Introduction

... The last few chapters have given us sooo much information regarding the past. Uzushiogakure, the Land of Whirlpools, is home to the Uzumaki, a clan that quickly became known and feared for their Fuinjutsu (Sealing Techniques). The members of the Uzumaki possessed incredible longevity... so much that they were nicknamed as the "Village of Longevity." This, tied with their amazing sealing powers, and you can understand how it was only a matter of time before Kushina's home was destroyed. But what if.. what if Madara was responsible to some degree? Yay! #speculation ftw!

1. Seal vulnerability

Kushina states that she doesn't know how, but that somehow the "Masked Man" knew when the seal would be at it's weakest.... childbirth. At this point, we don't know for certain how Madara obtained this information. He himself could have spied, or used someone to spy to get this information much like how Kisame was sent on a mission to spy via Samehada on Kumogakure... but for now IF he was from Uzushiogakure, then that could explain how he would know when such a powerful sealing technique is at it's weakest point.

2. Mask Design

Probably one of the more obvious, the design of Madara's mask is shaped like a whirlpool. It is still uncertain, but this too could be a hint that he is tied to Uzushiogakure somehow. So far we have seen two variations of Madara's mask: Old and New. The older one looks more ANBU-ish style, while the other is more Modern and vibrant in terms of color but both are designed in a way that they resemble a whirlpool.

3. Style of Suction/Warp jutsu

Prior to chapter 498, I never looked at the style of Madaras "warp technique" and thought to myself, "this looks like a whirlpool" but more of a "Vortex".. that is until Kishi started hitting us with information about the Village of Whirlpool!

4. Chakra Chains

Look at the design of the chains. Of all things to restrain the Kyuubi, its these chains. At first, I thought that these chains belonged to Kushina and somehow Madara was able to control them. But I also noticed that the chains from Kushina's chakra have "spiked" links. The chains that are being used to restrain the Kyuubi don't have these... o.O'

5. Extraction process

In the lower left corner, I created a visual aid in the picture (shown above) that shows an aerial view of Madara performing the extraction process on Kushina. The design of the four pillars with Kushina placed in the middle suggests to me that this is some type of counter to the four-element seal. But how? How does Madara know how to counter such a powerful technique? If he had ties to Uzushio somehow, then that could explain how he could undo such a powerful technique in a short amount of time; furthermore, when Kushina explained to Naruto the history of her clan, she mentioned here that her clans methods of sealing were rough. The way that Madara undid the seal (shown above) and took the Kyuubi from Kunisha was definitely rough. The Kyuubi was pretty much ripped out of her.

6. Geography

The geography of Uzu no Kuni, the Land of Whirlpools, is a small island located off the Land of Fire. To the left of Uzushiogakure is the Land of Fire and to the right is The Land of Water. How convenient for Madara. The Wave country is what the Land of Whirlpools was prior to its destruction. We know from Kisame, that Madara, the Leader of Akatsuki, used to also be the 4th Mizukage of Kirigakure. We also heard from Raikage that Akatsuki was rumored to have formed in Kirigakure. Raikage also found it suspicious that Kirigakure has no diplomatic ties with any other nations. I do too, but that's another story.:P We do know that the Land of Whirlpools was eventually invaded and destroyed, but what I would like to know is by who? Could Madara have been behind that attack (to any degree) and then fled to Kirigakure to start his next bidding? Possibly. Given the geographic distance between Kirigakure and Uzushiogakure, I can see Kirigakure, especially because of its location, being the next best place for him to work on his next plan(s).

7. Survivors of Uzushio

Kushina says that her home is long gone, and she knew it would be only a matter of time before it was destroyed. But whats important about this is that Kushina doesn't say that her clan was annihilated or that she was the only known survivor (like Kimimaro for example). Instead, she says that the survivors disappeared and scattered themselves across the world of Naruto. Could Madara have taken advantage of this situation to benefit his motives?

8. Madaras long life

The people of Uzushio were blessed with such long lives that they were known as "The Village of Longevity." If Madara was from this clan, it would explain how he is able to live for so long....