

The limitation to this ability is these shadows can be perceived by both the Byakugan, and a fellow Rinnegan, and the jinchūriki of Kurama can sense the killing intent behind the invisible assailants and fight accordingly. When only possessing one eye, Madara is limited to a single shadow while possessing both, Madara can summon up to four shadows. Madara has also developed a Rinnegan ability unique to himself the ability generate a corporeal invisible shadow that can aid him in combat. Madara can also generate chakra chains when summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.Īs evidenced by Obito Uchiha, and even Madara himself, the Paths can be used when the wielder only has one eye currently implanted in a socket. The other Paths were displayed through Nagato, and it is presumed Madara can utilize them as well. Of the seven, Madara displayed three: the Preta Path, which allows him to absorb ninjutsu and anything created from chakra, the Deva Path, which gives him control over gravity and pressure Madara commonly used it to employ the Chibaku Tensei, as well as attract a a meteor down to Earth through Banshō Ten'in, and the Outer Path to revive himself using the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive himself fully. Madara's Rinnegan were the first set of eyes to display frightening powers known as the Six Paths Technique, allowing Madara to utilize seven deadly abilities through his Rinnegan eye. With these eyes, Madara considered himself the second Sage of the Six Paths ( 六道仙人, Rikudō Sennin), and he possessed more than enough power to back up his claims. While the most well known example of a Rinnegan, Madara's Rinnegan is also one of the strongest to exist, second in power only to that of the fabled Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Many years after infusing himself with Hashirama's cells, Madara awakened the Rinnegan. The final evolution of Izuna Uchiha's powerful eyes, Madara's Rinnegan bears the standard appearance associated with the Rinnegan: ripple-like pattern which spreads across the entire eyeball, along with light purple sclera and irides. Because the Rinnegan was wielded by the Sage of the Six Paths, re-merging the chakra of his two sons, Indra and Asura, in one's body can lead to that person awakening this dōjutsu. As a result of the Sage's mythical status, many people believed the Rinnegan was only a legend or a mutation. Through his use of the Rinnegan, Hagoromo was said to have created Ninshū, which later became the modern art of ninjutsu. Sometime later, Kaguya gave birth to a son, Hagoromo-later known the world over as the Sage of the Six Paths-who also managed to awaken the Rinnegan. Through her Rinnegan, Kaguya cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi on the entire world. Under unknown circumstances, however, her eye underwent an evolution and became a Rinnegan in the exact likeness of the Shinju's own single eye.

During a time of great strife in the land, Princess Kaguya Ōtsutsuki ate of the fruit of the Shinju, gaining chakra for herself and awakening a third eye which became known as the Sharingan.

The Rinnegan first surfaced in the Shinju as a single eye atop the tree deity's massive flower.
