Today I stood and wondered about the Naruto manga and had a few questions. The resurrected Madara stated that he didn't die at the VoTE when he battled with the Shodai, and that he waken the Re-negan not too long after.
Question: Was it Uchiha Madara's intention to battle with the Shodai because he know that the only one that was he level was him and, that the Shodai was the only one that can being him close to death?
True that this is a compounded question, its one to be answered. Remember that Sasuke awaken his Sharingan only after being beaten and came close to death. So the Rin-negan is an awaken new state of a Sharingan! Madara claimed to awaken this new power. So is it possible that the Madara-PEIN obtained the eyes belonging to the original Madara and implanted them in Nagato. Then planted Nagato in the Hidden Rain? Madara-PEIN claimed that he gave Nagato the eyes he had and that it belonged to him. We were never told where Nagato parents originated. (I often wondered, if Salamander Hanzo had seen the face of the one currently calling himself Madara-PIEN, would he have recognized him?)
Now I am inclined to believe the story about the Sage Of The Six Paths. With this in mind, its possible that he did indeed hid the path to normal eyes. This ensured that only one with a high level Sharingan can ready the walls of the secret chamber. It also ensures that only one who have awaken the Rin-negan can read the rest of the jutsu. By splitting the body and the eyes, the Sage ensured that not just anyone if any at all would be the next Sage with the ultimate power over the ninja world.
According to Jiraiya, the only one to be known with the Rin-negan was the Sage Of The Six Paths. I now believe, based on the previous conjecture that Madara-PEIN planned for Nagato to be a student by Jiraiya. Known to the ninja world as a powerful Toad Sage, he was also know for his knowledge in such matters and had many contacts. The Toads are the only animals shown to have extensive knowledge on the Sage Of The Six Paths as he was once a Toad Sage. However, there was much about him that they didn't know. This is due to the face that his true power was revealed after the left Mount Myoboku or Mountain of Bewilderment!