Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3965545-20161228130925/@comment-734582-20170104100111

Ravenlot 27 wrote: I don't think that's the case. Firstly, it just doesn't fit into Asura's personality to force anyone into anything (assuming that his personality was similar to Naruto). What if Indra forced control over Kurama and Ashura was forced to absorb him to free Kurama? I can think of a few more alternatives.

But really, we know nothing of the circumstance. Cases like Madara also fall under the category "recent memory". The only ancient memory of Kurama we have is that he remembers the Sage fondly. Everything else, 900 or so year of history, we know no memory of. This also happens to be the period where he was a beast of hatred. Coincidence? who knows. But i don't see any reason he can't forget things, especially really old and embarrassing memories.