After saying a few words to Madara Uchiha, Qingyun said no more. The Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spun, and he vanished silently before Madara Uchiha.
Madara Uchiha had not even sensed any spatial fluctuations when Qingyun left. His pupils contracted slightly, and his understanding of Qingyun's strength deepened.
After all, who was Madara Uchiha?
He was a powerhouse who had once been invincible throughout the shinobi world, with extraordinarily broad knowledge. Moreover, Tobirama Senju had once created a Space-Time Dojutsu and killed Uchiha Izuna, who had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. Uchiha Izuna was Madara Uchiha's younger brother, so Madara Uchiha had begun studying the weaknesses of Space-Time Ninjutsu long ago.
Later, Obito Uchiha had also awakened a Mangekyo with space-time properties, so Madara Uchiha understood ninjutsu and dojutsu of that nature extremely well.
Yet now, after seeing Qingyun use his Space-Time Dojutsu, Madara Uchiha realized that his previous understanding of space-time had barely scratched the surface.
No, that was not quite right. Rather, the space-time users he had encountered before had been far too weak, leading him to underestimate the power of Space-Time Ninjutsu and dojutsu.
Madara Uchiha stood in place in silence for a while, then composed himself and headed toward Amegakure's encampment.
"Lord Madara, where have you been? Nagato Uzumaki has already merged with the Ten-Tails and advanced to the Six Paths Level. Should we control him now and have him use Rinne Rebirth to fully resurrect you, or wait a little longer?"
After his attempt to manipulate Nagato Uzumaki failed and backfired on him, Black Zetsu had wanted to find Madara Uchiha. But Madara Uchiha had disappeared from Amegakure at some point, and despite searching for a long time, he had been unable to find him. Now that he saw Madara Uchiha return, he immediately addressed