Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20160409062530/@comment-25122992-20160829173841

@Starscream1998, well, regarding Madara, it's true that he experienced a lot of hardship in his life and has chosen a wrong path, but it's not the meaning of the "looser" I meant. In fact, I meant that Madara tried to find a smart and powerful Uchiha who could continue his agenda, while Obito firstly seemed to be neither very powerful nor very smart. Madara always had those qualities, they were the reason Madara stayed in the everyone's memories as the most legendary Uchiha of all the lime.

@Elveonora, it's certainly true that Obito was a late bloomer, but Madara must've recognised it before Obito displayed any of his actual talent. I'd say this case is comparable to Sakumo's words about Guy having a great potential on pair with his son Kakashi.

Besides, there are some thoughts on my mind - I began wondering where's the point Madara started on his plan of driving Obito into the darkness. I mean, the incident with Obito rescuing his friends and falling under the boulder can't be the part of this plan, can it? Madara's and Zetsu's words prove that they observed him quite a while, but how did they actually planned to bring him in? Yeah, Madara used that opportunity of Obito leaved behind to take him in (and rescue too, since he couldn't allow him to die so easily), yet the boulders weren't falling on Obito every day, it was just a coincidence. Madara must've got something regarding the regular obstacles they'd meet.