I never said automatically protects you. You assumed the 1-3 second thing and passed it off as fact just like everything else you and Evonne is saying. Now you are taking it back saying it is less than 1 second. I am out of here with retractions like that. Nagano was being controlled by Kabuto so it is Kabutos reactions that are slow plus you know that that panel was hardcore plot no jutsu Nagato had to go down somehow. And he doesn't have the sharingan to see chakra like Madara does. The other panels he didn't even need Shinra Tensei because he had other jutsu to save him or it was a clone. For this little argument I am saying Madara can use Shinra Tensei to counter this technique.
It is obvious to me "Tobispawn" that you want to convince everyone that Tobi is greater than basically everyone due to his S/T hence the who can counter this thread title. This is especially prudent right now since people are starting to say that Madara can beat Tobi - something I didn't think was true until I saw the Rinnegan. It is convenient hen that Madara can use ST to counter this attack so in no way does Tobi outright have Madara beat.
Madara is an excellent battle strategist and I am saying that when touched he COULD use Shinra Tensei to counter Tobis S/T jutsu despite the retractions. Madara is in battle, he'd expect an attack coming and Shinra Tensei would work.
My bad. I won't mention any time then, seeing that I'm not sure. But from what the panels show, its fast enough for Fu and Torune not notice what's even happening...and I guess the most of the panels can be proven as plot/false, but the ones where Madara's clones couldn't react IMO shows something (possibly).
And I'm not saying Tobi's greater than anyone in the entire series, just through warping them. It
can be seen coming if Madara has his eyes on Tobi when he initially warps, giving Madara time to use a Shinra Tensei. All I'm saying is if Tobi warps without Madara seeing/knowing, Madara would have to act on instinct over reflex (which he for sure can do), which won't always save him. There's no need to bring in my username into this debate; look at my sig. U_U
So yeah, I agree with your last paragraph. Madara for sure CAN use Shinra Tensei to counter it, but IMO it'd have to be based more on instinct than reflex. So I think Tobi, if he's constantly warping without Madara seeing/knowing (i.e. creating a destraction first), would eventually be able to get him, unless Madara's instinct works for him every time, which I don't see happening for sure. And for sure not with the 5 second interval on Shinra Tensei.
I guess I should reword my main post into involving something about how it most possibly can't be avoided through reflex, but through instinct it possibly can a few times. But instinct won't always save someone. And Shinra Tensei won't always either, if Tobi takes advantage of the 5 seconds.
well FTG has a hand seal too doesn't it?
Not when Minato dodged A or Tobi's chains (but when he landed, he had them).