Quote Originally Posted by Sidnne
Its not unrealistic to think that Tobi could be Obito. The right side of his face was crushed under the rock, but that doesn't mean the eye was destroyed. Highly unlikely His face, especially the left eye, would have been badly disfigured and thus the need for the mask, with no left eye hole. Even the similarities of the names gives plausibility to the theory. Its not that simliar...its just the "ob" part. Akamaru and Shikamaru are simliar names but that doesnt seem to give any connection in the Naruto world

I don't believe that Obito is Madara, but like someone said before Madara using a body transfer jutsu on Obito would not be out of the question either.
Obito couldn't take out a weaker ninja in the Kakashi Gaiden because he had just gained the use of the sharingan right before he was crushed. If Madara took over Obito's body, he would still retain his power and abilities. I am sure he would know how to activate the sharingan in a second because he's so used to using one before. I am pretty sure Madara wouldn't forget how to fight and get almost killed by a chuunin-level ninja But if Kakashi can develop the sharingan, then so can Madara, who is of Uchiha blood, and thus give him very good reason to want his body.

Quote Originally Posted by dsh1202
i believe obito is tobi because:

1) tobi doesnt really behave like you would think madara would behave, tobi acts more like a kid/teenager. (most of the time) Yes, Tobi acted immature/weak but he did so in order to fool other Akatsuki members and avoid unnecessary attention focused on him. This is confirmed when Pain talks about losing Tobi ("a easy member to replace") but in fact, Pain is talking to Tobi at the back scenes so Pain was hiding Tobi's presence to the other Akatsukis.
2) Having a mask that only shows 1 sharigan
3) I heard some were that tobi has a lot of bolts and pins in his arms and body, which would hint at the fact that his body has been severely damaged. (like when some boulders crushed it perhaps) Its not yet confirmed whether those bolts and pins are part of his outfit or part of his real body. But if you look back at that page, I believe they are part of his outfit. But they are kind of odd to me as well.
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Conclusion:

The theory about body transfering to Obito is out because Madara lived before Obito, and thus should have retained his power like Oro when he performed the jutsu but it clearly shows he didn't because he almost got killed by a chuunin-level ninja during Kakashi gaiden.

Although there is a possibility that the damaged eye crushed under a huge boulder for Obito is still usable, it is highly unlikely to function after all that damage.

Several chapters ago, most users guessed Tobi was Madara. This chapter just indirectly said Tobi was Madara. Him sitting on "his " statue and Jiraiya mentioning Madara the page before is pretty much screaming Tobi is Madara to me. But I guess some people just have to wait until Kishi makes Tobi directly say, " I am Uchiha Madara. I am not related to Obito in any shape or form."

Sorry, I went kind of crazy in this thread