Question: are madara and tobi the same person?
Answer: Now to simplify things, no, Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha (tobi) are not the same people. Madara saved obito from death, obito took the name of tobi and later acted as if he was madara for the real Madaras plans. ... Tobi was like the outer shell, he was the swirly mask. Obito was the person, Obito Uchiha.