Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31732419-20170413134103/@comment-734582-20170503075147

Jawnaphino wrote: Because they had the Gedo statue still. But with Madara everything was sealed away. Although I didn't know it also sealed his Rinnegan. He was shown to freely activate/deactivate the Rinnegan. I don't recall reading that he lost it at his death. When Madara lies on the ground after being summoned back, his eyes look just like every time we've seen blind eyes.