Board Thread:Wiki Discussions/@comment-24477541-20140328180624/@comment-24753830-20140330120848

In a way, yes. However, it doesn't change the fact that there IS a big gap between Indra's and Madara's generations. That gap didn't have anyone capable of using the Mangenkyo, apparently. Then why kill their best friends, if the Mangenkyo was kept a secret ever since Indra's first usage if it (one possible conclusion)? It's not plausible to think like that, so I'll just remember a few things: Itachi learned from Obito (Tobi at the time) that in order to awaken the MS, Madara and Izuna killed their best friends only to acquire it. That means that Madara and Izuna already knew what power the would get by doing such a thing - Madara didn't go through emotions alone, he also knew about the MS, otherwise he wouldn't do it just for his thirst for power.