The hunt lasted five full days. In the end, Madara Uchiha was forced to use Reverse Summoning to escape Kazan's pursuit.
Kazan searched for another day afterward, sweeping his Observation Haki in every direction, but found no trace of Madara Uchiha.
He stood in the sky, looking down over the land, and found the place where Madara Uchiha had once lived in "seclusion."
Unfortunately, the army of a hundred thousand White Zetsu had already been moved elsewhere.
The army moved with incredible stealth and speed, traveling freely through the ground, making it extremely difficult to detect.
"You won't be so lucky next time, Madara."
After six days of pursuit, Kazan had no choice but to give up and return to Konoha.
The frenzied chase caused an enormous stir in the outside world.
At first, people had no idea what was happening. Who could possibly warrant such an all-out effort from the Ghost of Konoha?
Only when news of the battle in Konoha spread did they learn that the legendary Madara Uchiha had actually returned from the dead.
And the Ghost of Konoha had hunted that legendary figure for six whole days!
Even as they marveled at Kazan's terrifying strength, they were filled with unease, because the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan was real.
For a time, everyone among the Cloud Shinobi and Rock Shinobi feared for their safety. The tailed beasts needed for the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan were in their villages.
Both the Cloud Shinobi and the Rock Shinobi hid their villages' jinchūriki.
It was partly to protect them, and partly to prevent a battle from erupting in their villages and causing catastrophic losses.
After all, Kazan had blasted places all across the Shinobi World to pieces just by pursuing Madara Uchiha.
If a full-scale battle broke out in their villages, they