Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30323490-20170618183041/@comment-734582-20170618200529

Vladosaurus wrote: And at that point, Madara's six paths power was his rinnegan, which he didn't have since he had no eyes. It was all because of Hashirama's cells, which he said it himself. He doesn't need Rinnegan for six paths power, since that power is actually his own unlike Nagato.

Hashirama's cells gave him better healing and that made him reckless, but other than that it was his own ability that allowed him to take down people.