Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26388300-20160405070243/@comment-734582-20160410142602

Uchiahmasters wrote: ^^^ They were brought back to full strength by Tsunade's healing Which cost Tsunade chakra.

Madara was Edo Tensei. It's just too strong a jutsu to make any kind of fight fair. He's difficult enough to murder, it's even more difficult to seal him, being unable to destroy his body entirely (or he just regenerates and you can't really seal him during that period), but also unable to go easy on him (because you still need to break through stuff like Susanoo).

If Madara weren't Edo Tensei (all other things equal) they'd have a shot at winning by murdering him with Dust Release. It would require a bit of clever maneuvering to create an opening against Preta, but it's not impossible. The same tactic works even better on Hashirama. He can't defend against Dust Release other than trying to move, and there are 4 kage who can dedicate themselves to preventing exactly that