Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26889573-20151008053113/@comment-1872728-20151011154133

My impression was that it was actually not well known, in fact i got the impression it wasn't known at all. It seems Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru were one of the few people to ever set foot in one of these three places. I remember Shikaku knowing the places, and the Sage Mode. In Naruto's fight with Pain, I remember Shikaku talking to Shikamaru, saying that if Naruto did achieve Sage Mode, then they would just be distracting and not helping. Sage Mode naturally strengthens the body and allows for special abilities like throwing jutsu. Six Paths chakra doesn't allow such things. Sage Mode strengthens physically, and maybe Six Paths Chakra strengthens mentally? Hence Sasuke being the smart one. Plus, Sasuke can throw his black flames though. And since i don't believe that different Sage Modes allow for different abilities to begin with, i don't believe that learning three different forms allows for such a sudden, unexplained spike. The Snake Sage Mode can animate the environment, something the Toad Sage Mode can't. The Toad Sage Mode can spit out oil, something the Snake Sage Mode can't. So I'm guessing each Sage Mode has their unique abilities. And that i don't agree with. Sage Mode works everywhere, even with the Shinju gone or absorbed. Why would nature energy still be there with its source gone? I think Nature energy always was there, the Shinju just gathered a lot of it. Makes sense, but they did say Shinju is the originator of chakra so it's confusing. And if chakra can be passed down, then it's safe to assume that natural energy can too. So for example, when the Shinju generated natural energy, all the plants on Earth learned to utilise it since the Shinju is also a plant and stuff, like how most animals/humans on Earth can use chakra.