Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1512913-20161122142914/@comment-734582-20161129101442

Elveonora wrote: Well, the databook has many errors, maybe it's wrong? What if we take manga > databook into consideration? Can it be made to somehow fit then? I still think the version we talked about before is most correct:


 * The fight with the Juubi leads nowhere until it is sealed by SP:CT.
 * The beast is split in a physical and spiritual form. The physical form is imprisoned in a chibaku tensei, the spiritual form roams free.
 * The fight continues against the Yin juubi until Hagoromo seals it inside him, becoming Juubi Jinchuriki.

Note: At this point it's not clear if the Gedo is truly the physical form, or if it's different somehow. The only certainty we have is that the Nine Biju and Gedo statue exist after partitioning. The physical form of the Juubi may have looked differently before (and changed in appearance because Hagoromo took part of it to create the biju).


 * after the battle, the world has a satellite but it's not moon-sized yet.
 * near death, Hagoromo realizes he can't spread enough of the Juubi's power to people. Presumably after discussing this with Hamura, he calls back (part of) the Juubi's physical body from the Chibaku Tensei.
 * Presumably at the point where he has most power, he creates the moon as-is, inflating it, creating the inner space, air etc. Note that a CT is mostly solid rock but in The Last, the moon is mostly a (relatively) thin shell.
 * He splits the beasts (probably giving each a piece of the Juubi's soul and a piece of his body). What remains is the Gedo Statue.
 * He re-seals the Gedo Statue in the new sealing stone he just made.
 * Presumably, Hamura guards the statue as Hagoromo's little trick created a connection that didn't exist before (IE it can be summoned if the Rinnegan is obtained, something Hagoromo apparently couldn't prevent).