Why didn't Ashura choose Obito to be his successor

Mark Sanchez

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I find it quite strange that Ashura took a long time to choose his successor (Naruto)

If Ashura was going to choose anybody, it should have been Obito



Now I am against Kishi's ideas of reincarnation, incarnation, prophecies, whatever

However, it still mind-boggling how Obito compared to Naruto, Sasuke, Madara, Hashirama, and other incarnations, is nothing special


But yet, he has the strongest willpower, one of the smartest minds, and has the capability of being the strongest character with both eyes.


He is similar to Naruto in many aspects but is greater overall than Naruto



1.) Unlike Naruto, Obito was talent-less and was considered to be the weakest Uchiha. On the other hand, Naruto was blessed with Kurama's chakra and was the son of a Hokage


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2.) Obito cherished teamwork and his friends to the point that he was willing to die for them unlike early Naruto

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3.) Obito did not want to lose his bonds with the people he loved and overcame Kaguya's Will, a trait that is shared with Ashura and his incarnations

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4.) Without the tailed beasts, Naruto is inferior to top tier characters. He relies on them for his strength. On the other hand, Obito relies on his friends' strength because the power of the sharingan stems from the notion of cherishing and loving others

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This was the reason why Obito unlocked the sharingan in the first place because he wanted to protect Kakashi
The reason why he awakened MS was because he lost the most important person in his life.


There is a misconception on how many Uchihas tend to solo and not rely on other's strength. The very fact that they rely on the sharingan represents how much they cherish the people they loved hence, Uchihas rely on others



It is a trait that Ashura possesses


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Now I ask you, why wasnt Obito an incarnation of Ashura. Why is he an anomaly compared to other descendants of the So6p


1.) Is it because he is an Uchiha

But I thought Ashura takes in personality and traits into consideration


2.) Is it because he is not the main character and is not named after the series

Well, imo, he is more important than Naruto in terms of plot progression


3.) Is it because Obito is just plain flat out better than Ashura and all of his family members including So6p and Kaguya

I believe this one to be true because Obito achieved so much in life without having any connection to reincarnations, incarnations, prophecies, etc


Hence, why Obito is still alive
 

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Because too much rin rin rin.
 

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Because obito turned evil easily after rin died where naruto wouldn't have
 

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The incarnations have only ever picked successors among certain clans. Obito's an Uchiha, that's in Indra's realm.
 

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LMAO at this thread. The amount of things you had to twist to make this is incredible.
 

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1) I doubt that Ashura would pick someone from the Uchiha clan, even if the personality was right, because of the inherited ability to awaken the sharingan. Even if Obito wasn't an accomplished ninja, he still had genetic ability to achieve it.
 

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The reason why Obito didnt become Ashura's Reincarnation is because Madara interfered with the whole Ashura-Indra Reincarnation thing. Him being alive during Obito's era prevented the next transmigration.
 

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Because Obito is a Uchiha, descendant of Indra's.
Ashura was only reincarnated in his own descendants: Senjus and Uzumakis.
 

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Why would he pick someone who turned evil at the drop of a hat.
 

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You see naruto's will is stronger than obito's. Obito went nuts after rin died. Naruto forgave nagato for killing his master, and wanted to save obito, even though he killed minato and kushina. Naruto even saved kurama from further darkness through his actions. Naruto didn't have the sharingan, and kurama was messing with him all the times.

Ashura's reincarnations are about hard work, which takes time. Naruto is the hardest worker except maybe lee, but lee can't mold chakra. Obito went ape shit and destroyed his connection, even if he had none
 

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What a great thread!
 

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Because Obito sucked at the time.
 

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i doubt naruto would declare war against the whole world if sakura or hinata died....
 

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That isn't really the way reincarnation works. The only ones who pick who or if they are reincarnated are Buddhas. Kind of like how Hagoromo choose not to be rebirthed; and they made a lot of parallels to him and a Buddha. Most people get what they get.
 

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You see naruto's will is stronger than obito's. Obito went nuts after rin died. Naruto forgave nagato for killing his master, and wanted to save obito, even though he killed minato and kushina. Naruto even saved kurama from further darkness through his actions. Naruto didn't have the sharingan, and kurama was messing with him all the times.

Ashura's reincarnations are about hard work, which takes time. Naruto is the hardest worker except maybe lee, but lee can't mold chakra. Obito went ape shit and destroyed his connection, even if he had none


Naruto had others to rely on. Obito believed bonds would only create darkness because he lost them, which is why he never made new ones because he is afraid of the pain they cause.
 

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Well, i assume Ashura usually transmigrate to his successor (Senju Clan and Uzumaki Clan)
So Indra and his successor ( Uchiha Clan)
Ashura didn't choose Obito because Obito is an Uchiha..
 

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Are none of you understanding that its because Madara was still alive when Obito was born, therefore the Tranmigration of Ashura and Indra couldnt happen until Madara died, which is why after Madara died Naruto & Sasuke became the reincarnations.
 
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