out another Scroll like that?
He was only a clone, after all, not the original.
Madara Uchiha plunged among them like a tiger into a flock of sheep and began a massacre.
"Thunder Bagua!" Yuzuki Kurama swept the Kubikiribōchō toward him.
Madara Uchiha leaped over the blade, caught it with one hand,