Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26993711-20160205011621/@comment-9782468-20160205203840

Tbh if Naruto couldn't turn his SPSM off, I'd count it as his "new base..."

Rinnegan Nagato is a good example.

Yeah, I think that my logic for "base" won't fit for every character. All I know is it would make sense if Naruto's base was what he could do using only his own chakra/energy, not chakra/energy from anything else. But I do see your point on how that wouldn't apply to every character