One thing was certain: under Madara Uchiha's Majestic Destroyer Flame, Maeda Shin was as dead as could be. Even if the Fourth Kazekage came in person, he would never find a single clue left behind by Madara Uchiha's operation.
"Since you know the Flying Thunder God Technique, why did you spend so long setting things up? With your abilities, you could probably have killed Maeda Shin in a single day if you wanted to."
Only after Madara Uchiha had taken Kakashi out of the Land of Wind's Capital and they had set off on the road back to Konoha did Kakashi recover from the shocking discovery that this brat knew his teacher's Flying Thunder God Technique.
Once he recovered, the perceptive Kakashi noticed something that did not add up about Madara Uchiha's actions. Watching the Uchiha boy lead the way ahead, he asked him outright.
"I got lost."
Madara Uchiha answered Kakashi's question with three simple words, but Kakashi felt certain there was more to it than that.
In fact, Madara Uchiha had finished all the preparations for killing Maeda Shin on the very first day. But as a Konoha shinobi, he rarely had the chance to visit the Land of Wind's Capital, so once everything was in place, he began his own journey of learning through the Land of Wind.
First, he spent some time exploring the streets of the Land of Wind's Capital. Then he went to the home of the Land of Wind's Historian to study.
With the Sharingan, Madara Uchiha could get anyone to invite him into their home. Over the past five days, he had learned a great deal from the Historian's book collection. Though it had been only five days, his knowledge had broadened once again.
By now, Madara's horizons had expanded beyond the