My take on Nagato's eyes and Tobi being Obito

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Basically, I was looking through the manga and there are certain things which I feel just do not fit together, especially in the wake of 599's "revelation". If you see any flaws in my reasoning/logic, feel free to point them out.

So what do we know about Nagato's eyes? that he was the one who gave Nagato the Rinnegan during his battle with Konan. What's important to note here is that Tobi was pretending to be the real Madara Uchiha when he said this, as confirmed .

Now, the manga certainly makes out that Nagato's eyes were indeed transplanted. How? Well;
  • (through Muu) that the is the natural progression of the Sharingan, and Nagato failed to show any Sharingan techniques
  • Nagato did not show the ability to switch his dojutsu off, even after his

But i'm calling bullshit on that idea. Why? Madara claimed to have awakened the Rinnegan his death - it's only logical to assume that if Madara really did give Nagato his eyes, he would've died around that time (2nd shinobi war), no? The problem here is, Kishimoto himself confirmed that Madara and Tobi know eachother; if Tobi really is Obito, Madara would've had to at least of lived until the 3rd shinobi war. There are also points in the manga which suggest that Madara is aware of Tobi; and having knowledge of , etc.

So if Madara and Tobi do indeed know eachother, which has been pretty much 100% confirmed, and Tobi is Obito, how can Madara have given Nagato the Rinnegan? Madara died shortly after awakening the eyes, and Nagato was taught by a Jiraiya in his mid twenties - A man who taught a young Minato who then taught Obito. It just cannot fit. Then again, Madara by name, which again gives the impression that his eyes were implanted so that the young Uzumaki boy could one day revive him with Rinne Tensei. But another issue which arises is the idea that there were two Tobis. I find it hard to believe that Obito, who received a 1 in intelligence in the databooks, could've planned everything alone. Then there's also the mysterious who met Itachi, a man who many members believe to be the real Madara Uchiha. After all, this is a visual manga and visual things (like haircuts) are clues left to us by Kishimoto - characters don't just randomly change things like that. Even look at his posture; it certainly resembles that of Madara. But again, ask yourself, how can Madara be alive at this time (Uchiha clan Massacre) if he died shortly after awakening the Rinnegan, a Rinnegan "given to Nagato" years before that?

Essentially, I believe that it's impossible for Tobi to be Obito in mind and soul if Madara gave Nagato the Rinnegan, since Tobi and Madara are familiar with eachother. One could say that Nagato really did awaken the Rinnegan (though that presents a problem in itself since that'd be like saying you can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan without awakening the 3 tomoe first), though this goes against overwhelming evidence in the manga. This stance, however, does allow for Tobi being Obito. The other route is that Madara really did give Nagato the Rinnegan, but that'd mean that Tobi is someone who was born before that time (because he and Madara know eachother and Madara should've died then) - he could not be Obito; rather, someone using Obito's body as a vessel.

To summarize: 'Tobi is Obito (in mind and body)' and 'Madara gave Nagato the Rinnegan' are two mutually exclusive statements; they can't both be true at the same time.

Thoughts? Because, quite frankly, i'm stumped.
 

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Of course, as some theorize, that Zetsu could be in fact Madara's assistance. Tobi could be Zetsu's subordinate. On topic, I agree to some extent. I was also somewhat a where, but having difficulties to truly understand.
 

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The thread was made by noddy so I agree.
 

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Of course, as some theorize, that Zetsu could be in fact Madara's assistance. Tobi could be Zetsu's subordinate. On topic, I agree to some extent. I was also somewhat a where, but having difficulties to truly understand.

Yes Tobi and Madara seem to actually know eachother. Kishimoto even confirmed this notion. If Nagato really does have Madara's eyes, Tobi has to be at the very least Nagato's age (though in truth he should be older than that), because Madara died shortly after awakening his pair. Obito doesn't qualify.
 

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I agree wirh you, but I will give Kishi some time to explain it to us.
 
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Hmm, I dont think Madara gave Nagato the Rinnegan. How the hell is he supposed to know that THIS baby kid can learn the Rinne Tensei etc? I think Nagato was born with them.
 

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maybe obitos sharingan allowed him to go back in time we dont know but i agree with your post
 

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Agreed. But I still don't get how Nagato got his rinneggan. We saw it in anime how he got it, but we don't know if Nagato was being a troll there
 

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maybe obitos sharingan allowed him to go back in time we dont know but i agree with your post

Time travel is the only solution to this problem in my eyes, but then, why didn't Obito simply go back and kill Minato etc? In addition, he could've simply re-done many of the failed Akatsuki battles - i.e. gone back and helped Pain finish the job against Naruto, or stopped Nagato from killing himself/reviving Konoha.
 

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I wanna say someone has Obito's body but that flashback we got last chapter makes me think otherwise.
 

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I wanna say someone has Obito's body but that flashback we got last chapter makes me think otherwise.

I mean, Tobi may very well be Obito. But that does not allow for Nagato to have Madara's eyes :/
 

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I mean, Tobi may very well be Obito. But that does not allow for Nagato to have Madara's eyes :/

I hope that Tobi didn't just outright lie about the Rinnegan business for no reason cause that would be kinda dumb.
 

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I hope that Tobi didn't just outright lie about the Rinnegan business for no reason cause that would be kinda dumb.

I would've called bullshit on that statement too but Madara knew Nagato by name :/
 
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shortly before death does not mean he died against the 1st
he couldve survived and died later on, thus shortly before gaining the rinnnegan
 

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I believe at first there was Madara and Tobi. Before Madara died he gave Tobi his eyes, Tobi then went on to give them to Nagato. Afterwards something must have happened to Tobi to where he couldn't complete Madara's original plan. So Tobi then went on to find someone who could.. this is where Obito comes into play. Tobi found him, saved him and influenced him enough to change his way and turned him evil and what not.
What do you guys think?

JUST A THEORY SO PLEASE DON'T CRY ABOUT IT.
 

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shortly before death does not mean he died against the 1st
he couldve survived and died later on, thus shortly before gaining the rinnnegan

I don't think he died near the time of VOTE.

I believe at first there was Madara and Tobi. Before Madara died he gave Tobi his eyes, Tobi then went on to give them to Nagato. Afterwards something must have happened to Tobi to where he couldn't complete Madara's original plan. So Tobi then went on to find someone who could.. this is where Obito comes into play. Tobi found him, saved him and influenced him enough to change his way and turned him evil and what not.
What do you guys think?

JUST A THEORY SO PLEASE DON'T CRY ABOUT IT.

That's interesting, but who would this 'Tobi' be? Because you'd have Madara, Tobi and Obito, and alot of people think that Tobi is Obito and Obito alone after chapter 599.
 
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