Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1872728-20200725151448/@comment-45444155-20200729215807

Jira89 wrote: They say that but is a surrogate. Juugo don't use any technque, is not a Sage. He naturally absorb some nature energy automatically and mostly uncontrolled. Orochimaru, Sasuke, Anko are not Sages.

You have to weigh and evaluate all the statements said in the manga. I remember a part when Juugo said that someone called his form "sage mode", but who is that someone is unknown. juugo does not use Sage Mode...

Check chapter 648. Orochimaru says directly that Curse Mark Jugo is Senjutsu.

Orochimaru is called an imperfect sage. In fact, he is a sage, but not perfect, unlike Sage Mode users.