Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-43403813-20200102180859/@comment-43403813-20200128113258

@Ninja Fair point on Kakashi having Kamui as well, but again Obito may not even be “refusing” the deal because of his ability to fight all of the Akatsuki.

Let’s say that the Akatsuki weren’t even there, and Kabuto only showed Edo Madara. Obito would still most likely fold. Whilst a possible reason is that Madara would beat Obito in a fight (which he probably would), that might not entirely be what Obito is worried about. It is clear that Obito did not want Madara revived, as he would lose the reins over his plan. Obito might have simply not wanted to complicate his goal with having Madara with him.

Thus, I don’t think Obito initially questioning the deal shows his strength over the bulk of Akatsuki, it’s too assumptive. I think Obito was confident that the Akatsuki couldn’t do anything to him since his ability is the perfect defense, or he would easily escape, but I don’t think he could beat them in a fight. Think about it, with characters like Nagato and Itachi where his best bet is to suck them into Kamui, he is screwed when you realise that he’d be attacked from both dimensions at the same time.

Obito probably showed no intimidation because they can’t do things to him (only if he doesn’t engage), but it is exactly the same vice versa with the stronger Akatsuki members. The moment he sucks one Akatsuki member into Kamui is where he loses. (I don’t think Sasori without his puppets or Deidara would be much of a factor, but Nagato and Itachi would definitely screw Obito if he sucked only one of them into Kamui at a point in time.