Rinnegan

The Eye's of the Sage

Senju (Through the Uchiha)

S-Rank

Sasuke Uchiha

Nagato

Obito Uchiha

Shisui Hashirama Uchiha II

Minato Uchiha

Animal Path

Asura Attack

Asura Path

Banshō Ten'in

Black Receiver

Blocking Technique Absorption Seal

Chakra Edible Creation

Chibaku Tensei

Demonic Statue Chains

Deva Path

Flaming Arrow of Amazing Ability

Human Path

Indra's Arrow

Limbo: Border Jail

Naraka Path

Outer Path

Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique

Preta Path

Sasuke Uchiha's Space–Time Dōjutsu

Shinra Tensei

Six Paths Technique

Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal

Six Paths of Pain

Six Red Yang Formation

Summoning Rinnegan

Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path

Tengai Shinsei

The **Rinnegan** is reputed as the most exalted eye amongst the "Three Great Dōjutsu", 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 a ripple pattern that spreads over the eyeball.

## Acquisition

The Rinnegan was first manifested by Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki in the Shinobi World, derived from the Rinne Sharingan wielded by his mother. It is suggested his Rinnegan was a kekkei mōra, and with it, he saved the world from the Ten-Tails and created Ninshū, the precursor to modern ninjutsu. In the anime, after experiencing the trauma of loss, Hagoromo awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan which almost instantaneously progressed to become Rinnegan. 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 over the centuries that followed; even when the Rinnegan was later proven to exist, it was regarded by some as merely a mutation.

The Rinnegan can typically be awakened by gaining Hagoromo's chakra either by reproducing it from combining the chakra of Hagoromo's sons, Indra and Asura, or by directly receiving chakra from Hagoromo himself. Black Zetsu spent centuries attempting to manipulate the reincarnations of Indra and Asura into awakening the Rinnegan. It was not until the time of Madara Uchiha - Indra's reincarnation - that this was successful, when Madara infused himself with the DNA of Hashirama Senju - Asura's reincarnation. However, Madara's Sharingan did not become Rinnegan until decades later, at nearly the end of his natural lifespan; this also restored the eyesight lost from his use ofIzanagi. When Kabuto Yakushi reincarnated Madara, he operated under a similar hypothesis that Sharingan can be evolved into Rinnegan through combination with Hashirama's DNA. To that end he successfully recreated the Rinnegan in Madara's reincarnated body, though these fake eyes did not have full access to the original's abilities.

However Madara's Nephew by his Little brother Izuna and Hashirama's younger sister, A Young Uchiha called Zaskuare would Have the Rinnegan from Birth. Kabuto Theorised that due to the fact that Both Hashirama and Izuna were the Younger Siblings of the Then current Reincarnation's of Indra and Asura, combined with the less diluted Otsutsuki Ancestry, granted Zaskuare the Rinnegan from the moment he was born. Ironically, Zaskuare's Own Son, Shisui Uchiha the Second, would later Succeed Madara as The Reincarnation of Indra, and would gain the Rinnegan as his Father had, but only in one eye originally.

After receiving half of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's chakra, Sasuke's left Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan made way for the Rinnegan and remained visible as six tomoe, three on each of the two innermost circles of the eye. Should Sasuke's chakra reserves fall to a certain level, the tomoe vanish along with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye and he is unable to use its techniques. Likewise Shisui, Zaskuare Son, and Sasuke's Adopted Cousin, would then Get a second Rinnegan, granting him their Full Capabilities. However Shisui's Rinnegan would have a Sixteen Tomoe Pattern, when at Full Power.

Contrary to Madara and Sasuke's cases in needing Hagoromo's chakra, Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki has Rinnegan in the palms of his hands. Initially, his Rinnegan are red, but they become purple (in the movie), or yellow (in the manga) after he absorbs Kinshiki. This also grants him a third Rinnegan on his forehead.

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 the Rinnegan throughout his life due to his Senju lineage. After Nagato's death, the Rinnegan were taken by Obito Uchiha, who implanted the left eye into himself and hid the other because he could not handle the power of both eyes at once. Madara later reclaimed both of his Rinnegan after he was revived and ultimately died with them. But despite these circumstances, Shisui was able to master his Second Rinnegan in minutes, due to already having one for the first Eighteen years of his Life, in addition to his Senju Ancestry and Genetic Enhancements.

## Abilities

The Rinnegan grants the wielder a wide range of abilities without any known chakra requirement to keep the eyes active. Certain abilities are only available to the original owner of the Dōjutsu, but possession of even a single transplanted Rinnegan can grant overwhelming power. Rinnegan are able to see chakra, as well as its flow within the body and the activated tenketsu of the Eight Gates, but cannot see through obstructions such as smoke bombs. One who possesses the Rinnegan can easily master any jutsu as well as all five nature transformations, create black receivers into which they can transmit their chakra, fully decipher the stone tablet written by Hagoromo, and counter the effects of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Possessing the Rinnegan grants the user a family of abilities collectively known as the Six Paths Technique: control over attractive and repulsive forces with the Deva Path; the ability to mechanise one's body with the Asura Path; soul extraction through the Human Path; the menagerie of summons available to the Animal Path; chakra absorption through the Preta Path; and access to the King of Hell through the Naraka Path. These abilities can be distributed to the Six Paths of Pain — six bodies embedded with black receivers, which the user can control remotely. A seventh ability, the Outer Path, is said to allow the user to preside over life and death, granting the ability to revive the dead. The user is also able to summon and control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, as well as manifest chakra chains to bind the tailed beasts. The Dōjutsu also grants the user a shared field of vision with the Six Paths of Pain, the King of Hell, and the Animal Path's summons, all of which possess copies of the Rinnegan.

Certain Rinnegan abilities have only been demonstrated by single users: Madara can create corporeal shadows in the invisible world of Limbo, which is only visible to the Rinnegan; Sasuke's Rinnegan allows him to shift spaces within a certain range of himself, and create portals to other dimensions; Momoshiki is able to absorb any ninjutsu with his right Rinnegan and subsequently release it from his left, and also with the form transform others into chakra-filled edibles.

Sasuke’s Rinnegan had several sciences to it, and one of them was pattern recognition. It helped him analyse patterns inside codes, and by comparing them to similar patterns, decipher what was written. When put into use, one could take large amounts of information from a small amount of text. Shisui's Had this as well, but was more Refined and Advanced in it's Ability to Analyse, Recognise, and Decipher. However this was believed by Shisui, Sasuke and the Five Kage to be because unlike Sasuke, Shisui was Born with the Rinnegan, and had it avaliable from the moment he opened his eyes for the first Time.

Minato Uchiha, The Eldest Son, and Second Child of Shisui, would eventually obtain the Rinnegan from the Spirit of Indra Otsutsuki, to combat a Coming Threat. Like his Father before him, and his Grandfather before him, Minato adapted easily to the Rinnegan and Was able to use the Same Repulsion and Attraction Jutsu as the Rinnegan Wielding Uzumaki Boy Nagato.