Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25101952-20140922020844/@comment-3568954-20141010153251

GreatestSin wrote: ^ madara only used susanoo with rinnegan, he also used susanoo without eyes, that means that the normal rinnegan couldnt use sharingan powers, the susanoo is special because it only needs to be activated and than it can be used without eyes ^_^ Wrong. the Rinnegan is the next level of development past a sharingan it would be stupid if it could not use the power of both the sharingan and Rinnegan with just the Rinnegan activated. other wise it would be pointless to even activate the Rinnegan once you gained it. because all it would be good for is the six paths. also Madara's Technique Tengai Shinsei is a EMS+Rinnegan ability Not to mention if this is how things work with Dojutsu the moment a sharingan user gains the MS or the EMS they would no longer have access to the Regular sharingan abilities. Hagoromo's power got devided between his son unifying their power brings about the Rinnegan so based on that it is a fact that those who awaken the Rinnegan will most definitatly have access to the powers of the two half's ie(sharingan powers plus all the powers of the transmigrant of Asura)