Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-38812954-20191016022101/@comment-43403813-20191106163352

Except, Nagato was being controlled like a puppet. We've seen Nagato say countless times that he tries to fight himself from moving and attacking. The rock being thrown at Naruto, he says "My body is being moved on its own!". Kabuto was controlling what techniques Nagato used, experimenting with all the abilities of the Rinnegan. Kabuto even said: "There is that planet jutsu", and subsequently, Nagato used Chibaku Tensei.

Whatever Kabuto wanted to use, Nagato used it, as if he were a puppet. Nagato couldn't even speak, Kabuto overrided every ounce of control that Nagato had.