so there really are people that believe...

[Holy God]

Just because their powers and timeline correspond to the magna, does not mean it is "canon". That's just being smart and correct. There must be a specific statement to prove either or.

 

[Djokovic]

No Madara no canon simple as that.

 

[Lightbringer]

Kishimoto also personally conceived the story and designed the characters for Road to Ninja which wasn't canon.​

Yeah but that was a scenario, just like Mecha Naruto.

This ties in with the story of the manga as already stated.