That was claimed only once and by completely incredible forum poster that I don't know and without any real citation. You would have done better to just make the claim yourself.
If Inafune said so himself, that's fine, but I've never seen this quote and hearsay does not count as evidence.
Reaverbot eyes are circumstantial evidence at best. All they really prove is that capcom can put references in their games.
I need to be up in three hours what the hell am I doing? I don't even personally disbelieve that they're on the same timeline.
regarding the elders, I already said I'll take another look at the ingame info