What does the third eye of the Sage of the Six Paths do?


The Sage of the Six Paths had **Rinnegan** in both in his eyes. He also
awakened a third eye on his forehead.

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Is that a **Sharingan** of some kind?

What powers does that third eye grant it's wielder?




From the Wiki

> After awakening his Rinnegan, he also manifested a red circle marking with
> two ripples patterns in the centre of his forehead, seemingly a byproduct of
> his ultimate dōjutsu manifested alongside his senjutsu training.

It references episode 426 of Naruto Shippuden and suggests it wasn't a true
eye but rather a marking. There's no way to be sure if it gave him any special
powers, but all

> abilities he exhibited were in line with what we know was possible via his
> Rinnegan / Mangekyo / Senjutsu abilities so it doesn't seem to have given
> him anything.

Additionally it's flat and lacks the depth that Kaguya's third eye had, also
suggesting it was simply a marking. The best theory I can come up with is that
it was an incomplete manifestation of Kaguya's third eye.

