<p>I agree that the whole sequence with Madara's Susanoo is weird, but we don't really have a lot to go off of here. At the time these chapters were released, the wiki (and fanbase at large) actually did assume these new Susanoo forms were meant to be two different versions of the same thing ( a "stabilised" form and an "unstabilised" form). But then as time went on and other users started using the stabilised form without showing an unstabilised form, everyone started assuming that the big cloaked form was actually just Madara's third stage ("armoured") form and the samurai-esque form was an entirely new fourth stage. This is backed up by the databook, which only shows the stabilised version in its "Complete Form Susanoo" entry, though it has other issues like only listing Madara as a user. </p><p>It's worth noting that in the next chapter, right after Madara announces he'll use his Complete Form Susanoo, Mei asks if "that" (the unstabilised cloaked version) is the "true Susanoo", and Madara tells her "not yet" before stabilising it. So this could be interpreted as Madara merely saying he's about to use his "Complete Form Susanoo", but not actually doing so until the next chapter. </p><p>Of course, none of this explains why Madara's third form is so different from other users, especially with its colossal size. But then again, later on we see Sasuke increase the second form's size to rival Kurama, so it's possible Madara was just choosing to make it that big both times he used it. </p>

<p>If Madara can jump straight to perfect susanoo, why would he need to activate the armoured susanoo..that should be renamed as <i>unsettled perfect susanoo</i> unless it's stated in other sources that that's madara's armoured susanoo. </p>

It was simply Complete Body Susanoo before he stabilized it

Should it be renamed then?

<p>It really should, Madara himself even says so with "now to stabilize it" or something along those lines. </p>

<p>Before the war-arc, people with Susanoo had to start with its lowest form first and then progress upwards in strength until the highest point they can achieve. It's funny how they made Susanoo's development into the strongest version instantaneous lol. </p>

<p>So, for clarity, this is the exact sequence of events: </p>

• At the end of chapter 588, Madara uses the cloaked Susanoo form and does in fact say "this (is) Complete Body Susanoo" (この完成体須佐能乎でな) in the final panel.
• At the start of chapter 589, Mei asks if this is the "true Susanoo" (本当の須佐能乎). Madara replies "not yet" and tells somebody/something (presumably Susanoo itself) to "settle" (定まる). Susanoo then enters its final, armoured form.
• Ōnoki then says that the giant's chakra has "stabilised" (安定した); Madara himself isn't actually the one who says this, and it's never mentioned again after this.
• The term "Complete Body Susanoo" only appears one more time in the manga, in chapter 592, when Madara claims that everyone who sees it dies.

<p>Based on this alone, it does seem like Madara considers both forms to be "Complete Body Susanoo", but the problem is what comes after. Sasuke obtains the final armoured form without displaying any evidence of an unstabilised version like Madara's, plus we never see Madara use anything else that could be equivalent to Itachi and Sasuke's third (armoured) forms. Lastly, the databook has an entry for Complete Body Susanoo that only shows and talks about Madara's final armoured stage, specifically noting the wings as special features of the form. </p><p>That's really all the evidence we have to go on. Everything else comes down to interpretation. </p>