True. But Sasuke did get Half of Rikudo's power.
they may have gotten slightly buffed, considering everything else touched by rikudo's chakra is.
Oh. Coulda swore it was just a rinnegan tech my bad ^_^"
According to the databook to use the rods you only have to have opened the rinnegan.
; ones with the Rinnegan opened distribute the trademark black receivers (Chakra rods) to various places in the area, and will manifest this huge barrier by oneself