Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3571355-20150819100444/@comment-734582-20150823120227

QuakingStar wrote: Nagato had better mastery than Madara and Sasuke of the Rinnegan as he was able to not only effortlessly spam the 7 paths, but he could utilize them all together in combination.. Killer B, Naruto, and Itachi nearly got defeated by a Kabuto controlled Edo Tensei Nagato, they are lucky Itachi has the Totsuka Sword. Well to be fair, Nagato had his rinnegan for much, much longer than Sasuke or Madara. We don't quite know how long Madara had his, but it was "near the end of his life" so a few years tops. Nagato had it for what, 20 years at least? He's not an original owner, which meant it took a lot more chakra and effort to do all these thing. He's not like Madara who defeated all 9 tailed beasts in seconds with just Limbo. But the power he wielded was already immense.

On a different note: Sasuke needs his Mangekyou powers to use Susanoo. He may not literally need his eyes, but as long as his advanced powers are recharging he can't use Susanoo. We don't know Madara's MS powers, maybe one of them was an extended use of Susanoo (e.g. channeling handsigns for his Meteors, using it without eyes)