Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20160409062530/@comment-3965545-20161018012613

Madara did not have the Hashi face before Kabuto put it on him( that was the "past prime" enhancement Kabuto did to him therefor giving him Hashi's wood release and healing ability, as apparently he did not have them or the face when he was first Edo Tensei'd). It was shown in his flashback chapters of him putting Hashi cells in his chest that all he had afterwards was a scar. You need the Hashi face for the healing ability and/or wood release. Madara only had the life force of the cells, same with Sasuke. Naruto, Danzo, Yamato, Zetsu, Orochimaru, and Edo/Rinne Tensei Madara have the face or direct body part/body of Hashirama cells. Sasuke and pre-death Madara only had the cells in their wounds. Very odd and hard to explain...