"Fighting an opponent who has also awakened the Rinnegan is a first for me in all my years." Folded his arms inside the cube at the center of the Complete Body Susanoo's forehead, Edo Madara spoke calmly to Sasuke, who had likewise unleashed his Complete Body Susanoo. "I hope your strength can entertain me as much as possible, Sasuke."
Saying this to Sasuke, Madara had clearly elevated Sasuke to an opponent of his own caliber.
As for Nagato, who had previously fought a brief skirmish with Edo Madara, although he also possessed the Rinnegan, its original owner was none other than Madara himself. Therefore, from beginning to end, Madara had never regarded Nagato as a true peer with the Rinnegan.
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