How to Get Sharingan Eyes in Shinobi Striker (2026)

To get Sharingan eyes in Shinobi Striker, you unlock the Sharingan ninjutsu by reaching training level 3 with Kakashi Hatake as your master, equip it on an Attack type loadout, and activate it in battle; your avatar then shows the red and black three-tomoe pattern while it is active. The character creator itself has no permanent Sharingan pupil that we could find. Below is the step-by-step unlock, every other Sharingan technique and where it comes from, what the eye actually does in a fight after the 2026 patches, and what the creator does offer for eyes.

We checked this against the Shinobi Striker Fandom wiki's Sharingan, Facial Features, Accessories and master pages, the game's Steam patch notes, the official NARUTO site and player threads on the Steam forums in November 2026.

The Short Answer: It Is a Technique, Not a Cosmetic

In Shinobi Striker, the Sharingan lives in your ninjutsu slots rather than your appearance menu. The wiki's Sharingan page describes it as a base-game Attack type ninjutsu that puts the user into Sharingan mode, shown by the signature red and black three-tomoe design on the player, and grants one-time protection against most enemy jutsu. The unlock condition listed is "Complete level 3 training with Kakashi Hatake".

That distinction explains a lot of confused forum threads. Players have asked about a Sharingan eye accessory since launch; one 2018 Steam reply said "as far as I know" you could get one but admitted the poster had not reached it, and another claimed it existed without saying how. We searched the wiki's full accessories list and found eye items such as the Eyepatch, Medical Eyepatch, Eye of the Crane and Sasuke's Eyepatch, but no Sharingan accessory, so treat those old claims as unconfirmed. If you want your ninja to show the Sharingan, the technique is the reliable route.

How to Unlock the Sharingan Step by Step

The unlock runs through master training. Here is the path in the full game:

1. Go to the Ninjutsu Library in the Hidden Leaf online lobby. The wiki explains that masters are chosen at Sasuke's Ninjutsu Library.
2. Set Kakashi Hatake as your master. He is a base-game Attack type master, so no DLC is needed.
3. Earn Training Points by playing online matches or VR Missions with Kakashi set. Both count toward his training, according to the wiki's masters page.
4. Reach training level 3. The Sharingan ninjutsu unlocks at that level.
5. Equip it on an Attack loadout. Ninjutsu are locked to their type, so the Sharingan only works on your Attack type avatar.
6. Activate it in battle with its ninjutsu button: L1 or R1 on PlayStation, LB or RB on Xbox, 1 or 2 on PC by default.

There is a shortcut if you prefer spending Ryo to training. Since version 2.27, the Ninja Tools Shop has sold Ninjutsu Manuals, which the wiki describes as a way to buy base-game ninjutsu without leveling masters, and the Sharingan is a base-game ninjutsu. Check the manual list at Tenten's shop. Note that the free Lite version cannot open the Ninjutsu Library at all, so this unlock needs the full game.

Every Sharingan Technique and Where It Comes From

The basic Sharingan is only the start. Several other eye techniques show the Sharingan or Mangekyo Sharingan, and each belongs to a different master and type. Here is what the wiki lists:

• Sharingan (Attack, ninjutsu): Kakashi Hatake, training level 3. Base game.
• Kamui (Attack, secret technique): Kakashi Hatake, training level 5. Base game. It teleports targets into another dimension and knocks them out.
• Genjutsu: Sharingan (Defense, ninjutsu): Shisui Uchiha (Perfect Susano'o), training level 4. Grants Sharingan Mode to you and nearby allies and blocks most attacks.
• Koto Amatsukami (Attack, secret technique): Shisui Uchiha, training level 5, part of Season Pass 3. Places all allies in a Sharingan state.
• Tsukuyomi (Heal, ninjutsu): Itachi Uchiha (Reanimated), training level 2. A genjutsu that restrains one enemy and lowers its attack power, speed and tracking.

Two other visual techniques get asked about in the same breath. The Byakugan is a Heal ninjutsu from Hinata Hyuga at training level 3, and it lets you and allies see hidden enemies. The Rinnegan has no simple eye-technique equivalent for your avatar, though it shows up in flavor text: Sasuke's Eyepatch, an accessory from training level 8 with Sasuke Uchiha (Young Ver. Final Battle), is described as hiding his Rinnegan. Which of these is worth equipping right now is covered in our Shinobi Striker tier list for November 2026.

What the Sharingan Does in a Fight

According to the wiki, if you are hit within 10 seconds of activating the Sharingan, you automatically perform a Substitution Jutsu without spending a substitution stock, using whichever substitution you have equipped. The cooldown does not start until the Sharingan triggers or runs out. If you are hit during a two-phase ninjutsu, the substitution fires and the second part of your attack is interrupted. A few attacks get through anyway; the wiki lists Flying Raijin Slice, Flash Slice, Izanami and Infinite Tsukuyomi among the techniques it cannot defend against.

Patches have pushed it both ways. Its cooldown rose from 15 to 17 seconds in version 2.42 and, according to the wiki, to 19 seconds in 2.50. Patch 2.59 lowered the cooldown again and made enemy secret techniques undodgeable while it is active. Then patch 2.70 in May 2026 gave it a new job: the Sharingan now lets you lock on to invisible enemies while active, a change applied to Koto Amatsukami, Kamui Bond and Genjutsu: Sharingan too. Against cloaking builds, that is a direct counter.

Before committing hours to a master, check whether an eye technique is on free trial. Patch 2.56 added a Free Ninjutsu Trial feature that lets you use selected ninjutsu for a limited time, and the selection changes periodically. The first trial in August 2024 was themed on visual jutsu users: it offered Obito Uchiha's Uchiha Flame Formation, Kamui Climax and Fire Style: Bomb Blast Dance, and Sasuke Uchiha (Last Battle)'s techniques including Susano'o Armor and Indra's Arrow. Watch the announcements for the next rotation, because a free trial is the cheapest way to learn whether an eye build suits you.

Two mistakes are common with a fresh Sharingan. The first is activating it too early: the protection only lasts 10 seconds, so pop it as you engage, not while crossing the map. The second is expecting it to stop everything; it will not save you from the techniques listed above, so keep your regular substitution ready as a second escape.

The wiki also suggests pairing it with Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu for three substitutions in total. Good substitution timing still matters more than any eye, and our Shinobi Striker controls guide shows the substitution input on every platform.

What the Character Creator Offers for Eyes

The creator does give you a lot of control over the eyes themselves, just not a Sharingan. The wiki's Facial Features page lists 15 eye shapes and 20 pupil styles for male avatars, along with eyebrows, nose and mouth, and several shapes are modeled on series characters, such as an eye shape based on Gaara and one based on Konan. Outsider Gaming's beginner guide adds that the color options for hair and eyes are wide.

Changing those later is the catch. The wiki notes that facial features and body type can only be re-customized with Ninja Remake Op. Seals, with eyebrows and colors as the exception. So you can recolor your eyes freely after creation, but changing their shape or pupils needs a seal. For red eyes to match a Sharingan build, a red eye color is the closest permanent look, and the technique supplies the tomoe in battle. The existing Shinobi Striker character creation guide walks through every appearance option.

Playing as a Sharingan User Instead

If you simply want to fight with the Sharingan on screen, you can pick a master character in battle instead of your avatar. The base roster includes Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Itachi Uchiha and Sarada Uchiha, and the DLC adds Obito and Madara (Season Pass 1), Kakashi (Double Sharingan) and Shisui (Season Pass 3), and Itachi (Reanimation) and Sasuke (Last Battle) (Season Pass 4). Recent masters have also become playable for every player on release; patch notes say so for Shisui Uchiha (Perfect Susano'o) in 2.56, for example.

Many Sharingan users also bring summons and SS+ weapons themed on the Uchiha. The Inferno Sword: Flame Control "Chidori" joined the scroll lineup on 29 October 2026, and our guide to the Shinobi Striker shop rotation tracks when items like it return. Pair your eye build with a mount from our guide to summoned animals in Shinobi Striker for faster flanks.

Want Every Eye Technique Without the Training?

Unlocking Kakashi, Shisui and Itachi's eye techniques means leveling three masters, two of them DLC. For PS4 and PS5 only, the store's Shinobi Striker modded save lists unlock all including DLC, all clothes, max scrolls and infinite ultimate, ninjutsu and sub-weapons. The page notes that only the save is sold, not the game, and that PlayStation orders need active PlayStation Plus on the same account being modified. There is no Xbox or PC version. More options are on the Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker store page.

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