Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-30355627-20161218164138/@comment-4136079-20161220232430

Thekillman wrote: You don't think it's strange that his Mangekyou specifically is weakened, but his Rinnegan power is intact?

Is it? Even if his ocular power is weakened, his left eye still produces the Six Paths Chakra. And I don't think the Rinnegan jutsu necessarily have a high cost for each use (like Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu).

But an ultra-high level jutsu like Amenotejikara which he can only cast a few times, is still available.

I believe that is a misconception. He used Amenotejikara three times successfully in chapter 674, with the fourth one failing because Madara moved outside his range.

Later on, we learned that he made a number of unsuccessful attempts to exit Kaguya's sand world, followed by only two uses of Amenotejikara.

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Basically, his entire left was unusable at that time — similar to what happened at V.O.T.E., just not as severe.

Comparing those incidents to Gaiden is difficult, he only utilized his right eye for Kagutuschi after acquiring the Rinnegan. Even when he used Susanoo, his right eye hadn't changed.

Kishi is so confusing.