Dōjutsu are the most fearsome of all Kekkei Genkai. These are eye techniques that grant their user vision inaccessible to an ordinary shinobi: the ability to copy others' techniques, see through walls and chakra flows, or distort reality itself. A single glance from a dōjutsu master can sometimes decide the outcome of a battle before it even begins. This is a special branch of technique types.

Brief. Dojutsu are hereditary eye techniques. They cannot be learned, only inherited through the clan's blood. The three great dojutsu — Sharingan, Byakugan and Rinnegan — define the elite of the shinobi world.

What is dōjutsu

Dojutsu is a kekkei genkai built into the bearer's eyes. Unlike ordinary techniques, they cannot be learned from the outside: the power is passed only through the blood of certain clans. That is why the eyes of the Uchiha and Hyuga have been hunted for centuries, and the dojutsu themselves became the cause of wars and betrayals.

Each great eye grants its own unique advantage — from copying techniques to distorting space and time.

The Three Great Dōjutsu

The three eyes stand above all others and together are called the great dōjutsu.

  • **Sharingan** of the **Uchiha** clan — the "copying eye". It allows to memorize and repeat others' techniques, see chakra flow, and cast the strongest illusions.

  • **Byakugan** of the **Hyūga** clan — the "all-seeing eye". It grants nearly 360-degree vision, sees through obstacles, and distinguishes the chakra circulation system.

  • **Rinnegan** — the legendary eye of the **Sage of Six Paths**, the pinnacle of all dōjutsu, granting power over almost life and death.

Stages of Evolution

The strongest dōjutsu are not static — they evolve, rising to new levels of power.

The Sharingan can awaken into the Mangekyo Sharingan, which unlocks unique techniques at the cost of blindness, and then into the Eternal Mangekyo, which removes this penalty. At the peak of this line stands the Rinnegan: it is into this that the Uchiha's eye path ultimately transforms when combined with the power of the Senju. There are other rare forms, such as the Tenseigan, but they are only found in a select few.

Great Eyes and Their Bearers

Dōjutsu

Clan / Bearer

What it gives

Sharingan

Clan Uchiha

Copying techniques, genjutsu, foresight

Byakugan

Clan Hyūga

Circular vision, chakra sight

Rinnegan

Sage of Six Paths, Madara

Power over the six paths of power

Mangekyō Sharingan

Itachi, Sasuke, Obito

Amaterasu, Susanoo, Kamui

Other eyes

Besides the three great ones, in the world of shinobi there are also rarer dojutsu: eyes that allow seeing chakra from a distance, controlling others' perception, or sensing energy fluctuations. They are not as famous, but in the hands of a skilled wielder, they are no less dangerous.

Which hero owns which eye — see in the guide to all Naruto characters and the general breakdown of types of techniques.

And if you don't want to read about other people's eyes, but want to awaken a rare dojutsu yourself and unlock its power — there is a separate role-playing world set in Konoha for that.