I hope no one is forgetting that I brought this to the table...?? Feels that way.
Anyways, I got some new stuff to share regardless of whether I will be credited with it.
First...
I am working under the assumption that Naruto already has something of the sage of the six paths... whether that be: he has it all, or whether: he only has a part of it, remains to be seen. The Kyuubi identifies something that Naruto is doing as the SO6P.
Also, Naruto very much resembles the SO6P while in Kyuubi Mode.
Both evidenced by these links.
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Here he has the tomoe around his neck and he has the horns on his head.
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Here, after Naruto locks the four element seal, and the Kyuubi is being locked away he desperately screams that "This is the sage of the six paths"
In conclusion to that, you guys can discuss the sage's six paths as much as you like, but until you admit that Naruto has what the sage of the six paths had, you are on the wrong track.
Now to identify what it is that Naruto has, that makes him the sage of the six paths, we have to define what we know about Naruto, which will lead us back to Rikudou Sennin.
Thanks to Madara spilling secrets while stealing the Rinnengan from Nagato's dead body and from what he told Konan while killing her, we can divine that 2 of the paths are without question...
1. Uchiha DNA.
2. Senju DNA.
These are without argument, two of the pieces necessary for the sage of the six paths.
They are also two of the keys to being able to use Izangi, the third key being in possession of a sharingan. This we know, because it was also done by Danzo under different cirumstances.
This Uchiha/Senju combination makes sense when we look at the Rikudou Sennin's sons. One lineage came to be Senju, the other eventually became Uchiha.
So like I said, these are unquestionably 2 of the 6 paths.
Moving on,
Now we have to look for the other 4 paths.
If we know for a fact that 2 are DNA based, and not based on a doujutsu.
Its not the Sharingan, Its the UCHIHA DNA. Don't get it twisted.
Then it stands to reason that its not the Rinnengan, its the Uzumaki DNA.
"Perhaps Madara's EMS in some way evolved into the Rinnegan he gave to Nagato"
I believe Danivass has what can be considered closest to the truth.
This fits in with Madara saying that the Rinnengan was his, but we never saw him with it. It also fits in with the theory that Nagato was the FIRST to have the rinnengan since the Rikudou Sennin. If Madara had them originally, then Nagato wouldnt have been the first. It also makes sense as to why Madara would give up his EMS, he wanted to create the Rinnengan in the world again, and this was the only way. By combining his advanced sharingan with an Uzumaki, the Rinnengan was born into the world again.
Then he was able to take his eyes back, newly powered up and get with them, his real goal, the Uzumaki DNA that he needed. I will repeat this so all of you understand...
THE RINNENGAN IS JUST A DOUJUTSU. The DNA that it carries, is Uzumaki, thanks in large part to Nagato. I can make this easier for you to understand by using Kakashi as an example. He has the sharingan, but he is not an uchiha. The eye is just a doujutsu, it by itself is powerful, yes, but only with the correct DNA does it become even more powerful, as evidenced by Itachi, Sasuke, etc. Sasuke with regular eyes, and no sharingan was still a genius. Keep this in mind.
This leads us to understand that the 3rd path that madara identifies when taking the rinnengan from Nagato is the Uzumaki DNA.
To prove this to you, I will try once more, so pay attention.
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If you look here, Madara is talking to Nagato's dead body and he says.
"YOU are the third of the six paths" NOT "AH, the rinnengan the third piece of six"
NOT "finally the rinnengan, i have the third path again!"
NO NO NO
he says "YOU are the third path of six."
and then directly after that in the same dialogue he DROPS THE BOMB.
"YOU TURNED YOUR UZUMAKI RED HAIR, WHITE!"
This is where we learned the huge secret that Nagato was an Uzumaki.
The reason it was explained here is because of the significance of the third path.
Uzumaki DNA is the third path!
And so help me god if another one of you argues me on this I'm gonna flame you so hard, you'll think you have explosive diarrhea...
So now we can all agree wholeheartedly, right?, that
1. Senju
2. Uchiha
3. Uzumaki
Ok, thats three.
Three left to go, and here's where it gets tricky...
We have to assume that Naruto has the other 3. Something that naruto has in him, is the other 3. Lets see what we know about naruto. Naruto is a sage, one of the only sages ever, much like his master Jiraiya. There is something special about being a sage, a sage can posses and use the senjustu chakra. nature chakra. yellow chakra.
to others, it is deadly and can petrify you if your internal powers arent enough to control it. even jiraiya would start to look like a toad and he trained with it for years.
This fits in with the name of the Rikudou Sennin. He is the SAGE of the six paths.
The Rikudou Sennin was a sage, he had nature chakra well under his control.
He is accredited for being somewhat of a monk, someone at great inner peace.
We know that Naruto's original training in senjutsu chakra was to obtain a great inner calm and peace of mind/body/spirit. This is another piece of the puzzle.
We know that the first 3 pieces, uchiha, senju, and uzumaki are all WELL reknowned for their chakra abilities. The uchiha are masters of spirit chakra, the senju are masters of body chakra, and the uzumaki are masters of stamina chakra. (nagato, kushina, naruto) need I say more? So DNA/Chakra/Whatever seems to be the common key between the paths.
1. Senju
2. Uchiha
3. Uzumaki
4. Senjutsu
5, I feel very confident in. 6, Im not so sure about...
What else does Naruto have that the sage would have had?
What do they have in common? Well, they were both Jinchuurikis right?
And when did Naruto suddenly appear to have the qualities of the SO6P?
The minute that he took in the chakra of the Kyuubi! Nothing else changed in that moment. One minute, he didnt have it, the next minute he had the final piece, Tailed Beast Chakra! Senju Chakra, Uchiha Chakra, Uzumaki Chakra, Senjutsu Chakra, AND FOR OUR FIFTH PIECE, TAILED BEAST CHAKRA!! TADA!! Confetti falls from the sky! The skies part and the way becomes clear! LOL.
Now we have 5. GUARANTEED!
1. Senju
2. Uchiha
3. Uzumaki
4. Senjutsu
5. Tailed Beast
6. ??
Here's where I'm not so sure...
Lets keep looking at Naruto, what else does he have, that could be another chakra source, or another type of power?
We know that Naruto has Wind Element Chakra.
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For the longest time, he didnt even know it, maybe he didnt truly have it, as I believe you have to CREATE it with your own chakra. Which is why bloodline limits, and bloodline expansions are so amazing. Because the user is not just using his chakra to create 1 element, he is using his chakra to create, 2 or even 3 elements and then combining them! as evidenced here by Yamato.
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By this we can deduce that Naruto has an entirely sperate chakra type from the 5 listed above, he has WIND ELEMENT. Which I believe to be the 6th and final piece of the sage of the six paths! I will list them one more time for you, and the order isn't important, its where they come from and what they represent that is important.
1. Senju Chakra (I can pretty much guarantee you that Minato was Senju lineage.)
2. Uchiha Chakra (We know that Itachi gave something to Naruto, and I believe its this, a piece of Uchiha, something he might not be able to get anywhere else)
3. Senjutsu Chakra (Naruto trained really hard and worked diligently to become a sage, a master of nature chakra)
4. Uzumaki Chakra (we know for a fact that Naruto's mother was Uzumaki)
5. Wind Element Chakra (we know that naruto was capable of winde element, but until Kakashi identified it, and helped him learn to manifest and create it, it was not at his disposal)
6. Tailed Beast Chakra (possibly the rarest form of chakra, not many can claim the title Jinchuuriki)
So there you have it ladies and germs!
The Six Paths that Naruto has, that Madara wants.
I could be wrong, but it feels so right, I will stand by it until proven wrong.
Feel free to comment, and hate, and even try to disprove me, I'll be happy to hear it.
Just don't forget who told you!!!
And one final thing before I go, I had no idea that Naruto was so steeped in Japanese Mythology. Look here for some VERY interesting reading about Susanoo, Izanagi, Tsukiyomi, and Amertasu. It seems Kishi is a man of many minds and talents.
I'm very impressed.
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"In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the powerful storm of Summer, is the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and of Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. All three were spawned from Izanagi, when he washed his face clean of the pollutants of Yomi, the underworld. Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye, and Susanoo from the washing of the nose."
Theres also some interesting bits here.
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It seems Orochimaru and the Kusanagi are all inspired from myth as well.
ENJOY, MATES!!
Great post Omningan! Seems you are right, 3rd path = Uzumaki. I think it is still very clear though, the rinnegan is essential to the full extent of the So6P's power. Yes, the 6 paths may not actually include any of the doujutsus, but those eye powers are essential to possessing the full extent of the Sage's powers.
Yes the Kyubi expressing Naruto's similarity to the sage is essential but we have to keep in mind that it does not mean for certain that Naruto has so many paths. Lets look into a unique issue: How does the Kyubi actually know what the S06P was like? We have to assume that he saw the Sage after being split from the Juubi. If this is the case, then he saw the sage without any tailed beast chakra in him. Maybe Naruto simply looked like the sage did after having released the Jubi? Lets take a different route: Maybe all the Juubi's memories were forever contained in the individual 9 beasts? If that were the case, than without a doubt, the Kyubi would remember the sage and what he looked like. But again, he would not have known what the sage looked like with his power being used by him. My point? Perhaps Biju chakra is not actually a path but simply mimiks the power of the So6P? I suppose it is also possible that the Juubi was aware of what the So6P looked like while using his power and that is what the Kyubi was comparing Naruto to. If that is the case, than maybe Biju chakra is a path. From what we know, the Sage was definetly considered the So6P after containing the Juubi:
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But we don't know for certain if he did in fact have all 6 paths before doing so.
I don't want to make it seem like I'm discounting your ideas Omningan, but I am just trying to see things from different angles. As danviss talked about, the Juubi likely wasn't around for long if it had such power. Did it really exist naturally and only devastate the world when it wanted to? Maybe not..... Perhaps the sage created this massive beast somehow by using Izangi and later found it to be too powerful. Maybe thats why it was within his power to control it?? Because he created it!! (Sorry if someone has said this before but I don't remember hearing it) My point is that maybe he was the S06P before hand and the Biju's power was just an exaggerated extension of his own power? Just putting the idea out there, not trying to go against you Omningan.
As for Senjutsu and Wind, Senjutsu chakra seems quite essential but just wind? That seems a little simple to be a path in itself, but I don't have any better ideas so more props to ya!