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<section begin=summary />The {{translation|'''Rinnegan'''|輪廻眼|lit meaning=Saṃsāra Eye}} is reputed as the most exalted eyes amongst the {{translation|Three Great [[Dōjutsu]]|三大瞳術|San Daidōjutsu|lit meaning=Three Great Eye Techniques}},<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 373, page 2</ref> along with the [[Byakugan]] and the [[Sharingan]].<ref>Third Databook, page 313</ref> While its progenitor was first seen in [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]] as the [[Rinne Sharingan]], its true form first manifested in her son, the [[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki|Sage of the Six Paths]]. It is characterised by a ripple-like pattern which spreads over the eyeball, with light purple sclerae and irides, and also has another variant containing a pattern of six [[tomoe]]. <section end=summary />
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<section begin=summary />The {{translation|'''Rinnegan'''|輪廻眼|lit meaning=Saṃsāra Eye}} is reputed as the most exalted eyes amongst the {{translation|Three Great [[Dōjutsu]]|三大瞳術|San Daidōjutsu|lit meaning=Three Great Eye Techniques}},<ref>Chapter 373, page 2</ref> along with the [[Byakugan]] and the [[Sharingan]].<ref>Third Databook, page 313</ref> While its progenitor was first seen in [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]] as the [[Rinne Sharingan]], its true form first manifested in her son, the [[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki|Sage of the Six Paths]]. It is characterised by a ripple-like pattern which spreads over the eyeball, with light purple sclerae and irides, and also has another variant containing a pattern of six [[tomoe]]. <section end=summary />
   
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
 
[[File:Madara's rinnegan.png|thumb|left|Madara obtaining the Rinnegan after infusing Hashirama's cells into himself.]]
 
[[File:Madara's rinnegan.png|thumb|left|Madara obtaining the Rinnegan after infusing Hashirama's cells into himself.]]
<section begin=summary />It is said that in times when the world is in disorder, a person is sent down from the heavens to become either a "God of Creation" who will calm the world, or a "Destroyer" who will reduce everything to nothingness.<ref name="d3">Third Databook, page 313</ref> The Rinnegan originated from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Rinne Sharingan, and was first truly manifested by her son, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who came to be revered as the Sage of the Six Paths by using his dōjutsu to create the [[Ninshū|groundwork]] that brought forth all modern [[ninjutsu]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 425, page 9</ref><section end=summary />
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<section begin=summary />It is said that in times when the world is in disorder, a person is sent down from the heavens to become either a "God of Creation" who will calm the world, or a "Destroyer" who will reduce everything to nothingness.<ref name="d3">Third Databook, page 313</ref> The Rinnegan originated from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Rinne Sharingan, and was first truly manifested by her son, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who came to be revered as the Sage of the Six Paths by using his dōjutsu to create the [[Ninshū|groundwork]] that brought forth all modern [[ninjutsu]].<ref>Chapter 425, page 9</ref><section end=summary />
   
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For Kaguya to be revived, a person must first awaken the Rinnegan to summon the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]] from the moon. To this end, Black Zetsu spent centuries manipulating the reincarnations of Indra and Asura to awaken the Rinnegan by combining their chakra. After centuries of failing, only Madara awakened the Rinnegan through this method.<ref>Chapter 681, page 10-15</ref>
As a result of the Sage's mythical status, many people believed the Rinnegan was only a legend or a mutation.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 462, page 11</ref> Because the Rinnegan was wielded by the Sage of the Six Paths, merging the [[chakra]] of his two sons, [[Indra]] and [[Asura]], within one's body brings forth the [[Chakra#Six Paths Chakra|Sage's chakra]], which, over varied lengths of time, can evolve the [[Sharingan]] into the Rinnegan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 671, page 6</ref> This was proven when [[Madara Uchiha]], Indra's [[reincarnation]] at the time, awakened the dōjutsu from his [[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]] by infusing the DNA of [[Hashirama Senju]], Asura's reincarnation at the time, into his body; however, it did not manifest until many years later when he was near death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, page 13</ref> At some point after this, Madara would implant his eyes into [[Nagato]] — a young boy of [[Uzumaki clan|Senju lineage]].<ref name="madara">''Naruto'' chapter 606, pages 13-15</ref> Under the guise of Madara and inheriting the former's work, [[Obito Uchiha]] claimed that he was entitled to take the Rinnegan from Nagato's body after his death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 509, page 4</ref> He then implanted the left Rinnegan into himself and hid the right Rinnegan, unable to handle the power of both eyes.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 514, page 18</ref><ref name="ch675pg4">''Naruto'' chapter 675, page 4</ref>
 
   
 
As a result of the Sage's mythical status, many people believed the Rinnegan was only a legend or a mutation.<ref>Chapter 462, page 11</ref> Because the Rinnegan was wielded by the Sage of the Six Paths, merging the [[chakra]] of his two sons, [[Indra Ōtsutsuki]] and [[Asura Ōtsutsuki]], within one's body brings forth the [[Chakra#Six Paths Chakra|Sage's chakra]], which can evolve their [[Sharingan]] into the Rinnegan.<ref>Chapter 671, page 6</ref> This was proven when [[Madara Uchiha]], Indra's [[reincarnation]] at the time, awakened the dōjutsu from his [[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]] by infusing the DNA of [[Hashirama Senju]], Asura's reincarnation at the time, into his body; however, it did not manifest until many years later when he was near death.<ref>Chapter 606, page 13</ref> At some point after this, Madara would implant his eyes into [[Nagato]] — a young boy of [[Uzumaki clan|Senju lineage]].<ref name="madara">Chapter 606, pages 13-15</ref> Under the guise of Madara and inheriting the former's work, [[Obito Uchiha]] claimed that he was entitled to take the Rinnegan from Nagato's body after his death.<ref>Chapter 509, page 4</ref> He then implanted the left Rinnegan into himself and hid the right Rinnegan, unable to handle the power of both eyes.<ref>Chapter 514, page 18</ref><ref name="ch675pg4">Chapter 675, page 4</ref>
[[File:Sasuke's rinnegan.png|thumb|Sasuke's Rinnegan with its six-tomoe design.]]
 
When Madara was [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] by [[Kabuto Yakushi]] to fight the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]], Madara once again gained access to this dōjutsu. Based on data collected over the years, [[Orochimaru]] and Kabuto theorised that because the [[Sharingan]] originated from the Rinnegan, it was possible for the dōjutsu to change into the Rinnegan as part of a "''natural evolution''".<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 14-15</ref> However, upon Madara's [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|true revival]] as a living being, he no longer possessed his eyes, as his reincarnated state had been merely a reflection of his former self and he had died without his actual eyes. A [[White Zetsu Army|White Zetsu]] managed to retrieve the right Rinnegan from Obito's hiding place and returned it to Madara, who implanted it in his previously empty right eye socket.
 
   
 
{{ImgRight|Sasuke's rinnegan.png|Sasuke's Rinnegan with its six-tomoe design.}}
After receiving half of Hagoromo's power, [[Sasuke Uchiha]]'s left eye awakened a Rinnegan form containing six tomoe.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 673, pages 15-16</ref>
 
 
When Madara was [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] by [[Kabuto Yakushi]] to fight the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]], Madara once again gained access to this dōjutsu. Based on data collected over the years, [[Orochimaru]] and Kabuto theorised that because the [[Sharingan]] originated from the Rinnegan, it was possible for the dōjutsu to change into the Rinnegan as part of a "''natural evolution''".<ref>Chapter 560, pages 14-15</ref> However, upon Madara's [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|true revival]] as a living being, he no longer possessed his eyes, as his reincarnated state had been merely a reflection of his former self and he had died without his actual eyes. A [[White Zetsu Army|White Zetsu]] managed to retrieve the right Rinnegan from Obito's hiding place and returned it to Madara, who implanted it in his previously empty right eye socket.
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After receiving half of Hagoromo's power, [[Sasuke Uchiha]] awakened a Rinnegan containing six tomoe in his left eye.<ref>Chapter 673, pages 15-16</ref>
   
 
== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
One who possesses the Rinnegan has access to a multitude of abilities, such as the potential to master all five basic [[nature transformation]]s and the capacity to use any technique.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 375, page 11</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 425, page 9</ref> The Rinnegan allows the user to see [[chakra]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 429, page 1</ref> including the [[Tenketsu|chakra points]] within the body,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 672, page 1</ref> as well as otherwise invisible [[Barrier Ninjutsu|barriers]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 419, page 2</ref> However, the Rinnegan's field of vision can be blocked by simple means such as [[smoke bomb]]s.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 433, page 13</ref> This dōjutsu can also completely decipher the Sage of the Six Paths' [[Naka Shrine|tablet]], unlike the [[Sharingan]] and [[Mangekyō Sharingan]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 467, page 11</ref>
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One who possesses the Rinnegan has access to a multitude of abilities, such as the ability to possess and use all six chakra [[nature transformation]]s and the capacity to use any technique.<ref>Chapter 375, page 11</ref><ref>Chapter 425, page 9</ref> The Rinnegan allows the user to see [[chakra]],<ref>Chapter 429, page 1</ref> including the [[Tenketsu|chakra points]] within the body,<ref>Chapter 672, page 1</ref> as well as otherwise invisible [[Barrier Ninjutsu|barriers]].<ref>Chapter 419, page 2</ref> The Rinnegan also makes the user immune to visual genjutsu.<ref>Fourth Databook</ref> However, the Rinnegan's field of vision can be blocked by simple means such as [[smoke bomb]]s.<ref>Chapter 433, page 13</ref> This dōjutsu can also completely decipher the Sage of the Six Paths' [[Naka Shrine|tablet]], unlike the [[Sharingan]] and [[Mangekyō Sharingan]].<ref>Chapter 467, page 11</ref>
   
The Rinnegan grants the ability to [[Summoning Technique|summon]] and control the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, pages 12-14</ref> though this cannot be done using an [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|inauthentic]] Rinnegan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 659, page 7</ref> With this dōjutsu, Madara could perform the [[Limbo: Border Jail]] technique, creating corporeal shadows which are only visible to the Rinnegan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 674, page 6</ref> Sasuke's Rinnegan allows him to [[Amenotejikara|shift spaces]] within a certain range of himself.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 685, page 17</ref> Sasuke's Rinnegan also retained his Sharingan powers, including his left Mangekyō's technique, [[Amaterasu]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 682, page 4</ref> and the ability to cast powerful [[Genjutsu: Rinnegan|genjutsu]], with which he was able to control all nine [[tailed beasts]] at once.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 692, page 8</ref>
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The Rinnegan grants the ability to [[Summoning Technique|summon]] and [[Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path|control the]] [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]],<ref>Chapter 606, pages 12-14</ref> though this cannot be done using an [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|inauthentic]] Rinnegan.<ref>Chapter 659, page 7</ref> With this dōjutsu, Madara could perform the [[Limbo: Border Jail]] technique, creating corporeal shadows which are only visible to the Rinnegan.<ref>Chapter 674, page 6</ref> Sasuke's Rinnegan allows him to [[Amenotejikara|shift spaces]] within a certain range of himself.<ref>Chapter 685, page 17</ref> Sasuke's Rinnegan also retained his Sharingan powers, including his left Mangekyō's technique, [[Amaterasu]],<ref>Chapter 682, page 4</ref> and the ability to cast powerful [[Genjutsu: Rinnegan|genjutsu]], with which he was able to control all nine [[tailed beasts]] at once.<ref>Chapter 692, page 8</ref>
   
 
[[File:Nagato using the Asura Path.png|thumb|left|Nagato using the Six Paths Technique.]]
 
[[File:Nagato using the Asura Path.png|thumb|left|Nagato using the Six Paths Technique.]]
The Rinnegan grants the user multiple abilities which are collectively referred to as the [[Six Paths Technique]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 449, page 1</ref><section end=summary /> The [[Deva Path]] can be used to [[Banshō Ten'in|attract]] and [[Shinra Tensei|repel]] targets. The [[Asura Path]] can clad the user in mechanised armour and grant them various weapons. The [[Human Path]] can read minds, at the cost of [[Absorption Soul Technique|ripping out the victim's soul]]. The [[Animal Path]] can [[Rinnegan Summoning|summon]] various creatures which sport copies of the user's Rinnegan. The [[Preta Path]] can [[Blocking Technique Absorption Seal|absorb]] chakra in any form. The [[Naraka Path]] can make use of the [[King of Hell]] for interrogation and restoration.
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The Rinnegan grants the user multiple abilities which are collectively referred to as the [[Six Paths Technique]].<ref>Chapter 449, page 1</ref><section end=summary /> The [[Deva Path]] can be used to [[Banshō Ten'in|attract]] and [[Shinra Tensei|repel]] targets. The [[Asura Path]] can clad the user in mechanised armour and grant them various weapons. The [[Human Path]] can read minds, at the cost of [[Absorption Soul Technique|ripping out the victim's soul]]. The [[Animal Path]] can [[Rinnegan Summoning|summon]] various creatures which sport copies of the user's Rinnegan. The [[Preta Path]] can [[Blocking Technique Absorption Seal|absorb]] chakra in any form. The [[Naraka Path]] can make use of the [[King of Hell]] for interrogation and restoration.
   
In addition, the user is granted the [[Outer Path]], which gives them [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|control]] over life and death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 449, pages 1-2</ref> It also allows the user to bind those who touch their [[chakra receivers]] as well as manifest the [[Demonic Statue Chains|chakra chains]] of the Demonic Statue, which can be used to bind and control tailed beasts in a similar fashion to the Sharingan and [[Wood Release]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 569, page 10</ref> The Outer Path grants a shared field of vision between the Rinnegan wielder, the King of Hell, and the creatures and reanimated corpses which have copies of the user's Rinnegan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 551, page 5</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 565, page 6</ref>
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In addition, the user is granted the [[Outer Path]], which gives them [[Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique|control]] over life and death.<ref>Chapter 449, pages 1-2</ref> It also allows the user to bind those who touch their [[chakra receivers]] as well as manifest the [[Demonic Statue Chains|chakra chains]] of the Demonic Statue, which can be used to bind and control tailed beasts in a similar fashion to the Sharingan and [[Wood Release]].<ref>Chapter 569, page 10</ref> The Outer Path grants a shared field of vision between the Rinnegan wielder, the King of Hell, and the creatures and reanimated corpses which have copies of the user's Rinnegan.<ref>Chapter 551, page 5</ref><ref>Chapter 565, page 6</ref>
   
 
[[File:Pein Rikudō.png|thumb|right|Nagato's Six Paths of Pain.]]
 
[[File:Pein Rikudō.png|thumb|right|Nagato's Six Paths of Pain.]]
By embedding up to six corpses with chakra receivers, the user can control the corpses as additional bodies, referred to as the [[Six Paths of Pain]]. The corpses possess copies of the user's dōjutsu and each can utilise one of the abilities of the Six Paths Technique, though their usage is inferior to that of the user's main body. Obito made use of this method to control six [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] [[jinchūriki]], which had their former tailed beasts temporarily bound to their bodies using chakra receivers while remaining in Obito's possession through the Demonic Statue's chakra chains.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 567, page 14</ref>
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By embedding up to six corpses with chakra receivers, the user can control the corpses as additional bodies, referred to as the [[Six Paths of Pain]]. The corpses possess copies of the user's dōjutsu and each can utilise one of the abilities of the Six Paths Technique, though their usage is inferior to that of the user's main body. Obito made use of this method to control six [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] [[jinchūriki]], which had their former tailed beasts temporarily bound to their bodies using chakra receivers while remaining in Obito's possession through the Demonic Statue's chakra chains.<ref>Chapter 567, page 14</ref>
   
The various abilities of the Rinnegan remain intact upon being transplanted into another individual, but only when both eyes are wielded by the original owner can their full power be accessed.<ref name="ch675pg4" /> Also, only an original owner of this dōjutsu has demonstrated the ability to deactivate the Rinnegan.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 560, pages 13-14</ref> Because of its ocular power and potent chakra, not all individuals are capable of handling a transplanted Rinnegan, a trait which is worsened by attempting to implant two.<ref name="ch675pg4" /> It is unknown what effect this dōjutsu has on one's chakra reserves, though Nagato wielded two transplanted Rinnegan for years unhindered, even in his emaciated state and prior to being trained as a [[shinobi]]. The Rinnegan also has the ability to negate the blindness of an eye and restore its previous powers upon its awakening.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 681, pages 13-14</ref>
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The various abilities of the Rinnegan remain intact upon being transplanted into another individual, but only when both eyes are wielded by the original owner can their full power be accessed.<ref name="ch675pg4" /> Also, only an original owner of this dōjutsu has demonstrated the ability to deactivate the Rinnegan.<ref>Chapter 560, pages 13-14</ref> Because of its ocular power and potent chakra, not all individuals are capable of handling a transplanted Rinnegan, a trait which is worsened by attempting to implant two.<ref name="ch675pg4" /> It is unknown what effect this dōjutsu has on one's chakra reserves, though Nagato wielded two transplanted Rinnegan for years unhindered, even in his emaciated state and prior to being trained as a [[shinobi]]. The Rinnegan also has the ability to negate the blindness of an eye and restore its previous powers upon its awakening.<ref>Chapter 681, pages 13-14</ref>
   
 
== Rinnegan Forms ==
 
== Rinnegan Forms ==
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[[File:Sasuke_Rinnegan_Digital.png|thumb|right|Sasuke's Rinnegan as it appeared in the colour digital editions of chapters 676 and 678.]]
 
[[File:Sasuke_Rinnegan_Digital.png|thumb|right|Sasuke's Rinnegan as it appeared in the colour digital editions of chapters 676 and 678.]]
 
* {{translation|''Rinne''|輪廻|lit. "Wheel Cycle"}} is the Japanese term for [[Wikipedia:Saṃsāra|Samsara]], the cycle of reincarnation or rebirth in several Indian religions. This is reflected in the names of all Six Paths of Pain, which share their names with the six Samsaric realms of reincarnation.
 
* {{translation|''Rinne''|輪廻|lit. "Wheel Cycle"}} is the Japanese term for [[Wikipedia:Saṃsāra|Samsara]], the cycle of reincarnation or rebirth in several Indian religions. This is reflected in the names of all Six Paths of Pain, which share their names with the six Samsaric realms of reincarnation.
*The kanji {{translation|''Rin''|輪|Wheel}} is also used in [[Sharingan]], potentially linking the two terms etymologically.
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* The kanji {{translation|"Rin"|輪|lit meaning=Wheel}} is also used in Sharingan and Rinne Sharingan, potentially linking the three terms etymologically.
 
* In the anime, the Rinnegan was depicted as being multicoloured in its first few appearances. Once coloured manga illustrations of the Rinnegan were released, this was corrected. However, whereas the Rinnegan is depicted as a single shade of purple in the manga, the centre-most ring is depicted as a darker purple in the anime.
 
* In the anime, the Rinnegan was depicted as being multicoloured in its first few appearances. Once coloured manga illustrations of the Rinnegan were released, this was corrected. However, whereas the Rinnegan is depicted as a single shade of purple in the manga, the centre-most ring is depicted as a darker purple in the anime.
 
* In ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'' [[Sasuke's Ninja Way|episode 203]], a silhouette of the Sage of the Six Paths is shown. Here, the Sage's Rinnegan is shown to be red instead of the usual colour.
 
* In ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'' [[Sasuke's Ninja Way|episode 203]], a silhouette of the Sage of the Six Paths is shown. Here, the Sage's Rinnegan is shown to be red instead of the usual colour.
* In the digital manga chapters colourized by Shueisha's production team, Sasuke's Rinnegan was coloured red, like Madara and Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan. Later illustrations coloured by Kishimoto instead depict it with the usual purple colouring. The colouration was corrected in subsequent digitally colourized chapters.
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* In the digital manga chapters colourised by Shueisha's production team, Sasuke's Rinnegan was coloured red, like Madara and Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan. Later illustrations coloured by Kishimoto instead depict it with the usual purple colouring. The colouration was corrected in subsequent digitally colourised chapters.
 
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Rinnegan [1]
Rinnegan
Name
Kanji 輪廻眼
Rōmaji Rinnegan
Literal English Saṃsāra Eye
Other Eye of the Six Paths (六道の眼, Rikudō no Me)[2]
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #238
Anime Naruto Episode #135
Movie Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison
Game Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5
OVA Naruto x UT
Appears in Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
Data
Classification Kekkei Genkai
Known Wielders
Jutsu

The Rinnegan (輪廻眼, literally meaning: Saṃsāra Eye) is reputed as the most exalted eyes amongst the Three Great Dōjutsu (三大瞳術, San Daidōjutsu, literally meaning: Three Great Eye Techniques),[3] along with the Byakugan and the Sharingan.[4] While its progenitor was first seen in Kaguya Ōtsutsuki as the Rinne Sharingan, its true form first manifested in her son, the Sage of the Six Paths. It is characterised by a ripple-like pattern which spreads over the eyeball, with light purple sclerae and irides, and also has another variant containing a pattern of six tomoe.

Background

File:Madara's rinnegan.png

Madara obtaining the Rinnegan after infusing Hashirama's cells into himself.

It is said that in times when the world is in disorder, a person is sent down from the heavens to become either a "God of Creation" who will calm the world, or a "Destroyer" who will reduce everything to nothingness.[1] The Rinnegan originated from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Rinne Sharingan, and was first truly manifested by her son, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who came to be revered as the Sage of the Six Paths by using his dōjutsu to create the groundwork that brought forth all modern ninjutsu.[5]

For Kaguya to be revived, a person must first awaken the Rinnegan to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from the moon. To this end, Black Zetsu spent centuries manipulating the reincarnations of Indra and Asura to awaken the Rinnegan by combining their chakra. After centuries of failing, only Madara awakened the Rinnegan through this method.[6]

As a result of the Sage's mythical status, many people believed the Rinnegan was only a legend or a mutation.[7] Because the Rinnegan was wielded by the Sage of the Six Paths, merging the chakra of his two sons, Indra Ōtsutsuki and Asura Ōtsutsuki, within one's body brings forth the Sage's chakra, which can evolve their Sharingan into the Rinnegan.[8] This was proven when Madara Uchiha, Indra's reincarnation at the time, awakened the dōjutsu from his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan by infusing the DNA of Hashirama Senju, Asura's reincarnation at the time, into his body; however, it did not manifest until many years later when he was near death.[9] At some point after this, Madara would implant his eyes into Nagato — a young boy of Senju lineage.[10] Under the guise of Madara and inheriting the former's work, Obito Uchiha claimed that he was entitled to take the Rinnegan from Nagato's body after his death.[11] He then implanted the left Rinnegan into himself and hid the right Rinnegan, unable to handle the power of both eyes.[12][13]

File:Sasuke's rinnegan.png

Sasuke's Rinnegan with its six-tomoe design.

When Madara was reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi to fight the Allied Shinobi Forces, Madara once again gained access to this dōjutsu. Based on data collected over the years, Orochimaru and Kabuto theorised that because the Sharingan originated from the Rinnegan, it was possible for the dōjutsu to change into the Rinnegan as part of a "natural evolution".[14] However, upon Madara's true revival as a living being, he no longer possessed his eyes, as his reincarnated state had been merely a reflection of his former self and he had died without his actual eyes. A White Zetsu managed to retrieve the right Rinnegan from Obito's hiding place and returned it to Madara, who implanted it in his previously empty right eye socket.

After receiving half of Hagoromo's power, Sasuke Uchiha awakened a Rinnegan containing six tomoe in his left eye.[15]

Abilities

One who possesses the Rinnegan has access to a multitude of abilities, such as the ability to possess and use all six chakra nature transformations and the capacity to use any technique.[16][17] The Rinnegan allows the user to see chakra,[18] including the chakra points within the body,[19] as well as otherwise invisible barriers.[20] The Rinnegan also makes the user immune to visual genjutsu.[21] However, the Rinnegan's field of vision can be blocked by simple means such as smoke bombs.[22] This dōjutsu can also completely decipher the Sage of the Six Paths' tablet, unlike the Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan.[23]

The Rinnegan grants the ability to summon and control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path,[24] though this cannot be done using an inauthentic Rinnegan.[25] With this dōjutsu, Madara could perform the Limbo: Border Jail technique, creating corporeal shadows which are only visible to the Rinnegan.[26] Sasuke's Rinnegan allows him to shift spaces within a certain range of himself.[27] Sasuke's Rinnegan also retained his Sharingan powers, including his left Mangekyō's technique, Amaterasu,[28] and the ability to cast powerful genjutsu, with which he was able to control all nine tailed beasts at once.[29]

Nagato using the Asura Path

Nagato using the Six Paths Technique.

The Rinnegan grants the user multiple abilities which are collectively referred to as the Six Paths Technique.[30] The Deva Path can be used to attract and repel targets. The Asura Path can clad the user in mechanised armour and grant them various weapons. The Human Path can read minds, at the cost of ripping out the victim's soul. The Animal Path can summon various creatures which sport copies of the user's Rinnegan. The Preta Path can absorb chakra in any form. The Naraka Path can make use of the King of Hell for interrogation and restoration.

In addition, the user is granted the Outer Path, which gives them control over life and death.[31] It also allows the user to bind those who touch their chakra receivers as well as manifest the chakra chains of the Demonic Statue, which can be used to bind and control tailed beasts in a similar fashion to the Sharingan and Wood Release.[32] The Outer Path grants a shared field of vision between the Rinnegan wielder, the King of Hell, and the creatures and reanimated corpses which have copies of the user's Rinnegan.[33][34]

Pein Rikudō

Nagato's Six Paths of Pain.

By embedding up to six corpses with chakra receivers, the user can control the corpses as additional bodies, referred to as the Six Paths of Pain. The corpses possess copies of the user's dōjutsu and each can utilise one of the abilities of the Six Paths Technique, though their usage is inferior to that of the user's main body. Obito made use of this method to control six reincarnated jinchūriki, which had their former tailed beasts temporarily bound to their bodies using chakra receivers while remaining in Obito's possession through the Demonic Statue's chakra chains.[35]

The various abilities of the Rinnegan remain intact upon being transplanted into another individual, but only when both eyes are wielded by the original owner can their full power be accessed.[13] Also, only an original owner of this dōjutsu has demonstrated the ability to deactivate the Rinnegan.[36] Because of its ocular power and potent chakra, not all individuals are capable of handling a transplanted Rinnegan, a trait which is worsened by attempting to implant two.[13] It is unknown what effect this dōjutsu has on one's chakra reserves, though Nagato wielded two transplanted Rinnegan for years unhindered, even in his emaciated state and prior to being trained as a shinobi. The Rinnegan also has the ability to negate the blindness of an eye and restore its previous powers upon its awakening.[37]

Rinnegan Forms

Trivia

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The anime's first rendition of the Rinnegan.

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Sasuke's Rinnegan as it appeared in the colour digital editions of chapters 676 and 678.

  • Rinne (輪廻, lit. "Wheel Cycle") is the Japanese term for Samsara, the cycle of reincarnation or rebirth in several Indian religions. This is reflected in the names of all Six Paths of Pain, which share their names with the six Samsaric realms of reincarnation.
  • The kanji "Rin" (, literally meaning: Wheel) is also used in Sharingan and Rinne Sharingan, potentially linking the three terms etymologically.
  • In the anime, the Rinnegan was depicted as being multicoloured in its first few appearances. Once coloured manga illustrations of the Rinnegan were released, this was corrected. However, whereas the Rinnegan is depicted as a single shade of purple in the manga, the centre-most ring is depicted as a darker purple in the anime.
  • In Naruto: Shippūden episode 203, a silhouette of the Sage of the Six Paths is shown. Here, the Sage's Rinnegan is shown to be red instead of the usual colour.
  • In the digital manga chapters colourised by Shueisha's production team, Sasuke's Rinnegan was coloured red, like Madara and Kaguya's Rinne Sharingan. Later illustrations coloured by Kishimoto instead depict it with the usual purple colouring. The colouration was corrected in subsequent digitally colourised chapters.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Third Databook, page 313
  2. Chapter 375, page 17
  3. Chapter 373, page 2
  4. Third Databook, page 313
  5. Chapter 425, page 9
  6. Chapter 681, page 10-15
  7. Chapter 462, page 11
  8. Chapter 671, page 6
  9. Chapter 606, page 13
  10. Chapter 606, pages 13-15
  11. Chapter 509, page 4
  12. Chapter 514, page 18
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Chapter 675, page 4
  14. Chapter 560, pages 14-15
  15. Chapter 673, pages 15-16
  16. Chapter 375, page 11
  17. Chapter 425, page 9
  18. Chapter 429, page 1
  19. Chapter 672, page 1
  20. Chapter 419, page 2
  21. Fourth Databook
  22. Chapter 433, page 13
  23. Chapter 467, page 11
  24. Chapter 606, pages 12-14
  25. Chapter 659, page 7
  26. Chapter 674, page 6
  27. Chapter 685, page 17
  28. Chapter 682, page 4
  29. Chapter 692, page 8
  30. Chapter 449, page 1
  31. Chapter 449, pages 1-2
  32. Chapter 569, page 10
  33. Chapter 551, page 5
  34. Chapter 565, page 6
  35. Chapter 567, page 14
  36. Chapter 560, pages 13-14
  37. Chapter 681, pages 13-14