Nice chapter. Guess now it's time for another good and strong character to die: Konan. It's a shame, but I don't think she has any way of defeating Madara. She's strong, but... Maybe the one that appeared in from of Madara was a paper clone. They seem almost impossible to tell from the real one. She knows what Madara is and what he can do...can she really expect to defeat him? or does she have an ace up her sleeve? Maybe this battle will force Madara to show his real face and abilities. Like when jiraya fought Pain. Before dieing he managed to expose pain, so maybe konan's task in this battle is the same or similar. Or maybe, Madara like the coward he his, will just step aside and sasuke will appear and fight Konan instead of him.