Madara, reincarnated with the Edo Tensei by Kabuto Yakushi, drops down from one of the rocky pillars in the barren desert battlefield. He stands across from the several-hundred chunin-level Ninja of Gaara's division in the Shinobi Alliance. Madara begins advancing towards the large group of mostly average-level shinobi, getting faster and faster. some of them are sweating, some of them swallowing hard, and some of them praying. Kabuto and the reanimated Tsuchikage, Mū watch from above. Some of the other shinobi on the sidelines, such as one of Naruto's shadow clones, Gaara, Ōnoki, Temari, etc. As Madara breaks into a sprint, the shinobi let out battle cry and charge, despite their fear.