Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1512913-20170417105433/@comment-734582-20170423165711

Elveonora wrote: I have my very own theory on how it works. Basically, Asura and Indra work sort of like 3rd parent to an incarnate, chakra wise. In short, Madara's chakra is part his father's, part his mother's and part Indra's. Likewise, Naruto's chakra is part Kushina's, part Minato's and part Asura's. Makes sense.

I think however that while Naruto does fully possess Ashura, his power doesn't manifest properly due to mutually exclusive abilities. IE Kurama already provides naruto with a strong and large mass of Chakra, so he does not get Ashura's level of reserves naturally. So it's not so much that it was overwritten, but rather that Ashura's power has to compete against other power. In that regard, i think Kurama is the primary reason Naruto seems like a relatively weak Ashura. Kurama is in a sense very similar to Ashura: a transmigrating being of pure chakra that grants power to the person he is sealed in. Kurama's strong presence is there from the start, whereas Ashura's power is something that has to mature. So Ashura's power never got to fully manifest because Kurama's immense power takes precedence.