Chapter 153

"His strength is formidable, and I saw his three-tomoe Sharingan; I suspect he has already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

"The reason he stole my Sharingan was likely for the Mangekyō!"

Though he deeply disliked linking a former friend with that cold, mysterious figure.

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But Kakashi could not think of anyone other than Obito.

That gaze... he was probably resenting me for failing to protect Rin...

Kakashi sighed, and painful memories surged again, making his expression somewhat desolate.

The Third Hokage and Fugaku's faces changed drastically.

Though it could not yet be confirmed, Kakashi's explanation made perfect sense.

The Third Hokage frowned deeply; the dispute with the Uchiha was still ongoing, and now there was Obito Uchiha, whose stance was unknown and suspected to have awakened the Mangekyō.

It made his mood unbearably heavy.

Especially since the other party's attitude was definitely not on Konoha's side; it was even possible they were opposed!

After all, Obito had died in Konoha's war against external enemies back then.

"Damn it!"

The Third Hokage cursed inwardly.

Fugaku's mood was equally heavy.

Although the Sharingan likely had not fallen into the hands of an outsider.

But Obito's stance was probably not a good thing.

Fugaku's mind raced as he looked at Kakashi and said, "I will investigate this matter. If the culprit is Obito, that is one thing; if it is not him..."

He raised his hand, pointed at Kakashi, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Hearing this, Kakashi sighed and smiled bitterly without speaking.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage frowned slightly.

Fugaku's dominance gave him a bad premonition; the battle with the Uchiha was likely about to begin.

This gave him not only a sense of urgency.

Looking at the dejected Kakashi, the Third Hokage sighed.

Kakashi was a top combat power among Konoha's Jonin; lacking a Kakashi at this time was not a good thing.

He must be made to pull himself together.

The Third Hokage patted his shoulder.

"Kakashi, do not be discouraged; whether the enemy is Obito has not yet been confirmed!"

"If you wish to uncover the truth, this will not do!"

"Even if that person truly is Obito, do you not want to know what happened to him? What made him become like this and yet not return to Konoha!"

Hearing this, Kakashi shuddered all over and came to his senses.

"Lord Hokage is right; this is not the time to be despondent. Please rest assured, I will restore my strength as soon as possible!"

Seeing this, the Third Hokage felt relieved and comforted him:

"Although the Sharingan has helped you greatly, it has also been suppressing your growth."

"Kakashi, you are Konoha's genius, yet for over ten years your strength has hardly changed; perhaps losing the Sharingan this time is a good thing for you."

Kakashi touched his transplanted ordinary eye and nodded.

The Sharingan placed an enormous burden on his body.

Normally, maintaining the Sharingan's active state meant the Sharingan was constantly consuming his chakra.

Moreover, because he lacked Uchiha bloodline, the Sharingan was also a heavy burden for him.

Now that the Sharingan was gone, he instead felt incredibly relieved, as if he had returned to his youth.

Thinking of Obito, thinking of Rin, thinking of the Fourth Hokage, Kakashi thought inwardly:

"I should move forward too. Rin, Obito, Sensei, this time I will become stronger; no matter what happened to Obito, I will bring him back!"

The revitalized Kakashi felt somewhat anxious.

After hastily bidding farewell to the Third Hokage,

He immediately returned home and retrieved his father Konoha's White Fang's sword technique inheritance, which had been sealed away for a long time, along with his Lightning Cutter ninjutsu scroll.

"Just as Shi Yuan is in Konoha, this time might truly be my chance!" Yi.