Easy to answer, and I literally wrote several blogs on this character. The Sharingan's abilities consist of two parts: the "Eye of Insight" and the "Eye of Hypnotism." The first of the Sharingan's powers is being able to see the flow of chakra. read more
The Sharingan's abilities consist of two parts: the "Eye of Insight" and the "Eye of Hypnotism." The first of the Sharingan's powers is being able to see the flow of chakra. The Sharingan itself gives colour to chakra, allowing the wielder to differentiate them. read more
But it seems that with this ability he can even use/apply force on the objects he can shift. Spoiler: When Madara approached Kakashi who was far away from Sasuke, Madara noticed that Sasuke can't do the shifting technique this far. read more
The Mangekyō Sharingan retains all of the Sharingan's generic abilities, such as casting genjutsu and the ability to distinguish chakra. In addition to these, the Mangekyō grants powerful abilities that differ from user to user, though abilities may be similar in nature; both Sasuke and Itachi have access to Amaterasu's flames, though the extent to which they can use them differ. read more