Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31660872-20170403131802/@comment-27089028-20170410164442

You don't seem to understand what a pawn is.

Pawn definition = a person used by others for their own purposes.

Madara was used by Black Zetsu for his and his mother's purposes. I find it hard to believe Madara wasn't a pawn because that statement is hugely incorrect. Black Zetsu even points out how much of a pawn Madara is in the Anime directly to the ancient Uchiha himself.