Madara's connection to Obito and Zetzu

[number12michael]

Because Madara is the only one who planned ahead for generations?

And on why Madara didn't teach ET to Obito so that Obito can bring him back as ET and then let him undo the seal, we don't really know how much knowledge Madara has in respect of ET. He may have found a way to break the technique, but that doesn't mean he knows everything about it. Obito clearly didn't know about ET until he forced KAbuto to teach him, but by that time Madara has already been brought back by Kabuto.

i am pretty sure tobi wanted kabuto to tell him how to counter the Edo Tenesei because he was preparing for the chance that Kabuto would betray him and tobi would need a way to combat the Edo Madara....thus learning how to undo the edo tensei would help him a lot

[Zatono]

I'm not sure how Zetsu is involved, but here's my crackpot theory.

1. Obito is still barely alive under the pile of rocks. Normal non-super humans have survived similar cave-ins IIRC.

2. Madara is still alive at this point in time (derp)

3. Madara saves Obito

4. Madara is still a shell of his former self since he's been crippled by his fight with Hashirama.

5. Madara has the mask Obito used to use, and then the events of the Minato gaiden happens. That was actually Madara fighting (he took Obito's other eye since eyes are like trading cards in this manga), but since he's crippled he's just not as good as he could be so he lost.

6. Madara dies later from old age but not after training the hell out of Obito who's essentially his heir.

7. Obito takes up the mask, and uses his masters name because saying he's Uchiha Obito wouldn't scare anyone but Kakashi.

[jalix]

Sorry if I've said it too much already lol but I think Zetsu is the key somehow. I think when that guy was like a hunter-nin, he did so with other bodies. We even got something of a foreshadow about ninja with different abilities with the six paths of pain. If Zetsu did 'save' Obito and some of him is a part of what makes up Obito, I wonder if it was possible for Zetsu to also give Obito some of HIS abilities and memories of those who's abilities he passed on. Like his insane chakra signature jutsu that had everyone fooled earlier in the war. Funny but when Sasuke and Itachi fought, nobody seemed to notice Zetsu or at least comment on him, but Pain did after the Jiraiya fight.

I dn't know how Madara could be exactly connected to Zetsu and when. If Madara was too weak to fight, he may have tried experimenting to 'create' with what he gained from his debilitating battle with Hashirama. No idea. For this Madara to know of Obito... one other thing to think about IMO is that I don't know if any zetsu's are left, and how much time has passed between Madara being with the Kage's and his arriving to Obito just now. We saw Sasuke genjutsu and get the information he wanted out of white Zetsu, I imagine Madara could do the same. But I think their relationship is more organic than that (no pun intended). Hard to explain but I think it has something to do with life-force.