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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.
 
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.
   
After receiving half of Hagoromo's power, [[Sasuke Uchiha]]'s left eye transformed into a Rinnegan containing six tomoe.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 673, pages 15-16</ref>
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After receiving Rinnegan and half of Hagoromo's power, [[Sasuke Uchiha]]'s left eye transformed into a Rinnegan containing six tomoe.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 673, pages 15-16</ref>
   
 
== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==

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Rinnegan [1]
Rinnegan
Name
Kanji 輪廻眼
Rōmaji Rinnegan
Literal English Saṃsāra Eye
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #238
Anime Naruto Episode #135
Movie Naruto 5: Blood Prison
Game Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5
OVA Naruto x UT
Appears in Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
Data
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).[2] It is characterised by a ripple-like pattern which spreads over the eyeball, with light purple sclerae and irides, with one also 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] This dōjutsu was first manifested Kaguya's son, Hagoromo, came to be revered as the Sage of the Six Paths by using his own Rinnegan to create the groundwork that brought forth all modern ninjutsu.[3]

As a result of the Sage's mythical status, many people believed the Rinnegan was only a legend or a mutation.[4] 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 Sage's chakra, which, over varied lengths of time, can evolve the Sharingan into a Rinnegan infused with Hagoromo's chakra.[5] 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.[6] At some point after this, Madara would implant his eyes into Nagato — a young boy of Senju lineage.[7] 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.[8] He then implanted the left Rinnegan into himself and hid the right Rinnegan, unable to handle the power of both eyes.[9][10]

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".[11] 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 Rinnegan and half of Hagoromo's power, Sasuke Uchiha's left eye transformed into a Rinnegan containing six tomoe.[12]

Abilities

One who possesses the Rinnegan has access to a multitude of abilities, such as the potential to master all five basic nature transformations and the capacity to use any technique.[13][14] The Rinnegan allows the user to see chakra,[15] including the chakra points within the body,[16] as well as otherwise invisible barriers.[17] However, the Rinnegan's field of vision can be blocked by simple means such as smoke bombs.[18] This dōjutsu can also completely decipher the Sage of the Six Paths' tablet, unlike the Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan.[19]

The Rinnegan grants the ability to summon and control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path,[20] though this cannot be done using an inauthentic Rinnegan.[21] With this dōjutsu, Madara could perform the Limbo: Border Jail technique, creating corporeal shadows which are only visible to the Rinnegan.[22] Sasuke's Rinnegan allows him to shift spaces within a certain range of himself.[23] Sasuke's Rinnegan also retained his Sharingan powers, including his left Mangekyō's technique, Amaterasu.[24] Sasuke's Rinnegan has also shown the ability to control all nine tailed beasts at once with a powerful genjutsu.[25]

Nagato using the Asura Path

Nagato using the Six Paths Technique.

A power derived from Hagoromo's Rinnegan, which was later replicated by future Rinnegan wielders, is the trademark Six Paths Technique,[26] which grants the user multiple abilities. 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. The Preta Path can absorb any chakra-based ninjutsu and even from a person's body. The Naraka Path can summon the King of Hell, which can be used for interrogation and restoration.

In addition, the user is granted the Outer Path, which gives them control over life and death.[27] It allows the user to transmit their chakra to black 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.[28] The Outer Path grants a shared field of vision between the Rinnegan wielder, the King of Hell, the creatures summoned through the Animal Path and reanimated corpses, which all have the user's Rinnegan reflected in their respective eyes.[29][30]

Pein Rikudō

Nagato's Six Paths of Pain.

By embedding up to six corpses with chakra receivers, the user can control the corpses as extensions of themselves, referred to as the Six Paths of Pain. Each of the corpses is able to utilise one of the abilities of the Six Paths Technique, though their usage is inferior to the user's own body. Obito made use of this method to control six reincarnated jinchūriki. Their eyes sported the Sharingan and Rinnegan, in identical fashion to Obito, and their former tailed beasts were temporarily bound to their bodies using chakra receivers while remaining in Obito's possession through the Demonic Statue.[31]

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 the full power of the Rinnegan be accessed.[10] Also, only an original owner of this dōjutsu has demonstrated the ability to deactivate the Rinnegan.[32] 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.[10] 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. However, as shown from Sasuke's Rinnegan, using its various powers too repeatedly will strain the said eye, temporarily leaving one unable to see through it. Sasuke's Rinnegan also bleeds similarly to Mangeykyō Sharingan when overused.

The Rinnegan also has the ability to negate the blindness of an eye and restore its previous powers upon its awakening.

Rinnegan Forms

Trivia

File:Rin'negan.png

The anime's first rendition of the Rinnegan.

File:Sasuke Rinnegan Digital.png

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 (, Wheel) is also used in Sharingan, potentially linking the two 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 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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Third Databook, page 313
  2. Naruto chapter 373, page 2
  3. Naruto chapter 425, page 9
  4. Naruto chapter 462, page 11
  5. Naruto chapter 671, page 6
  6. Naruto chapter 606, page 13
  7. Naruto chapter 606, pages 13-15
  8. Naruto chapter 509, page 4
  9. Naruto chapter 514, page 18
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Naruto chapter 675, page 4
  11. Naruto chapter 560, pages 14-15
  12. Naruto chapter 673, pages 15-16
  13. Naruto chapter 375, page 11
  14. Naruto chapter 425, page 9
  15. Naruto chapter 429, page 1
  16. Naruto chapter 672, page 1
  17. Naruto chapter 419, page 2
  18. Naruto chapter 433, page 13
  19. Naruto chapter 467, page 11
  20. Naruto chapter 606, pages 12-14
  21. Naruto chapter 659, page 7
  22. Naruto chapter 674, page 6
  23. Naruto chapter 685, page 17
  24. Naruto chapter 682, page 4
  25. Naruto chapter 692, page 8
  26. Naruto chapter 449, page 1
  27. Naruto chapter 449, pages 1-2
  28. Naruto chapter 569, page 10
  29. Naruto chapter 551, page 5
  30. Naruto chapter 565, page 6
  31. Naruto chapter 567, page 14
  32. Naruto chapter 560, pages 13-14