People seem to think Obito was capable of a large amount of feats that only required his 3 tomoe and not his actual MS. The truth is, however, that every important scenario we see Obito (as Tobi) using his 3 tomoe, it can be argued that he was actually using MS the whole time but kishi did not show it as it would give away his identity as Obito. Think about it, Obito's MS would be too identifiable as its the same as Kakashi's, so it was absolutely imperative that Kishi not show it.
Don't believe me? Here is the prime example of Obito using his phasing ability with only 3 tomoe.
See the paper bomb piercing his mask? This should not be possible without MS active. Yet, Kishi made it possible because he does not want to give away Tobi's identity. He is clearly using phasing, which requires MS to be active, but its not shown. The only conclusion we can then draw is that every scenario that Obito is shown using 3 tomoe, he could actually be using MS and its not being shown.
For example, in the following scenarios, Tobi is likely using MS to manipulate via genjutsu, but only 3 tomoe is being shown in order to preserve his identity. The beasts' eyes fall into this category. He's actually using MS to control them, but its not shown in order to keep his identity hidden.
In Kurama's case, its possible the change is eye we are seeing (dilation) is evidence of the pattern changing from 3 tomoe to MS, more evidence that MS was being used, but hidden from our site.
Lastly, remember the conversation between Sasuke and Itachi about MS and controlling beasts? It was well known that MS was required to do so, so this only adds to the evidence that Obito was using MS but it was being hidden from our site.
One might call this a mangafact too.
Don't believe me? Here is the prime example of Obito using his phasing ability with only 3 tomoe.
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See the paper bomb piercing his mask? This should not be possible without MS active. Yet, Kishi made it possible because he does not want to give away Tobi's identity. He is clearly using phasing, which requires MS to be active, but its not shown. The only conclusion we can then draw is that every scenario that Obito is shown using 3 tomoe, he could actually be using MS and its not being shown.
For example, in the following scenarios, Tobi is likely using MS to manipulate via genjutsu, but only 3 tomoe is being shown in order to preserve his identity. The beasts' eyes fall into this category. He's actually using MS to control them, but its not shown in order to keep his identity hidden.
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In Kurama's case, its possible the change is eye we are seeing (dilation) is evidence of the pattern changing from 3 tomoe to MS, more evidence that MS was being used, but hidden from our site.
Lastly, remember the conversation between Sasuke and Itachi about MS and controlling beasts? It was well known that MS was required to do so, so this only adds to the evidence that Obito was using MS but it was being hidden from our site.
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One might call this a mangafact too.
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