Apr 01, 2008, 12:11 AM
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| Tobi's identity I don't know how "updated" the people in this community is anymore. I haven't been here in such a long time. It's been ages. It's been so long, AO. It really has.
Frak the nostalgia. Down to business. If you already know about this, then good for you. If you don't, then good for you.
I'm sure everyone remembers this lovely scene. 
If you thought that Tobi was simply claiming or pretending to be Madara Uchiha, you thought wrong. This says otherwise. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Iwanin from MH *UPDATED AND VERY IMPORTANT NOTE. If anyone decides to use this translation for scanlating, I suggest the group retain the following explanatory note. Originally, I'd stated the line above was terminated in mid sentence, Nihongaeri's take on it (see his post below) made infinitely more sense than my own (God bless him!). Anyhow, basically what the character is saying is that once Akatsuki achieves its objective, Sharingan shall regain its original, ostensibly more powerful form, and thus, so will he, Uchiha Madara. In other words, among the things which will regain their original form are the Sharingan's true power and his own. 全てが本来の形に戻るのだ。, where 全て=写輪眼の本当の力やうちはマダラの力など。As for whether or not the character speaking is Uchiha Madara, as to this, there is no doubt. This part, このうちはマダラの力, has been construed by some to mean "this power, the power of Uchiha Madara." They're reading it like this: この うちはマダラの力。The way they should be reading it is like this: このうちはマダラの 力。When この precedes the name of a person (in this case, Uchiha Madara), the person referenced is the speaker himself. It's a way for the speaker to indicate that he or she is a real big deal (in his or her mind, anyway). And no, it's not a "vague" sentence, or one which could be read both ways: the way we're indicating here is the only way to interpret the sentence, at least as far as whether the speaker is Uchiha Madara or not. Whether Madara is possessing someone else's body or if Tobi's just a robot through which his voice comes out,is another matter altogether. | Another piece of evidence would be this.  
These images come from the latest tankobon [volume] in Japan. Right next to Tobi's picture is no longer the name "Tobi". Can you guess what it is? Look at the first three characters in Tobi's name. Look at the first three characters in Sasuke and Itachi's name. If you guessed "Uchiha", then you deserve a cookie. If you have already guessed what the rest of Tobi's real name says, then you deserve delicious cake.
Again if this is common knowledge to you, good job. This is for those that don't know and still believe that Obito is an important enough character to become recycled into Tobi, which he is definitely not. Obito, in essence, was nothing more that a recycled Naruto clone and was nothing more than a tool to explain the origins of Kakashi's Sharingan. No more, no less. It's better to consider him a filler character.
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