How were they supposed to handle this?
Minato Namikaze felt a splitting headache coming on.
The operation would officially begin in two days. He would have to use Flying Thunder God to scout the enemy's troop deployments up ahead. How could he spare any attention for the rear?
Leave Obito to Yan?
That did not seem right, either.
This was no ordinary problem. They would be risking their lives against Madara Uchiha. If anything went wrong, no one could guarantee what would happen.
As for the Nine-Tails...
Minato Namikaze admitted that he had underestimated him before. Only after hearing Jin Uchiha mention those things did he realize that the Nine-Tails was not just an ultimate weapon, but a walking encyclopedia of history.
Looking at it that way, once this operation was over, he would have to have a proper talk with Kushina. They should treat the Nine-Tails a little better from now on.
Who knew? They might get those secrets for free.
But the most pressing issue right now was still Obito.
With someone as terrifying as Madara Uchiha targeting him, even Minato Namikaze was at a loss.
Under normal circumstances, he could simply keep Obito off the mission. But they were at war now. Though he qualified as a commander, he could not openly resort to such measures.
Otherwise, how could anyone accept it?
Was his student's life worth saving, while the lives of other shinobi were not?
Besides, even if they avoided this attempt, how much good would it do? Would Madara Uchiha give up for good just because he failed this time?
If there was a first attempt, there would naturally be another.
And Madara Uchiha was hiding in the shadows now. Even if they wanted to fight him to the death, they could not find him.