<p>Tobi was not able to awaken the <a href="https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Rinnegan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rinnegan</a> despite having both Uchiha and Senju DNA because he was missing a certain step in the evolution, and that is, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.</p>

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  <p> (I slightly explained obito's case in one of my <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/48995/would-naruto-awaken-rinnegan-if-he-take-sharingan-from-sasuke/48997#48997">previous answers</a>)</p>
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<p>The evolution of the Sharingan involves firstly awakening the Mangekyo, then after a combination with another family members Mangekyo, it evolves to an Eternal mangekyo sharingan, after which adding Senju DNA to the mix awakens the Rinnegan. </p>

<p>Tobi's Sharingan never reached the EMS and so thats why even tho he had combined both Uchiha and Senju DNA, he still was not able to awaken the Rinnegan. </p>

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2019-08-14T03:19:54.697Z
This should be the answer. :D
kit
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Rumpelstiltskin
<p>Izanagi does not require Uchiha and Senju DNA. As long as you have sharingan you can use Izanagi if you know how to activate it.</p>

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2019-12-23T03:42:00.533Z
Please include relevant sources/references. Specify specific anime episodes and manga chapters, if needed.
W. Are
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wanderreich
<p>It was stated by Tobi during his fight with Konan that Izanagi can only be used by those with both the DNA of Senju and Uchiha. We also know this is how the rinnegan is awakened, so why didn’t this happen?</p>

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2019-08-14T05:35:47.507Z
just to clarify, the Izanagi is not needed to awaken the Rinnegan, i'm not sure where you got that info from? Also, [this post](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7467/does-izanagi-really-require-both-senju-and-uchiha-dna?rq=1) will explain some misunderstandings
Rumpelstiltskin
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2019-08-18T13:28:02.390Z
Never said it was needed. Just said that the same requirement was meant for both. Which meant if you could do izanagi (requires Senju and Uchiha), then you have met the requirements for the rinnegan (requires Senju and Uchiha). But it seems it was because he didn’t have EMS yet. Thanks for the post though. That’s what cleared this up for me.
Cameron Hart
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If Tobi could use the izanagi, which requires both Senju and Uchiha DNA, then why wasn’t he able to awaken the Rinnegan on his own?
# If Tobi could use the izanagi, which requires both Senju and Uchiha DNA, then why wasn’t he able to awaken the Rinnegan on his own?
Posted by: username_0 on 2019-08-13
It was stated by Tobi during his fight with Konan that Izanagi can only be used by those with both the DNA of Senju and Uchiha. We also know this is how the rinnegan is awakened, so why didn’t this happen?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: just to clarify, the Izanagi is not needed to awaken the Rinnegan, i'm not sure where you got that info from? Also, [this post](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7467/does-izanagi-really-require-both-senju-and-uchiha-dna?rq=1) will explain some misunderstandings  
> **username_0**: Never said it was needed. Just said that the same requirement was meant for both. Which meant if you could do izanagi (requires Senju and Uchiha), then you have met the requirements for the rinnegan (requires Senju and Uchiha). But it seems it was because he didn’t have EMS yet. Thanks for the post though. That’s what cleared this up for me.  
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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-08-14. Score: 3
Tobi was not able to awaken the [Rinnegan](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Rinnegan) despite having both Uchiha and Senju DNA because he was missing a certain step in the evolution, and that is, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

> (I slightly explained obito's case in one of my [previous answers](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/48995/would-naruto-awaken-rinnegan-if-he-take-sharingan-from-sasuke/48997#48997))

The evolution of the Sharingan involves firstly awakening the Mangekyo, then after a combination with another family members Mangekyo, it evolves to an Eternal mangekyo sharingan, after which adding Senju DNA to the mix awakens the Rinnegan.

Tobi's Sharingan never reached the EMS and so thats why even tho he had combined both Uchiha and Senju DNA, he still was not able to awaken the Rinnegan.
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> **username_2** (2019-08-14): This should be the answer. :D  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-12-21. Score: 0
Izanagi does not require Uchiha and Senju DNA. As long as you have sharingan you can use Izanagi if you know how to activate it.
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> **username_4** (2019-12-23): Please include relevant sources/references. Specify specific anime episodes and manga chapters, if needed.  
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