Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-28136690-20160523202406/@comment-734582-20160524073849

Comic rider wrote: i was asking is it possible that madara helped make the 5 great nations because when he left then the other 4 nations appeared No. Well, in a sense yes, but in a practical way, no.

The other villages were formed in response to the Hidden Leaf, to ensure they could counteract it's power. So no, Madara had nothing to do with the direct formation of the other villages. But since he helped form Konoha, indirectly he is partially responsible.