The infamous Sharingan is only known as a weapon. It’s considered one of the “Three Great Dojutsu” and is inherited by members of the Uchiha Clan. This powerful Kekkei Genkai can evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan and Rinnegan. These evolutions contain various abilities such as trapping opponents in a genjutsu, taking control of their target’s body, warping time, trapping targets in an infinite loop, and seeing chakra.
The Sharingan is the ultimate weapon and has been yielded as such. There is typically a lot of anger and pain behind the use of this dojutsu, which is why it’s mainly manipulated to inflict harm. While there are many ways the Sharingan is effective in battle, there are other advantages to this dojutsu outside of battle as well.
10 Once Awakened, The Sharingan Alleviates A Great Deal Of Pain & Irritation
Before the Sharingan is awakened, Uchiha adolescents typically have eye irritations. Obito Uchiha always wore goggles and constantly needed eye drops. Others simply are simply born with poor eyesight. Initially, this inconvenience makes it extremely difficult to train as a ninja.
Prominent Uchiha clan members shown in their early stages at The Academy like Obito, Sasuke, and Sarada expressed great frustration at the inability to see the way they wanted to in training sequences or battle due to eye sensitivity. Once an emotional experience takes place and the Sharingan is awakened, the user is granted relief from any pain they've been experiencing.
9 Gaining Perfect Version Is A Simple Benefit All Sharingan Users Appreciate
Obtaining the Sharingan also grants its users simple perks. Though the abilities of each Sharingan may differ, one thing is for certain: every Uchiha that inherits the Sharingan will have perfect vision. They’re able to see so clearly that they can read lips from a distance, mimic movements, and even see chakra.
Sarada Uchiha is the latest to experience this convenient benefit. Much like Obito, Sarada also found the need for helpful eyewear. Since she’s awakened her Sharingan she continues to wear her glasses, but one thing is for certain, her Sharingan has enhanced her vision substantially.
8 The Sharingan Has Been Given As A Gift To Close Friends
The life of a shinobi or kunoichi is extremely dangerous, they must prepare for life or death situations. That being said, injuries are inevitable in the shinobi world. Some have lost limbs and organs in battle.
A valuable feature of the Sharingan is it can be transplanted into another person. In Hatake Kakashi’s case, he was still a child when he lost his eye in The Third Great Ninja War. Right before Obito’s “death,” he gifted Kakashi his eye, replacing the one he lost.
7 Obito's Kamui Created A Secret Hideout
It has been shown that each Sharingan is different for each person. The Sharingan has many features that all Uchiha are able to access once they learn how, however, there are certain developments specific to each user. As a result, each Sharingan user has different abilities.
Obito Uchiha was able to create another dimension with his Mangekyo Sharingan. At the Five Kage Summit, Obito was able to save Sasuke and retreat to his secret dimension. It doubled as a hiding space for a lot of his dealings.
6 Shisui's Mind Control Ability Could've Dissuaded The Uchiha Clan From Planning A Coup
Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan allowed him to change a person’s mindset, making them believe anything he wanted them to. The Uchiha Clan believed the rest of Konohagakure thought they were inferior to them. Their built-up resentment caused them to plan a coup d'état, they made plans to attack the village of Konoha.
Shisui planned to use his powers of persuasion to change their minds. Unfortunately, Danzo prevented him from carrying out his plan. If Shisui had succeeded, the Uchiha massacre could’ve been avoided.
5 The Kamui Provided Obito With An Advanced Means Of Travel
Up until recently, there weren’t any progressive means of transportation in the hidden villages. The main means of travel was on foot, of course ninjas ran at an exceptionally high speed, however, the journey to complete important missions still took 2-3 days. Obito’s Kamui revealed that he was able to use it to travel to different locations.
Moreover, as demonstrated with his intrusion at the Five Kage Summit, he was able to interrupt their meeting and make a declaration of war. The Kamui not only allows for quick transportation, but it also permits its user to enter spaces that would be difficult for others to get into.
4 The Izanami Was Never Intended To Be Used As A Weapon But As A Means Of Redemption
The Uchiha historically not only abused their power, but they used it to constantly fight amongst each other. The Sharingan gave its owners the ability to use Izanagi, a jutsu that alters reality. When fighting, the Uchiha would change their circumstances by undoing their injuries.
The Izanami wasn’t created for battle, but to counter the Izanagi. As shown by Itachi Uchiha when he used this jutsu against Kabuto, the Izanami is cast as a means of vindication. It traps its target in a loop of events, the only way to escape is to accept the reality they created. Itachi stated that it was a way to save the Uchiha from their own arrogance.
3 Itachi Placed Naruto In A Genjutsu To Speak Privately & Confirm His Devotion To His Little Brother
Many Uchiha members have used the Sharingan as a means of communication. Though most use genjutsu to torture their victims, others like Itachi place some of their targets in a genjutsu simply to have a conversation. Itachi used his Sharingan to speak with Naruto privately about Sasuke.
At this point, Itachi’s true intentions weren’t known and naturally, Naruto was aggressive towards him. However, Itachi secretly wanted to test Naruto’s loyalty to Sasuke. After Naruto expressed his dedication to Sasuke, Itachi confirmed that he could trust Naruto to help Sasuke. He then used his Sharingan to implant Shisui’s eye inside Naruto, lending him the power to aid him on his journey to rescue Sasuke.
2 Sasuke Realized His Sharingan Held Other Advantages During The Chunin Exams
Part of completing the Chunin Exams meant passing the written portion of the test. Once the exam was in front of the students at the Academy, they soon realized that it would be impossible to pass it without cheating.
The proctors were well aware of this fact, the actual test was how the students were able to use their abilities as ninja in training to cheat without getting caught. Sasuke was able to use his Sharingan to copy the movements of another student in order to obtain the right answers.
1 Madara Uchiha Proved He Was The Ultimate Mastermind When He Prepared His Rinnegan For His Resurrection
Madara Uchiha is arguably the strongest Uchiha to ever exist. He had a complicated past where he struggled with taking the path of good or evil. The pains of war he witnessed in his childhood and close friendship with Hashirama Senju lead them to become one of the founders of Konohagakure.
However, over time Madara’s desire to have a ruthless approach while ruling their village led to a battle that seemingly claimed Madara’s life. After going into hiding and awakening the Rinnegan, Madara transplanted it into Nagato for safekeeping before his actual death. As a result, Madara was able to use the Rinnegan to resurrect himself.