Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-27924806-20140711165647/@comment-1512913-20140714175816

MERCURIOUS wrote: That's why I think the same apply to the Rikudo Senjutsu, as long the person in question is able to balance his chakra with nature energy then he is a sage.

Madara's use of senjutsu during his battle with Naruto and Sasuke is a proof, it wasn't through the sage mode that he stole from Madara as Natural Energy fade with time but through the Rikudou Senjutsu. We don't even know if the users of six paths sage technique have to balance anything.