Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25464204-20140925215818/@comment-24142271-20140926130515

when translating the kanji for forefather you could also get ancestor and what exactly is a forefather anyway?

JOA20 wrote: Obito calling Madara his ancestor means that Madara had children, or his brothers did (that would leave only Izuna since the other brothers died when they were at a very young age). Maybe 3-4 generations separate Obito and Madara. no it does not mean that he had children at all. they where both of the uchiha clan, that's all hat was actually implied.