I am glad that you agree he wanted Hashi cell's all along. Thats the only point i was really trying to make, along with the point he faked his death.This is true, im not saying he did not plan on getting hashirama's cells all along. but im commenting on the method he used to get them. he obtained the cells in defeat while faking his death. now if he could defeat hashirama why would he do it in this manner. why could he not kill him then take what he needed. and why did he have to bring kurama. fact is madara was defeated, but managed to get what he needed and survive. he did not plan on losing but he got pwned. simple as that
because he wanted the world to think he was dead. thats the only plausible solution for that particular argument I mean he is very clandestine.