Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-6769189-20200515102419/@comment-24824859-20200521113709

Actionmanrandell wrote: and again like i said, hashirama and madara are no longer transmigrants so the Rinnegan can not be gained by getting their DNA. he would need to integrate naruto and sasuke's DNA and there is no proof it would work for anyone other then naruto or Sasuke. in the end there is no proof he would be able to control the Rinnegan Hashirama and Madara still have Asura's and Indra's chakra even as Edos. This was seen when Hagoromo emerged from the lower half of TTJ-Madara's body right after Hashirama transferred some of his chakra into it. Hagoromo attributed his manifestation to Asura's, Indra's, and Kurama's chakra.