Jiraiya could use Sage Mode too, and he had absolute confidence in his strength. Even against the Kage of the Five Great Nations, he could hold his own.
Perhaps Madara and Jiraiya disagreed over the arrangements for Naruto, but Jiraiya believed they both shared the same desire for peace in Konoha.
Faced with such an unpredictable enemy, Jiraiya was also deeply concerned for Madara's safety.
"If you want to come, then come."
Madara had originally intended to handle the problem alone, but Jiraiya's words brought a faint smile to his face. A new plan began taking shape in his mind.
"Deidara and Sasori are both dead. That brat Deidara really went overboard."
At the shattered cave, Zetsu and Tobi, who wore an orange mask, appeared on the wasteland swept by the explosion's aftermath. Looking at the devastation before them, White Zetsu could not help remarking on it.
"So, did you get any intelligence on Sasuke and Naruto's battle?"
Tobi's voice, originally bright and youthful, suddenly grew deep. The man speaking with Zetsu now was Obito Uchiha.
"Not a scrap. Our White Zetsu Clone was far, far too distant at the time."
Black Zetsu answered Obito's question, leaving him silent once again.
Obito did not care in the slightest about Deidara and Sasori's deaths. What interested him now was the ability of Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan.
Obito held Sasori in high regard. He did not believe Sasuke could have defeated him without using his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Let's leave capturing the Nine-Tails until last. Konoha has too many people who are difficult to deal with."
"I agree."
Having reached an agreement, Obito and Zetsu left. They had no idea that Konoha already had its sights on the Akatsuki.
Only a few days after Sasuke and Naruto returned to Konoha, intelligence on the