Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28861328-20140421161211/@comment-24757127-20140424004114

Radiantmage wrote: Maybe madara can use the storm release because of the 10-tails. The 10-tails is compose of all the bijuus.

Remember, Naruto used magnet and lava because of the bijuus.

There must be one bijuu who can use storm release as son can use lava and shukaka can use magnet...

Nagato doesn't seem to use any advance natures. One thing I just thought of is that he could be combining 2 or more bijuu's powers to make storm release. I don't think any ONE bijuu can create storm release.

Another theory is that he gained the ability to use this release when he stole DNA from Hashirama. With his DNA Madara gained wood release which is water and earth releases. Madara could already be adept at lightning release based on his use of Sage Art: Yin Release Lightning Dispatch technique. So once he gained Hashirama's DNA as an old man he was able to use storm release but was already too old to actually use it.

Or his use of Storm Release will not be explained and we can theorize about it forever.