Why Didn't Madara Uchiha Continuously Use Meteors to Wipe Out the Allied Shinobi Forces?

Madara Uchiha is one of the most powerful and iconic villains in Naruto. His sheer strength and arsenal of jutsu make him nearly unstoppable, and one of his most famous techniques is Tengai Shinsei, where he summons massive meteors to crush his enemies. Given how effective this technique was, many fans wonder: why didn’t Madara continuously bring down meteors until the entire Allied Shinobi Forces were annihilated?

In this blog, we will explore the two primary reasons why Madara did not spam Tengai Shinsei—his use of stronger techniques and his overall goals during the war.

1. Madara Used Even Stronger Techniques

While Tengai Shinsei is incredibly powerful, it is far from Madara’s strongest ability. As the war progressed, he used techniques that far surpassed meteor summoning in terms of destructive potential and efficiency.

A. Perfect Susanoo: Madara’s Full Power

Madara himself stated that his Perfect Susanoo represents his full power. This suggests that even Tengai Shinsei is inferior to what he can do when fully utilizing his chakra.

• Tengai Shinsei caused devastation to the 4th Division, but it required two meteors to deal significant damage.

• Perfect Susanoo, on the other hand, is strong enough to slice through mountains effortlessly.

• The power of Perfect Susanoo is confirmed when Madara compares it to Kurama, stating that the two are nearly equal in destructive potential.

Given these facts, it makes sense that Madara shifted to using Perfect Susanoo against stronger opponents like the Five Kage instead of continuously dropping meteors.

B. The Ten-Tails’ Power Was More Destructive

After obtaining control of the Ten-Tails (Jūbi), Madara had access to its immense chakra reserves and abilities, making Tengai Shinsei obsolete.

• The Ten-Tails can launch Tailed Beast Bombs (Bijūdama), which are significantly more powerful than any meteor.

• Madara’s goal was to test the power of the Jūbi, and using its abilities provided far more strategic advantages than summoning meteors repeatedly.

• By utilizing the Jūbi’s chakra, Madara could unleash large-scale attacks with greater efficiency than Tengai Shinsei.

C. Sage of Six Paths Abilities and Chibaku Tensei

After obtaining the Sage of Six Paths’ (Rikudo Sennin) powers, Madara used Chibaku Tensei, a technique that created multiple planetary bodies and rained them down as a large-scale attack. This technique functioned similarly to Tengai Shinsei but was even more destructive.

• Madara used Chibaku Tensei to create several small moons and rain them down, which was a more refined and powerful version of Tengai Shinsei.

• With these abilities, using Tengai Shinsei became unnecessary as he had access to more powerful variations of similar techniques.

2. Killing the Entire Alliance Was Never His Goal

Despite Madara’s immense power, wiping out the entire Allied Shinobi Forces wasn’t his primary goal. Instead, he had different motivations that influenced his choices during the war.

A. Madara Wanted to Test His Strength

Madara has always been a warrior who enjoys testing his own limits and proving his superiority. His battle against the Shinobi Alliance was an opportunity for him to showcase his strength and try out new abilities.

• During the battle, Madara was resurrected as an Edo Tensei, and Kabuto told him that he was even stronger than he had been in life.

• Madara wanted to gauge this new power, which is why he experimented with various techniques rather than just spamming Tengai Shinsei.

• His use of different abilities, from Susanoo to Wood Release (Mokuton), reflects his desire to experience the full extent of his power.

B. Madara Wanted to Break His Enemies’ Will, Not Just Kill Them

Madara is a master of psychological warfare. Instead of simply wiping out his enemies, he prefers to crush their spirits and show them how hopeless their resistance is.

• When he fought the Five Kage, he didn’t immediately kill them but instead overwhelmed them with his power to demoralize them.

• Similarly, against the Shinobi Alliance, he showcased his superiority rather than simply obliterating them all at once.

• This aligns with his overall strategy of breaking the will of his enemies rather than outright destroying them.

C. The Moon Plan: Infinite Tsukuyomi Was the Ultimate Goal

Madara’s ultimate objective was to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi, a genjutsu that would trap the entire world in an illusion. Killing everyone would have been counterproductive to this plan.

• The goal was to capture people in the illusion, not to annihilate them.

• By allowing some shinobi to live, Madara ensured that there were still people left to be affected by Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Dropping meteors continuously would have destroyed the very world he wanted to trap in the illusion.

3. Would Spamming Meteors Have Been a Good Strategy?

Some might argue that dropping meteors continuously would have been the most effective way to win the war. However, there are several reasons why this wouldn’t have been the best strategy.

A. Chakra Cost and Efficiency

Even though Edo Tensei provides unlimited chakra, using Tengai Shinsei repeatedly might not have been the most efficient use of Madara’s energy.

• Madara had far more versatile and destructive techniques at his disposal.

• Repeatedly summoning meteors would have been redundant when he had easier ways to cause large-scale destruction.

B. The Existence of Strong Threats

While the general Shinobi Alliance was no match for Madara, some individuals posed a real challenge—specifically Naruto and Sasuke.

• As Naruto and Sasuke gained power, they became the real threats, not the weaker shinobi.

• Spamming meteors would not have been as effective against them as using his more advanced techniques.

• Madara prioritized fighting the strongest individuals rather than wasting energy on weaker opponents.

Final Verdict: Why Madara Didn’t Spam Meteors

Ultimately, Madara Uchiha did not continuously summon meteors because:

1. He had far stronger techniques – Perfect Susanoo, the Jūbi’s abilities, and Sage of Six Paths powers were more effective.

2. His goal wasn’t to kill everyone instantly – He preferred breaking his enemies' spirits and testing his own strength.

3. He needed people alive for Infinite Tsukuyomi – Wiping out the entire Shinobi Alliance would have contradicted his plan.

4. There were stronger threats to deal with – Naruto and Sasuke were more important enemies, so Madara shifted his focus to them.

Madara is a character who fights with a mix of raw power, strategy, and psychological manipulation. While Tengai Shinsei is one of his most famous moves, it was just one tool in his vast arsenal. In the end, he relied on even stronger abilities, making spamming meteors an unnecessary and inefficient strategy.

What do you think? Would Madara have been more effective if he had continued to summon meteors? Let us know your thoughts!