Quote Originally Posted by poopdeville View Post
At this point, I see it more as a race to collect the Sage's powers than _____ is the Sage's reincarnation. Naruto has Sage Mode, Uzumaki genes, and the Kyuubi (a piece of the Jyuubi). Nagato had the Rinnegan and Uzumaki genes. Obito and Madara have Uchiha genes and the Rinnegan and now the Jyuubi. Sasuke isn't in the race at the moment, but he will be as soon as he realizes what the goal is (since he hates being behind Naruto in anything)

Obito, Madara, Naruto, Sasuke, Nagato. Was there a sixth character who was in the running? Itachi was capable, but wasn't interested in seeing the end of the ninja world in those terms (i.e., in terms of being an unstoppable force of nature that changes everything). I suppose Kabuto might count, since he got himself his own Sage mode, and might have Senju genetics in him through Orochimaru (maybe, I am speculating, but the resemblance between young shodaime and Orochimaru is pretty uncanny). Certainly, these six have chosen very different paths to sagedom.
Yes I have had a similar view me and my friend have been trying to guess the portions of the sage of the six paths. Is there six different things that equal his power? Is that why he's the sage of the six paths?

I don't know. But I do remember back when Obito killed Konan to get pains rinnigan. And he mentioned how he just got another path or part of the sage of six paths. I forget how it was worded. So I kind of like this aspect VS the reincarnation. Naruto like you said has 2-3 parts at least. I never saw sage mode as being one of the paths or parts of the sage of six paths. But I guess it does made a lot of sense. Than again Sage mode is just using nature energy which is closely related to the fox anyhow right? The juubi seems to be like the incarnation of natural energy kind of?

I don't know what you said does make a lot of sense. And I have been thinking the same for quite some time. The closest right now is Madara and Naruto both in there own ways I think. Well obito is fairly close as well but Madara is more complete if he only had a living body that is.