Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30168027-20161030085406/@comment-734582-20161213164439

Ninjachris wrote: And even if he didn't use push/pull he definitely knew about it. But sasuke is an analytical fighter he knew naruto already had experience fighting against that. Well by the time Sasuke was fighting Naruto, Naruto had already faced 3 people with a Rinnegan and won. So there's definitely something to say for Sasuke not being overly reliant on his Rinnegan.

Still, it's likely Sasuke hadn't explored the full range of his powers. One reason is that his powers grant very different abilities to his existing set, whereas Naruto's SPSM is largely an extension of what he had. Another is that every technique has a weakness and every technique has a risk. Nagato used Almighty Push / Pull like it was his favorite jutsu, but Madara never used it once. There's a comment by Nagato/Konan that it significantly shortens his life, but it's not clear if that was retconned (or simply forgotten about). So Sasuke may be cautious with what his powers exactly do. The Rinnegan's weaknesses weren't really as well-explored as the Sharingan's, so there may be downsides we don't know about.