Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-43776375-20191025155140/@comment-32685487-20191025184634

Rinnegan has been used to see invisible barriers and seals, as well as chakra and chakra points. Also Nagato himself cannot be disrupted by the rods no matter the method he can be located using the rods though. https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Rinnegan