Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-24855929-20150515102807/@comment-5407586-20150609130120

Madara can't defeat Hamura without becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, mainly because Hamura had access to the Truth-Seeking Balls on his own, due to being Kaguya's son. The Rinnegan, however powerful it might be, can't fight these black orbs on its own.