Rinnegan

The is reputed as the most exalted eye amongst the "Three Great [[Dōjutsu]]",Naruto chapter 373, page 2 the others being the Sharingan and the Byakugan. It is said that in times of disorder, one who wields the Rinnegan is sent down from the heavens to become either a "God of Creation" who will calm the world or a "God of Destruction" who will reduce everything to nothingness. The Rinnegan is characterised by concentric circles covering the eyeball.Sha no Sho, page 313
== Acquisition ==
The first person on Earth to wield the Rinnegan was Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, whose mother possessed the Rinne Sharingan. In the anime, he obtained his Rinnegan at the same time as his Mangekyō Sharingan, which awakened as a result of mortally wounding his brother.Naruto: Shippūden episode 462 Using the power of the Rinnegan, Hagoromo saved the world from the Ten-Tails and created ninshū, the precursor to modern ninjutsu. For his contributions to the world, Hagoromo became revered as the Sage of Six Paths, and both he and his eyes rose to mythological status following his death;Naruto chapter 425, page 9 even when the Rinnegan was later proven to exist, some dismissed it as a random mutation.Naruto chapter 462, page 11
It is possible for a Sharingan wielder to awaken a new Rinnegan by obtaining Hagoromo's chakra, either by combining the chakra of his sons, Indra and Asura, to recreate his own,Naruto chapter 671, page 7 or by directly receiving it from Hagoromo himself.Jin no Sho, page 230 Black Zetsu spent centuries attempting to manipulate the reincarnations of Indra and Asura into awakening the Rinnegan, but it was not until the time of Madara Uchiha — Indra's reincarnate — that this was successful.Naruto chapter 681, pages 10-15 Madara implanted the flesh of Hashirama Senju — Asura's reincarnate — into his own body, causing a part of Asura's chakra to combine with Indra's. However, Madara's eyes did not become Rinnegan until decades later, when his natural lifespan was nearing its end;Naruto chapter 606, page 13 this also restored his right eye's vision, which had been lost from his earlier use of Izanagi.Naruto chapter 681, pages 13-14 Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi later hypothesised that the Sharingan can be evolved into the Rinnegan by combining Uchiha and Senju DNA. To that end, Kabuto successfully recreated the Rinnegan by infusing Hashirama's cells into Madara's reincarnated body,Naruto chapter 560, pages 13-15 though these fake eyes did not have full access to the original's abilities.Naruto chapter 659, page 7
After receiving half of Hagoromo's chakra from his spirit, Sasuke awakened a Rinnegan in his left eye, which contains three tomoe on its two innermost circles for a total of six. In addition to the Rinnegan's power, this eye retains the abilities of Sasuke's left Mangekyō Sharingan, including the ability to cast ocular genjutsu and use Amaterasu.Naruto chapter 682, page 4Naruto chapter 692, page 10 If Sasuke overuses the power of his Rinnegan, his ocular power will temporarily diminish, causing the tomoe in his Rinnegan to vanish until his full power returns. During this time, he is also seemingly unable to activate his right eye's Mangekyō Sharingan or use Susanoo.Naruto chapter 700+8, page 17
Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki had a pair of Rinnegan embedded in the palms of his hands. They were initially red, but after he consumed his guardian, Kinshiki, they became purple (in Boruto: Naruto the Movie) or golden yellow (in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations). This also granted him a third Rinnegan on his forehead, which matched the other two in colour.Boruto: Naruto the MovieBoruto chapter 8, page 1Boruto episode 64 In the anime, Momoshiki's yellow Rinnegan temporarily turned red when he used their power.Boruto episode 65
After Code used Claw Marks on a Ten-Tails to create Claw Grimes, at least one of them manifested a single Rinnegan. Upon its manifestation, the Fission being gave off the presence of levelling up, and was accompanied with an increase of strength.Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter 2, page 14-17 Later, the same Ten-Tails completely separated into several sentient God Trees, with each one possessing a pair of purple Rinnegan. If a God Tree had their body destroyed and transformed into a Thorn Soul Bulb, their Rinnegan are regenerated alongside their entire body using roots of a specific tree.Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter 13, page 39-40
In the anime, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki manifested his Rinnegan in the same pair of eyes as his Byakugan, and could switch between the two dōjutsu at will. Urashiki's Rinnegan were able to take on several forms to access different abilities: at times, they were red and contained six tomoe,Boruto episode 62 while at other times, they were blue with a white ripple pattern while using certain techniques.Boruto episode 125Boruto episode 133 After consuming all of the chakra he had stolen from others, Urashiki removed and devoured both of his Rinnegan, causing him to undergo a transformation. In this form, his eyes were restored, an additional Rinnegan appeared on his forehead, and all of his dōjutsu turned yellow, much like Momoshiki before him.Boruto episode 135
As with any dōjutsu, the Rinnegan can be transplanted into others. Prior to his death, Madara implanted both of his eyes into the young Nagato without the boy's knowledge, and he was able to make effective use of them throughout his life due to his Senju lineage.Naruto chapter 606, page 13 After Nagato's death, the Rinnegan were taken by Obito Uchiha,Naruto chapter 514, page 17 who implanted the left eye into himself and hid the other, knowing he could not handle the power of both eyes at once.Naruto chapter 675, page 4 Madara later reclaimed both of his Rinnegan after he was revived,Naruto chapter 658, page 17Naruto chapter 676, page 2 and they were last seen deactivated upon his death.Naruto chapter 691, page 10 He was also able to revert his Rinnegan to his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, though only seen when reanimated.Naruto chapter 588, page 8Naruto Shippūden episode 339 Sasuke has noted that his Rinnegan would remain active after his death, and that it could be transplanted into and be usable by Kakashi Hatake.Naruto chapter 698, page 18
== Abilities ==
The Rinnegan contains extraordinarily powerful chakra and boasts enormous ocular power, such that an unworthy wielder risks "losing themselves" upon implanting one. Their full power can only be brought out by their original owner, particularly when wielding both eyes, but possession of even a single transplanted Rinnegan can still grant overwhelming power. It is able to see chakra and its flow within the body,Naruto chapter 668, page 3 as well as otherwise invisible barriers,Naruto chapter 419, page 2 but cannot see through obstructions such as smoke bombs.Naruto chapter 433, page 13 Possession of the Rinnegan allows one to easily master any jutsu as well as all five basic nature transformations.Sha no Sho, page 313Naruto chapter 375, page 11 The Rinnegan is the only dōjutsu able to fully decipher the Sage of Six Paths' stone tablet.Naruto chapter 467, page 12
One who wields the Rinnegan can utilise six abilities collectively known as the Six Paths Technique: controlling attractive and repulsive forces with the Deva Path; mechanically altering one's body with the Asura Path; extracting souls through the Human Path; summoning various creatures through the Animal Path; absorbing chakra through the Preta Path; and access to the King of Hell through the Naraka Path. A seventh ability, called the Outer Path, is said to allow the user to preside over life and death, granting them the ability to revive the dead.Naruto chapter 449, pages 1-2 The Outer Path also allows the user to transmit their chakra into black receivers,Naruto chapter 569, page 10 manifest chakra chains to bind the tailed beasts,Naruto chapter 567, pages 7-8 and create the Six Paths of Pain: six bodies controlled through the use of black receivers, which can each utilise one aspect of the Six Paths Technique. The Rinnegan grants the user a shared field of vision with their Six Paths of Pain, the creatures summoned through the Animal Path, and the King of Hell, all of which possess copies of the Rinnegan in their own eyes.Naruto chapter 551, page 5Naruto chapter 565, pages 5-6
The Rinnegan is the only means of breaking the seal placed on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and summoning it,Naruto chapter 606, pages 13-14 though it cannot be summoned using a fake reincarnated Rinnegan. The dōjutsu is also used to seal the Ten-Tails inside one's body and become its jinchūriki.Jin no Sho, page 309 When one who wields the power of Rinne approaches the moon, they can awaken the Rinne Sharingan and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.Naruto chapter 676, page 16 In turn, another Rinnegan wielder is able to repel the Infinite Tsukuyomi's light, and this protection can be extended to others by using the Rinnegan in conjunction with Susanoo.Naruto chapter 677, pages 14-15 In order to end the technique entirely, a Rinnegan wielder must form the rat hand seal together with someone who possesses the chakra of all nine tailed beasts.Naruto chapter 692, page 7
Certain Rinnegan abilities have only been demonstrated by single users: 
*Sasuke Uchiha's Rinnegan allows him to use Amenotejikara to swap places with a person or object within a certain range of himself,Naruto chapter 685, page 17 as well as create portals to other dimensions. It also has several sciences to it, and one of them is pattern recognition. It helps him analyse patterns inside codes, and by comparing them to similar patterns, decipher what is written. When put into use, he can take large amounts of information from a small amount of text.Boruto: Naruto the Movie novel
*Madara Uchiha can create corporeal shadows in the world of Limbo, which are invisible to the those lacking the Rinnegan.Naruto chapter 674, pages 5-6 These shadows can also be sensed with Six Paths SenjutsuNaruto chapter 674, pages 6-7 and can only be physically interacted with by using Six Paths Chakra.
*Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki is able to absorb any ninjutsu with his right Rinnegan and subsequently release it in an amplified form from his left Rinnegan, as well as transform chakra and living individuals into edibles. 
*Urashiki Ōtsutsuki has two different Rinnegan with their own special abilities. With his red tomoe Rinnegan, he could use Yomotsu Hirasaka to travel through dimensions. With his blue Rinnegan, he could use the Origami Replacement Technique to displace himself by disappearing and leaving behind multiple red chakra orizuru, leaving his chakra signature untraceable. He could also transport himself into the past to redo events.
*Jura, as an incarnation of the Ten-Tails and a sentient God Tree, can fire a Tailed Beast Ball from his Rinnegan.Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter 9, page 32
== Forms ==
Rinnegan.svg|The general appearance of the Rinnegan.
Rinnegan Sasuke.svg|Sasuke's Rinnegan.
Rinnegan Momoshiki.svg|Momoshiki's red Rinnegan.
Rinnegan Momoshiki 2.svg|Momoshiki and Urashiki's(anime only) yellow Rinnegan after transforming.
Rinnegan Urashiki.svg|Urashiki's(anime only) and Kara's Ten-Tails' red tomoe Rinnegan.
Rinnegan Urashiki (Blue).svg|Urashiki's blue Rinnegan.(anime only)
== Trivia ==
* is the Japanese term for Saṃsāra, the cycle of reincarnation or rebirth in several Indian religions. This is reflected in the abilities of the Six Paths Technique, which share their names with the six Saṃsāric realms of reincarnation.
* The kanji is also used in Sharingan and Rinne Sharingan, potentially linking the three terms etymologically.
* When it first appeared in the anime, the Rinnegan was depicted as multicoloured. Its appearance was corrected after the Rinnegan was shown in colour in the manga. However, whereas the Rinnegan in the manga is a uniform shade of purple,Covers of volumes 45, 46 and 57 the anime tends to make the centre-most ring a slightly darker shade of purple.
* In chapter 254, when Deidara and Sasori brought Gaara to the Akatsuki hideout, Pain was depicted with three tomoe in his Rinnegan in a single panel. This was corrected in the tankōbon release of volume 29.
* In the digital versions of chapters 676 and 678 colourised by Shueisha's production team, Sasuke's Rinnegan was coloured red, but later illustrations coloured by Masashi Kishimoto revealed it to be purple. The colour was corrected in subsequent digitally colourised chapters, as well as in Naruto: Colour Edition. Similarly, in episode 203 and the sixteenth opening of Naruto: Shippūden, Hagoromo's and Madara's Rinnegan are depicted as red.
* Though usually depicted with six, Sasuke's Rinnegan has also been depicted with threeJin no Sho back cover and nine tomoe.Naruto chapter 673, page 17
* Though usually depicted as red, Momoshiki's Rinnegan were shown with the standard purple colour in a poster for Boruto: Naruto the Movie drawn by Masashi Kishimoto, as well as on the cover of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations volume 2; elsewhere in the manga, they are coloured red.Boruto chapter 5, page 1
* When the Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast, reflections of the Rinnegan appear in the eyes of those caught in its light.Naruto chapter 677, page 9 Upon first seeing the technique, Sasuke referred to the Infinite Tsukuyomi as a genjutsu cast by the Rinnegan.Naruto chapter 678, page 11 In the anime, Black Zetsu also connects the technique to the Rinnegan.
* In the fourth databook, Hagoromo is only classified as a kekkei mōra user, suggesting his Rinnegan may not be a kekkei genkai.
* In the anime, within the Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls novel, the Rinnegan has the ability to see through solid objects.Naruto: Shippūden episode 435
* 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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