He never intended to be resurrected as an Edo Tensei. He wanted Nagato to resurrect him. Madara is intelligent and knowledgeable, but I wouldn't say he has more innate intelligence then some of the more pronounced geniuses in the manga.Madara and no one else. His (about) century old plan is still being carried on perfectly. No one is even close to this level of strategic planning.
That was a hitch in the plan which, let's not forget, was about a century old after all. Has any character ever thought that ahead? Also, don't you think he got a better deal?He never intended to be resurrected as an Edo Tensei. He wanted Nagato to resurrect him. Madara is intelligent and knowledgeable, but I wouldn't say he has more innate intelligence then some of the more pronounced geniuses in the manga.
thisThe most intelligent characters in the series are...
1. Shikaku
2. Shikimaru (will suprass his dad eventually, but his dad still beats him in ch iirc)
3. Hatake Kakashi (the best in-battle tactician in the series) Now before someone says that Kakashi should be number one, I'd like to point out that a Shikimaru/his dad are no where near Kakashi's level in combat, which is a big part of why they can't come up with effective stratergies against Kage-level shinobi on the fly. They are slightly smarter IMO But Kakashi is very close, he is still a better in-battle tactician.
Minato/Itachi/Orochimaru/Kabuto
Not sure which orders those four are in ^ but they should be close
the rest
Madara
Itachi
Minato
Sasori
Kabuto
Orochimaru
Sasuke
Hiruzen
Jiraiya
Tsunade
Danzo
Deidara
Gaara
Shino
Muu
A
Kakashi
Shikamaru
Shikaku
Konan
Obito
Chiyo
Yamato
Asuma
Kakuzu
There not in order but how would you rank these people accordingly?