Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-32624156-20170721153715/@comment-25122992-20170728215559

No, as I already said, authority =/= power. Hag really stated twise the way of Asura gaining power, but at the same time, he stated twise that Asura gained a special treatment from him by receiving his power, and that is also an undeniable statemen.

You should understand that the thing isn't about becoming equals in the first place. It doesn't really matter how much power Hagoromo could give Asura, their battle would still turn out as a a stalemate, even with Asura eventually gaining the upper hand. And who said that Indra/Asura and their reincarnates are supposed to be completely equal in strenght? Roughtly at the same level, yes, but not one and the same. And since the conflict between them proved to be uneffective to end by merely winning or loosing, it already means that one side usually overpowered the other by the sheer force, thus giving the reason to continue the feud. So, there's nothing wrong in Asura becoming stronger than Indra via Hagoromo's power, it doesn't contradict anthing at all.