Board Thread:Rebirth: Applications/@comment-5173115-20140929223135/@comment-7040990-20140930120441

To my understanding, Hagoromo stated that Madara’s awakening wasn’t meant to happen in the manga. Prior Indra’s spirit leaving Madara, he implanted the acquired cells of Hashirama, and as we know, he is the reincarnation of Asura. If I connect the dots, I’d say that DNA alone isn’t enough, but the spiritual connection between Indra and Asura is the most important key. Together they embody Hagoromo, their father, who had split up his power between his two sons.

If I go with my above mentioned theory, I’d have to deny this application.