Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26636534-20150921160743/@comment-26773508-20150924090305

AsianReaper wrote: @GreatestSin, I think he sealed the technique to activate after his death, like he stored the chakra in the technique beforehand That seems to be the case. Black Zetsu says that with the Mangekyo Sharingan, you can program the eye to nullify your death/injuries after a certain time had passed after you actually "died". In other words, Madara had activated Izanagi before his VotE battle with Hashi, but because he had the Mangekyo, his Izanagi had the special ability to nullify his death long after his body died, which is a very impressive feat, considering the fact that Danzo could use Izanagi for only 1 minute while Obito could use Izanagi for at least 5 mins with a normal sharingan (in his battle against Konan). Black Zetsu says that Tobirama examined and studied Madara's body and sharingan before burying him. That means it was at least a couple of days, if not a week or two, before Madara's Izanagi nullified his death. Quite impressive, I must say again.