Sasuke Uchiha is one of the central characters in the popular Japanese manga and anime series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. As a member of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke was born with immense innate potential and talent as a ninja.
Over the course of the story, he becomes extremely powerful, driven by both his natural gifts as a Uchiha and his intense dedication to growing stronger.
The Uchiha clan is especially known for its visual prowess and ocular powers channeled through its lineage from Indra Otsutsuki.
This manifests in Sasuke as great mastery and continuous evolution of his eyes and associated abilities. He unlocks and gains control over multiple advanced stages and forms of ocular ninjutsu.
This starts with the basic Uchiha Sharingan eyes, develops into the more powerful Mangekyo Sharingan, and eventually progresses to the extremely rare Rinnegan eyes after receiving chakra from the Sage of Six Paths.
With each eye transformation over the years, Sasuke gains access to new devastating techniques, illusions, perceptive powers, and massive chakra reserves.
His visual abilities give him a significant advantage in a battle that compounds his own skill, cunning, and relentless will to keep pushing his limits.
By the end of the story, he has truly become one of the strongest shinobi alive – a testament to both the Uchiha bloodline and his tireless personal progress. Though his allies occasionally worry about his motivations, his strength is undeniable.
Why Sasuke’s Rinnegan Have Tomoe?
In the Boruto sequel series, there is an arc called Naruto Gaiden that focuses on Sasuke Uchiha. In this story, Sasuke initially appears with his Rinnegan eyes lacking their usual pattern of tomoe markings. He comments that his powers are not at their peak.
This implies that the basic Rinnegan form without tomoes has some limitations or inhibits the full extent of his abilities.
Later on in the Gaiden arc, after some time passes, Sasuke declares that his powers have been restored. Correspondingly, the distinctive tomoe markings reappear in his Rinnegan eyes.
Additionally, his left Mangekyo Sharingan reverts back from its basic three-tomoe form into its more advanced shape.
This indicates that the tomoe patterns in both Sasuke’s Rinnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan signify each eye’s power being at maximum capacity. Without the extra tomoe markings, he seemingly cannot utilize his full ocular powers or access the more advanced techniques.
This is similar to how his basic three-tomoe Sharingan cannot harness abilities like Susanoo or Amaterasu without progressing to the Mangekyo version.
In summary, Sasuke requires both his Rinnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan to manifest their extra tomoes before unleashing the pinnacles of that respective ocular prowess.
When the tomoes vanish, his eyes regress to reduced capacity until the markings eventually return and restore him to his full Uchiha visual might. This nuance regarding fluctuations in his abilities shows up in the Boruto storyline.
Unlocking Dimensions and Potent Abilities
Later in the story after the Naruto Gaiden arc, there is a climactic battle between Sasuke and Naruto in the End Valley. By this point, Sasuke has completely drained his chakra reserves, leaving him extremely fatigued.
However, he is still able to keep his left Rinnegan eye open and utilize one specific ability – absorbing chakra through physical contact. This demonstrates that even in extreme exhaustion, the basic Rinnegan can tap into certain powers like the Preta Path absorption technique.
This implies that the tomoe patterns may unlock greater dimensions of Sasuke’s Rinnegan, similar to how the Mangekyo Sharingan unlocks increased abilities beyond the base form.
For example, the tomoes may permit higher-level techniques like space-time ninjutsu such as Amenotejikara, allowing transport between dimensions.
In contrast, the basic no-tomoe Rinnegan may only have access to basic Six Paths techniques like Preta Path absorption.
For comparison, Madara Uchiha at times displays extensive Rinnegan and Sharingan techniques without having physical eyes at all, relying only on residual powers.
At one point after absorbing Hashirama’s sage chakra, Madara’s face transforms and his chest manifests Hashirama’s visage.
This likely represents Preta Path absorption via the Rinnegan rather than any Wood Style techniques. Later, Madara also absorbs more sage chakra directly from Hashirama, further implying Rinnegan Preta Path usage.
