Rinne Sharingan

The Rinne Sharingan ( 輪廻写輪眼 , literally meaning: Saṃsāra Copy Wheel Eye) is a dōjutsu kekkei mōra and the predecessor to the Rinnegan and Sharingan . It is characterised by red sclerae and irides, with a ripple pattern spreading over the eyeball and nine tomoe .

## Background [ ]

This dōjutsu was first manifested by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki as a third eye on her forehead after eating the chakra fruit of the God Tree . It was also possessed by the Ten-Tails , the result of Kaguya merging with the God Tree. According to the stone tablet handed down in the Uchiha clan , when one who wields the power of Rinne approaches the moon , the eye which can reflect off the moon and grant the infinite dream will open. This was proven true when Madara Uchiha , as the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki , was able to manifest this dōjutsu in his own forehead after regaining both of his Rinnegan. As a result of Black Zetsu 's actions, Madara's body then served as a vessel for the resurrected Kaguya, who retained the Rinne Sharingan. When Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha later used the Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei to seal Kaguya, her third eye was closed by a horizontal eyelid with the appearance of a sun and moon under the effects of the technique.

## Abilities [ ]

The Rinne Sharingan possesses the ocular power of the Sharingan, and can be used to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi , an extremely powerful genjutsu which can only be undone by the combination of the Rinnegan and the chakra of the nine tailed beasts . Using this dōjutsu , Kaguya can transport herself and those in her vicinity to a series of alternate dimensions .

## Trivia [ ]

- While the term "Rinne Sharingan" does not appear in the manga or anime, this dōjutsu is named as such in the Fourth Databook .
- Sasuke referred to the Infinite Tsukuyomi as a genjutsu cast by the Rinnegan.
- Some subjects that possess a ripple-pattern eye design with six tomoe have been recognised by Sasuke to be in possession of Rinnegan. These subjects are Sasuke himself, Kara's Ten-Tails , and, in the anime, Urashiki . The Fourth Databook also states Sasuke possesses Rinnegan.
- The kanji "Rin" ( 輪 , literally meaning: Wheel) is also used in Sharingan and Rinnegan, potentially linking the three terms etymologically.
- In the Ten-Tails' debut appearance as a silhouette, its eye was shown to contain nine tomoe. However, following its revival, the beast's eye was consistently depicted with only six tomoe. When the Ten-Tails entered its final form, the God Tree, its eye was shown to possess nine tomoe once more.
- Despite not possessing the Rinne Sharingan himself, Obito Uchiha attempted to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi by manifesting a construct of the God Tree outside of his body as the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki .
- There have been a number of times the dōjutsu has been depicted incorrectly:
- During the Ten-Tails' battle with Hagoromo and Hamura Ōtsutsuki , its eye was depicted with at least four rows of tomoe.
- After casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Madara's Rinne Sharingan was depicted with only six tomoe.
- On various occasions, Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan was depicted with six or three tomoe.
- The eye in the crystal ball used to cast the Limited Tsukuyomi contained seven tomoe, possibly reflecting the number of tailed beasts captured by Akatsuki .
- In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu , Sasuke's Rinnegan is erroneously referred to as a Rinne Sharingan.

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