.Aklad said:Madara said that he was "merely a shell of his former self" due to his injuries in his fight with hashirama, at the kage summit I suppose. We weren't told much about the power of the EMS, or I can't remember. Still, having two sharingan is useless if madara never used the powers of one of them, which we know is true since he always kept it hidden, for whatever reason. By replacing it with a rinnegan, he virtually doubled his powers. Now he has the unique powers of both the sharingan and the rinnegan.
If he used izanagi to create zetsu, I doubt he still wielded his brother's eyes. By transplanting a MS in place of another original MS, the sharingan's power is said to increase, or at least its light never fades away. He'd be still quite powerful no matter which eyes he used.
Izuna's power now fades in comparison to Madara's. The latter now has EMS, rinnegan (planned to take them) and years of experience. He wouldn't be afraid of him, nor would he be impressed by kabuto managing to summon him.
I agree that we didn't get to see much of Izuna's story though. Also, we will see the last coffin in action. not showing us would be bad story-telling on kishimoto's part. it wouldn't even be tempting to hide such facts from the readers
Appreciate the quick response to the post, Alkad.
We know Madara obtained his EMS after taking, or being given Izuna's EMS. The EMS seems to give the power/chakra(?) of a siblings MS and avoids the pitfull of permanent blindness. I believe Madara expended his left EMS after his battle with Hashirama by using Izangai to create Zetsu, which he then used to heal himself. He then became a "shell of his former self" from that point on because he essentially lost half of his power.
Madara seems to have a collection of sharingan
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, probably all of which were obtained from the dead corpses of the Uchiha clan members after the massacre. He has been using these eyes as a replacement for his "inferior left eye", while utilizing his EMS right eye for the space-time ninjutsu techs we see him using so often...Because of this he was able to seal his left eye when using Izangai during his fight with Konan, since it was replaceable. I'm sure you are aware of this, but let me go further...When Kabuto first revealed the sixth coffin Madara didn't posses the Rinnegan, so he was still the "shell of his former self", so in my mind an invulnerable/vengeful MS wielding Izuna with no MS side-effects could seriously cripple Madara and his plans. But then, Madara obtained the Rinnegan, increasing his power greatly and giving him the confidence/ability to force Kabuto into providing A LOT of information about Impure World Resurrection, since dealing with the "sixth coffin" wouldn't have be an issue with his news powers. Now for the fun...
Madara did seem rather shocked when the "sixth coffin" was shown to him. This would surely mean that it would have to be someone totally unexpected like, So6P. But I say that when Madara used Izangai to make Zetsu he utilized someone as the "vessel", or "blank canvas", thus he was surprised to see the person's face again. Finally, remember there was a snake in Akatsuki that Kabuto once served. I believe this snake obtained Zetsu's DNA to enhance Yamato into a Hashirama wannabe, but upon further experimentation he found it obtained someone else's DNA...keep in mind Kabuto would be informed of all this information, I'm sure. Lets put this all together!
The reason Madara was so surprised to see who was in the "sixth coffin" is because he used Izuna's body to create Zetsu, yet he sees Izuna's body in the coffin! This would make more sense for Zetsu being used to heal Madara's mortal wounds, as I think he does, because Izuna's DNA/body would be very compatible with Madara's. Also, Zetsu would be composed of the first's DNA as well, since Madara obtained his DNA after their fight. Zetsu couldn't have been created from nothing, in order for something to be created using Izangai you need a starting point, the tailed beast came from the juubi. Izuna and Hashirama's DNA were the starting points for Zetsu's creation...Now Madara was probably shocked that Izuna's DNA was obtained, since his body became Zetsu, thus there would be no buried body to find. However, as stated above Oro obtained Zetsu's DNA knowing it was composed of Hashirama's, but he further found it contained Izuna's DNA as well. Izuna's DNA was stored or taken from the Zetsu DNA by Kabuto and is now being used as leverage. Zetsu being Izuna's body is Madara's little secret that Kabuto hasn't told a soul about. Boy, Madara sure has exploited his brother! But I think edo tensai'd Izuna and sadly, Kabuto will put a dent in Madara's plans when Kishi throws in another twist!
You've really pushed me to develop this theory, Alkad. You may not agree with it, but I still owe you much credit and will share it with you, unless our theory gets squashed by kishi going in a direction, or you, even someone else dispels it. In the end only time will tell...
Look forward to additional comments, questions, and concerns. See you fellow nin on the forum fray tomorrow! After my classes, of course
*SORRY for not making things flow very well. I know I jumped around a lot and if you would like me clarify something, just ask and you shall receive!
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