Obito and Madara
An unmasked is joined by , who was assumed to still be battling the five Kage. This leads to immediately question Madara of their condition. Madara nonchalantly responds that they are "not doing so well". , even though bisected, uses her remaining strength to summon Katsuyu, saying she could still save the other Kage. As the two Uchiha converse about the progress of their plans, Madara wonders why he was not revived as a living person, to which Obito notes had betrayed them and used the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique on the Konoha shinobi instead.
Naruto attacks Madara, enraged at the fact that he used Nagato. The Uchiha easily counters with his gunbai and attacks; his fan triggering a beam of light that sends Naruto flying back, revealing that the Naruto who had attacked Madara was in fact a shadow clone. Madara prepares to take on Naruto, leaving Obito to deal with and . Meanwhile, Obito recalls his first ever meeting with an elderly Madara, who had saved him from beneath the boulders. As Madara tells the younger Uchiha of his goals to unify the world, Obito — uninterested — attempts to escape, eager to meet his teammates once again.

