Rikudo theory

[AmaniPaz]

This theory is, at this point, (a lot) more speculation than fact, but I think it warrants being here. It's been said in the manga that the Sage of the Six Paths was responsible for the advent of ninjutsu, but he was also fearsomely powerful. The prevailing thought would be that he developed this power on his own, all by himself. Doesn't that seem strange? Surely this can't be the case, in a manga where everyone who grows stronger does so with the help of rivals, companions and mentors. This is a constant throughout the whole manga. Young ninjas are brought up by their senseis (the chuunin exam nine, for example), the bonds of rivalry are born through battle (Hashirama/Madara), brotherhood (Itachi/Sasuke), and friendship (Naruto/Sasuke), and these are just a few examples. Even the evil characters of this manga do not grow stronger alone (Orochimaru/Kabuto, Zabuza/Haku). The Sage of the Six Paths must have had people around him, strong people, who helped him along the way to developing his power.

Other ninjas, who learned of the Sage's new religion of chakra and developed their own ninjutsu, to the point where they were strong enough to call the Sage a rival. After all, Tobi made it clear that the Senju and Uchiha clans were the two strongest out of hundreds of other clans.

Family, like brothers, sisters, and parents whom the Sage could have called rivals. Maybe the Sage was the little runt of the family who swore he'd show those bullies what's what.


I should note that the Sage had to have grown extremely powerful well before facing the Juubi, and sealing the Juubi was the supreme icing on the cake.

Any thoughts on who might have walked with the Sage of the Six Paths

 

[Uchiha milk]

lame. man that its just lame. do you even watch or read naruto manga and anime

 

[AmaniPaz]

lame. man that its just lame. do you even watch or read naruto manga and anime

Care to elaborate on how this is lame?

 

[Trollsage]

Hey, this is good and I like this theory. Don't listen to the guy above, he's probably an idiot. The Uchiha clan and senju clan are direct descendents of the sage, so I would say that possibly someone from the sarutobi, uzumaki, or other village heads at the time.

Sarutobi because hiruzens father was said to be a strong ninja, sasuke was named after him, so the making of a fine shinobi is definitely in the bloodline.

Uzumaki because they are cousins of the senju clan. Since the senju are direct descendents of the sage the uzumaki must have some kind of relation as well, perhaps a sibling or cousin of the sage?

Other options migh be 2 of the four noble clans of konoha, which were the Aburame, and akimichi. Konoha was the basis of the senju and Uchiha clans which means the noble clans should have strong ties with them. The reason I won't include hyuga is because the byakugan is in some evolution chart with the rinnegan and sharingan, but no one knows the direct relation yet. They could have been allies of the sage. When I say clans I mean founders of their clans.

People who the sage taught while on his adventures who would later become his rivals could possibly be the descendents of the first kages.

I could be wrong on this and there might be flaws cause I kind of rushed it.

 

[Shikamaru1994]

The Rikudo's conquest for power probably started because the world was in the depths of despair.... he didn't need other people to make himself stronger (such as you stated above with naruto/sasuke, etc.). You don't need people to make this idealism possible, all you need is a motive and the will to change what you believe is wrong.

 

[KillerbYo]

I had some theory a year ago about how mabe it was the 10tails that knew ninjutsu and he taught the Rikudou after he was sealed in his stomach. Because the ninja world is said t obe a cycle of hatred so it makes sense if it originates from the beast which was a massive hatred. But that dousnt seem likely now. I think the 10tails wasnt a beast that could talkj it was just pure evil then Rikudou divided its power and breathed life thus creating the Bijuus.

 

[Forsberg]

I could not comprehend the question or message you were trying to bring forth.

Are you saying that the Sage of Six Path had a rival, a brother or even a teacher?

 

[AmaniPaz]

I could not comprehend the question or message you were trying to bring forth.

Are you saying that the Sage of Six Path had a rival, a brother or even a teacher?

All of the above bro. Basically what I'm trying to say is, did he have anyone that taught him or that could of helped him get stronger e.t.c. Or a rival. Of course no one but Kishi himself can answer this but it was just something to ponder on.