Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-27521865-20190701053618

The Fact that it is highly implied that their the same character and they only grew up separate due orochimaru taking him away at young age as explained and the fact he looks identical and also the fact that it was intended as a backstory for him reinforces that fact. The Reason why he does not have the kekkai genkai of the clan is due the experimentation done on his genes by orochimaru and i thought gotta was speaking figuratively on tenzo being dead due to him having no memory of the event because of him being taken away at a young age. 