Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28445617-20160513000858/@comment-28445617-20160513165714

Well in response to Ajr, I believe that we actually haven't seen what a "true" victim of the I.T. looks like after being converted to White Zetsu. I believe all the White Zetsu seen in the manga and show are all already manipulated with Hashirama's DNA by Madara. Or it could be that since Hashirama uses Wood Style and the God tree is, well, made out of wood, that this is how White Zetsu will always look like, since their creation. It is honestly unknown to what extent Madara influenced the White Zetsu. Was he entirely decieved by Black Zetsu, or did he manage to contribute some abilities to the White Zetsu, like how you said perhaps making one of them (Guruguru) being designed to encase someone. It would make sense since Madara did plan the whole Rin thing out and he wanted Obito to get out there and see her death, and Obito wasn't exactly healed enough yet. I think the whole situation needs a proper canonical explaination but we haven't recieved one because all the "reveals" happened during the Climax and they all couldn't exactly sit down and discuss the exact origins and mechanics of the White Zetsu. I hope it's cleared up one day, but until then all we can do is discuss and speculate.