Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-1512913-20150221101637/@comment-12509038-20150225033256

Elveonora wrote: Sasuke has just one Rinnegan with Sharingan powers, resembling purplish-grey Rinne Sharingan with one set of tomoe missing. It is possible that Sasuke has the power of two Rinnegan eyes in one eye socket, meaning it matches Hagoromo and Madara's two. Like Windy said, I agree with this statement 100%. But more on that in a minute.

When it comes to the Rinne Sharingan, it's a mess down to it's abilities, how to obtain it, and it's name (c'mon, Sharinnegan is a much better name- flows off the tongue). Basically, it's only obtainable by two means- the first is eating the chakra fruit and the second was said to be by an original Rinnegan user approaching the moon with both eyes. However, as a part of that second method, I think the key factor is somehow obtaining power from the Shinju. After all, Madara didn't obtain this kind of power until he absorbed the Shinju in #673 (as hinted by the voice talking to him). Even then, that might have just been because of Kaguya and not the tree, so my theory could be wrong entirely. Either way, I feel like the original explanation of the second method (Rinnegan user approaches moon) is false, as it could have easily been changed by Black Zetsu. So with that, I'm done talking about the Rinne Sharingan, as it just doesn't interest me that much.

What's more peculiar in my eyes is Sasuke's Rinnegan. I think Sasuke's mutation of the Rinnegan is absolutely the most powerful Rinnegan we've seen in the entire series. It surpasses the standard two Rinnegan- even Madara's and Hagoromo's. I believe this is the case because there are so many connections to the Rinne Sharingan (BTW, it's obviously not the Rinne Sharingan because it's not on his forehead; in the two instances we've seen, the Rinne Sharingan only appears on the user's forehead). Besides the obvious physical similarities between the two, the thing that makes Sasuke's Rinnegan the most superior form is his shifting ability- the Amenotejikara. I almost see it as a weaker version of Kaguya's ability- Amenominaka. With Kagua's ability, she is able to shift everyone within a certain large distance to other worlds instantaneously. Sasuke's ability allows him to shift himself, people, and objects at a shorter distance, instantly swapping places with the two. While different in some aspects, there are specific similarities between the two. That, with the fact that Sasuke can use the Six Paths Techniques, a form of genjutsu the likes of which hasn't been seen since Itachi's Tsukuyomi (not counting Infinite Tsukuyomi, of course), the fact that he can use his Sharingan/EMS powers, and the possibility of developing other bizarre Rinnegan techniques such as Limbo: Hengoku put Sasuke's Rinnegan above any other dojutsu in the entire series (excluding Rinne Sharingan). I was arguing with a friend that if Sasuke mastered the Rinnegan to it's full potential, he would be on an equal level as Naruto (as it stands, Naruto is still a little bit stronger than Sasuke). He disagreed, but I put up a valid argument to the point where he saw where I was coming from. What do you think?