No, Naruto will gain a power that equals the Juubi. Sasuke will get a power that equals the Sage prior to the Sage becoming a Jin. Thus the both of them will be equals.
The way you speak in absolute terms seriously irks me. Stop that, please. You don't know exactly what is going to happen, and you keep saying that Sasuke represents Rikudou, which he doesn't.
I think we might be getting a little ahead of ourselves. I agree that Rinnegan is still a possibility, but it seems like we haven't been shown what Itachi was referring to.
Before gaining Senju related powers, Sasuke needs to show exactly what the meaning of this is. His Uchiha blood still needs to be the focus, I feel the Rinnegan is a possibility but, if it does come to fruition, it will need to come after Sasuke proves the full potential of Uchiha, which Madara has not reached. Rinnegan is not necessary.You must be registered for see images
Sasuke needs to both utilize his brother's ocular powers, and show what the Eternal Mangekyo is truly capable of, before touching on further dojutsu.
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Sasuke's Kaleidoscope eye is not yet done. If the Rinnegan is in the plans for Sasuke, I think it's too early.
I don't feel like I'm getting ahead of myself; Sasuke is getting Hashirama's cells pumped into him. This is a blatant setup for Sasuke acquiring the Rinnegan.
There's no way of knowing if Itachi's statement about Madara not reaching the Uchiha's full potential is even true. Itachi said a lot of other things about Madara which have been shown to be incorrect.
The way I see it, Kishimoto probably views Sasuke's usage of the "Perfect" Susanoo as Sasuke reaching the full potential of the Eternal Mangekyou. This isn't to say that Sasuke has mastered it, but that the bulk potential has been reached. I say this only because Sasuke's acquisition of Hashirama's cells is too blatant of an indicator to ignore. It should also be mentioned that just because Sasuke has the Rinnegan doesn't mean that he has to stop using Mangekyou jutsu.
Sasuke's acquisition of the Rinnegan would also serve as a nice foil to Naruto's acquisition of a "Juubi Mode". With both being powers that the Rikudo once possessed.
I've discussed this with you before, you know that I'm not against Sasuke acquiring Rinnegan, I just feel like it'd be too early for new ocular powers to come into play, if he hasn't yet revealed many of the hinted aspects of the Mangekyo.
I'm aware, it just seems as though, the way he spoke, suggests some sort of greater power of Uchiha. Orochimaru's statements also suggest something of the sort, he would have had no knowledge of Sasuke gaining Senju type powers at the time.
That's an ability of Madara, though. I felt we'd at least get a showing of how exactly Sasuke surpasses Madara, tangibly, before moving on to further dojutsu. I agree on Hashirama's cells, but it seems initially nothing happened for Madara, Kabuto does appear to have more adept knowledge as to transference of abilities than Madara, but it's still possible that we'll see it come into play later, after Sasuke gives his Mangekyo a full showing.
You make it sound as if the augmentation that Susanoo receives is small......it's massive. "Perfect" Susanoo makes Madara practically invincible; only the best of best can defeat EMS Madara. The exhibitions of the Eternal Mangekyou have definitely matched the hyped.
The only potential that I could see remaining for the EMS is some sort of joint usage of Izanagi and Izanami
Personally I feel like the only possible remaining secret of the Eternal Mangekyou is the union of Izanagi and Izanami:
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I'm not sure about Itachi, but I took Orochimaru's comment as hinting to Sasuke surpassing Madara with the usage of Senjutsu.
Sasuke's usage of Enton: Kagutsuchi in tandem with the "Perfect" Susanoo can be seen as him surpassing Madara as an Uchiha.
The current situation demands more than the power of the EMS. Naruto will return to action with some sort of "Juubi Mode". It would be odd if Sasuke returns with just his EMS.
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He's getting Hashirama cells pumped into him.
Wonder if anyone besides Varrah gets these suspicions.
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look at my icon thats sasuke next power up broThere could have been other ways to save Sasuke without the usage of Hashirama's cells. Juugo for example. Kishimoto is obviously setting Sasuke up for the Rinnegan or something beyond that. Just because some people do not like the Rinnegan does not mean Sasuke will not use the full potential of his eyes. I mean, a lot of people dislike the Sharingan too but it was obvious Sasuke was eventually going to have the EMS. The Rinnegan is the next step as stated by Kabuto so it is inevitable.
Sausage fans are thinking that naruto fans would be disappointed if sasuke gets rinnegan...lol such a joke XDXD
Naruto is the one who will change the world as a main char and he is and will always be stronger than sasuke keep this in mind.
OT: Sasuke getting rinnegan is not a bad power up IMO. Otherwise i dont think he will be able keep up with next naruto's powerup Lol, oh yeah senjutsu is also possible.
If Naruto turns out more powerful than Sasuke then Kishi has efficiently messed up the story. Everything is pointing towards that the true way to peace is the equal balance between Yin and Yang . Sasuke and Naruto symbolizes those two.