Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-29393962-20161111215453/@comment-734582-20170112165330

Ravenlot 27 wrote: Well, if not the databook that clearly states these powers were granted by Hagoromo directly, I would think that Hagoromo just gave his chakra and seals to Naruto/Sasuke, and this chakra was the catalyst for the powers' awakening, but only the catalyst. I think there's no real difference. If he gives chakra that awakens these powers, or gives these powers directly, either way he causes these powers. I do think Naruto and Sasuke awoke Hagoromo's chakra on their own (which is why he could talk to them to begin with), but Hagoromo's involvement directed their powers (IE sasuke's rinnegan isn't how a natural rinnegan awakens).

Georgio722 wrote: I see where you're coming from now. I guess what chakra Naruto and Sasuke got doesn't really matter because they are the same, what matters is what genetics they have beforehand. So this half chakra can awaken both the Rinnegan and Six Paths Sage Mode, but awakening which one depends on what genetics they have beforehand. Nope. Nothing in the Manga suggests that only Indra transmigrants can get Rinnegan. It's Hagoromo's involvement that split the power, preventing Naruto from having Rinnegan and Sasuke from having SPSM. We know that even if you recreate hagoromo's chakra, it takes a while for the powers to manifest. Hagoromo made sure they both manifested different powers immediately.