Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-33256714-20171005000302/@comment-734582-20171007142517

Indk21 wrote: Nagato propably just named these abilities, and he had Madara's eyes, so Madara had same Rinnegan abilities as Pain. I meant it differently: Nagato created the Six Paths of Pain because of his mobility. He then gave each Path powers and names. However, the Rinnegan itself doesn't have these paths, they're just Nagato's inventions. Chibaku Tensei, Absorbtion Blocking Seal, they're techniques that can be used with the Rinnegan, but they aren't from some sort of "path". and considering Madara absorbed Ninjutsu without a Rinnegan, i think it's clear that Ninjutsu Absorption isn't a pure Rinnegan power either.

In how far the Rinnegan's unique power influences it's minor powers is an interesting topic in itself, since one could argue that Nagato's Push-Pull ability is, in a way, a minor Limbo/TSB power.