Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25977287-20150704114842/@comment-25977287-20150705001232

Tasuxeda wrote: In my opinion, Minato took advantage of Madara being distracted by Obito to gather natural energy while Madara was talking, so it isn't that Minato entered sage mode instantly but he preparing to use it since Madara appeared. False.

We saw Minato throw the kunai at madaras feet before entering sage mode, which means Minato moved. If you move even a little while gathering nature energy, then entering sage mode will fail. As Fukasaku said, it's physically impossible to move whole gathering nature energy.

So obviously Minato entered sage mode the very instant after he threw that kunai. There was is no other explanation. His eyes only changed after that kunai was thrown,meaning sage mode was activated right ere and then.

JOA20 wrote: Not once have I read that one can choose to gather different amounts of natural energy to enter Sage Mode. One just balances natural energy with one's physical and spiritual energy, and stop. Minato doesn't have as much chakra as other Sage Mode users, so it sounds right that his Sage Mode doesn't last as long as theirs. Who told you Minato doesn't have as much chakra as other sage users? That's a blatant lie and you have no manga evidence to back up that false claim. The only ones who would have more chakra than Minato for sure, are Hashirama and Naruto.

Kabuto is a sage after all the experiments he did to himself, so can't really sage for sure how much chakra he has, since everything about his is modifications.

Jirayas skill in senjutsu is inferior to minatos. He cannot perfectly balance the nature energy with his own chakra, he also isn't capable of sage mode without calling upon the elder toads. Which probably implies that if he was to use it on his own, it wouldn't last long at all.

It's a fact that you cannot handle senjutsu unless you already possess an enormous amount of chakra within you, as Fukasaku stated. The fact Minato can actually perfectly balance the two energies and has the markings of a true sage implies he has more chakra than jiraya.