Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-32624156-20170721153715/@comment-24824859-20170728182345

Ravenlot 27 wrote: Nope, Hagoromo clearly meant not just a sheer authority, for a simple reason there was no authority he could've granted to Naruto/Sasuke, but he bestowed them with actual power. Combine it with the fact that Hagoromo admitted trying to fix the mistake by giving his power to both of son's reincarnation, and it leads to the logical conclusion that Asura also received some power of his as his successor.

Just admit it, Hagoromo literally said he granted his "power" not some "authority". And Naruto/Sasuke are the main examples of what kind of power he could bestow, while Hagoromo specially empathised the fact he decided to grant it to both of them unlike the case with his sons. Uhh, no. Hagoromo said that through hard work and camraderie, Asura became an equal to his brother. Here are the reasons why Hagoromo didn't give Asura actual power:
 * Like I mentioned above, Hagoromo said that Asura's power matched that of Indra's. If Hagoromo gave Asura power then he would've won fated battle against his brother
 * Hagoromo giving the authority of Ninshuu to Asura is what made Indra butthurt, not him giving Asura actual power
 * There's absolutely no reason for Hagoromo to give Asura actual power. One of his philosophies is that no person should have all of the power, so he go against that philosophy if he gives Asura actual power

Authority is power. Why is it so hard to believe the Sage meant the former when he was referring to Asura? Also, Hagoromo simply said "power", not "his power". You can give gifts to people without having the gifts be the same, can't you? The same applies here. Hagoromo gave Asura power, in the form of authority, while he gave Naruto and Sasuke power, in the form of SPS and the Rinnegan