Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30168027-20161030085406/@comment-25643824-20161213160326

That is basically his a variant of his ameno, similar to how obito could transport himself or objects, it's really not that significant.

So for all intents and purposes he has the same abilities he had when he fought naruto, which suggests he already had a pretty good grasp on his rinnegan power up.