Why does Sasuke have 6 dots on his Rinnegan


When looking at Sasuke's Rinnegan, I noticed that he had 6 dots in it (the
same kind you find on a Sharingan).

![Sasuke](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lF85lm.png)

But Madara didn't have this. His just had a few circles but nothing else.

![Madara](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MMp6Vm.jpg)

Is there a reason for this?




The _dots_ you're mentioning is actually called
[Tomoe](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tomoe), like you said, it is usually
formed on Sharingan. Rinnegan are usually characterized by light purple irides
with a ripple-pattern that spreads over the eyeball, a few well-known wielders
are Pain (not really though), Nagato and Madara.

Back to the question, recall that Sasuke received half of [Hagoromo's (aka
Sage of Six Paths)](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki)
chakra, thus awakened the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan Sasuke has is quite unique,
it has 6 tomoe split between its first two ripples, this doesn't mean nothing,
it indicates the Rinnegan is **_fully charged_**. What's the difference
between a typical Rinnegan and a fully charged Rinnegan you ask? Well, it's
simple. Fully charged Rinnegan wielder like Sasuke gains abilities typical
Rinnegan wielders don't have. About the abilities, I bet you knew it already.

Sasuke cannot use the Rinnegan full abilities if he _overuses_ it. At this
point, the tomoe will disappear, preventing him from using its full power.
Sasuke will keep his left eye closed until it is fully recharged. Sasuke is
still able to use the powers of his Mangekyo Sharingan with his Rinnegan, but
cannot use or form the Mangekyo in his other eye when it is recharging. _(See
the image, the Mangekyo doesn't form on his right eye when he loses Rinnegan's
charge, and it is formed again when the Rinnegan is fully charged. This is
also stated on Narutopedia.)_

Here you can see it happen in the manga.

![Sasuke recovering his tomoe](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P7wgPm.jpg)




The _dots_ you're mentioning is actually called
[Tomoe](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tomoe), like you said, it is usually
formed on Sharingan. Rinnegan are usually characterized by light purple irides
with a ripple-pattern that spreads over the eyeball, a few well-known wielders
are Pain (not really though), Nagato and Madara.

Back to the question, recall that Sasuke received half of [Hagoromo's (aka
Sage of Six Paths)](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki)
chakra, thus awakened the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan Sasuke has is quite unique,
it has 6 tomoe split between its first two ripples, this doesn't mean nothing,
it indicates the Rinnegan is **_fully charged_**. What's the difference
between a typical Rinnegan and a fully charged Rinnegan you ask? Well, it's
simple. Fully charged Rinnegan wielder like Sasuke gains abilities typical
Rinnegan wielders don't have. About the abilities, I bet you knew it already.

Sasuke cannot use the Rinnegan full abilities if he _overuses_ it. At this
point, the tomoe will disappear, preventing him from using its full power.
Sasuke will keep his left eye closed until it is fully recharged. Sasuke is
still able to use the powers of his Mangekyo Sharingan with his Rinnegan, but
cannot use or form the Mangekyo in his other eye when it is recharging. _(See
the image, the Mangekyo doesn't form on his right eye when he loses Rinnegan's
charge, and it is formed again when the Rinnegan is fully charged. This is
also stated on Narutopedia.)_

Here you can see it happen in the manga.

![Sasuke recovering his tomoe](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P7wgPm.jpg)

