What is the Gedo Mazo, the Demonic Statue Of the Outer Path?
I wanted to analyze this in detail, so i started back reading the manga and i'll just sum up all that i found.This analysis looks at the imagery and is basically a theory of the Gedo Mazo representing the zenith in sealing abilities, and its possible links with the Uzumaki clan. I'll use manga pages to suggest the possibility of my theory, and it also takes into account the fact that Nagato was an Uzumaki and touches on the subject of why Tobi may have decided to have given him the Rinnegan in the first place. As with any theory, its not fact, and is based on speculation as such but it was an interesting topic to speculate on and unless Edo Madara can use said statue, this theory ought to hold weight.
The statue is first shown here:
Pain does a seal before that :
So initially it would appear to be a simple rinnegan summon. However, as we all know its later used to seal Gaara's Shikaku.Its also later shown to be used to seal other tailed beasts by providing enough chakra by the Akatsuki members to equal the chakra of the beast in question, something which normally takes 3 dyas.
One thing i just noticed about the picture, and i'll theorize:
Now, take a look at this image, and tell me how many Uzumaki clan symbols do you see?:
Is it a mere co incidence the Gedo Mazo is used for sealing the Bijuu.....?
Why Tobi gave Nagato the Rinnegan, and later wanted that rinnegan back::
To do a rundown:
Conclusion:
Well, thanks for reading
I wanted to analyze this in detail, so i started back reading the manga and i'll just sum up all that i found.This analysis looks at the imagery and is basically a theory of the Gedo Mazo representing the zenith in sealing abilities, and its possible links with the Uzumaki clan. I'll use manga pages to suggest the possibility of my theory, and it also takes into account the fact that Nagato was an Uzumaki and touches on the subject of why Tobi may have decided to have given him the Rinnegan in the first place. As with any theory, its not fact, and is based on speculation as such but it was an interesting topic to speculate on and unless Edo Madara can use said statue, this theory ought to hold weight.
The statue is first shown here:
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Pain does a seal before that :
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So initially it would appear to be a simple rinnegan summon. However, as we all know its later used to seal Gaara's Shikaku.Its also later shown to be used to seal other tailed beasts by providing enough chakra by the Akatsuki members to equal the chakra of the beast in question, something which normally takes 3 dyas.
One thing i just noticed about the picture, and i'll theorize:
The uzumaki clan symbol, we all know looks like this:
The swirly image being shown on both the flag of the Eddy country, and on Naruto's Kyuubi seal. Basically, this symbol represented the Uzumaki clan who were renowned for sealing jutsus, and as told in the image were directly related to the Senju clan. Both the Senju and Uchiha were direct descendants of the Younger and Elder sons of the Sage of the 6 paths, respectively.
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Is it a mere co incidence the Gedo Mazo is used for sealing the Bijuu.....?
If the Uzumaki clan were related to the Senju, and the Senju related to the Sage of the 6 Paths, this has to mean that the Uzumaki were related to the Sage as well. The Gedo Mazo is the ultimate sealing jutsu, passed down by the SO6P by blood to the Uzumaki. I'm sure you'll be like wtf!! at this point but bear with me. The Uzumaki were so deadly at sealing that their whole village was destroyed, only a few scattered survivors remained. Their seals were of sufficient caliber to seal Bijuu, as attested by both Mito's seal and later Naruto's seal (based off Uzumaki techs performed by the 4th Hokage). The fact that the same seal symbol appears on the Statue suggests a connection between the Gedo's sealing and the Uzumaki clan's seal.
Why Tobi gave Nagato the Rinnegan, and later wanted that rinnegan back::
Ok, now my theory with regard to the Gedo statue reaches its crux at this point. Why would Tobi give Nagato the rinnegan(he probably got it from Madara, but that's a different story). Why not just wear one eye himself, as he does now? My belief is that Tobi figured out a way to seal the tailed beasts and achieve his Moon's Eye Plan by giving an Uzumaki the rinnegan, and thus the opportunity to unlock the ultimate kekkai genkai of the Uzumaki clan: the God of Sealing, the Gedo Mazo. Why has'nt Edo Madara, an Uchiha been able to summon Gedo during his fight with the 5 kages? Basically, once an Uzumaki uses a rinnegan, it reacts by giving him the ability to reach the ultimate in his genetic potential, which is sealing. Thereafter, that specific rinnegan will always have the ability to summon said statue.
To do a rundown:
The Sage passed his complete strength/abilities into:
1. The Elder Son(Uchiha Clan)= eye powers
The ultimate potential: the Rinnegan
2. The Younger Son(Senju Clan)=body powers
The ultimate potential: unknown/mokuuton perhaps
3. The Uzumaki Clan(first member unknown, possibly an off shoot of the Senju)
The ultimate potential: The Gedo Mazo, awakened only when Uzumaki blood is used to tame the Rinnegan.
1. The Elder Son(Uchiha Clan)= eye powers
The ultimate potential: the Rinnegan
2. The Younger Son(Senju Clan)=body powers
The ultimate potential: unknown/mokuuton perhaps
3. The Uzumaki Clan(first member unknown, possibly an off shoot of the Senju)
The ultimate potential: The Gedo Mazo, awakened only when Uzumaki blood is used to tame the Rinnegan.
Conclusion:
The Gedo Mazo is the ultimate sealing jutsu, used originally by the SO6P to tame the Juubi. The sealing techniques later adopted by the Uzumaki clan were off shoots to this, the ultimate sealing technique, in a way similar to how the MS and sharingan can be thought of as lesser forms of the rinnegan, so the 8 trigrams Uzumaki seal on Naruto is a lesser form of the Statue, which can seal far more. However, it requires an Uzumaki with the Rinnegan to awaken it, as i earlier stated which is why Nagato was given this eye by Tobi.
Well, thanks for reading