Chapter 75

"His strength is very high, and I saw his three-tomoe Sharingan. I suspect he has already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan!"

"The reason he took my Sharingan was probably for the Mangekyo!"

Although he really didn't want to associate his former friend with that cold and mysterious guy.

But Kakashi couldn't think of anyone else besides Obito.

That look in his eyes... I'm afraid he's resenting me for not protecting Rin...

Kakashi sighed, and the painful memories flooded back, making his expression somewhat ashen.

The Third Hokage and Fugaku's expressions changed drastically.

Although it couldn't be confirmed yet, Kakashi's explanation made perfect sense.

The Third Hokage frowned; the dispute with the Uchiha was still ongoing, and now there was an Uchiha Obito with an unknown stance who was suspected of having awakened the Mangekyo.

It made his mood extremely heavy.

Especially the other party's attitude; they were definitely not on Konoha's side, and might even be in opposition!

After all, Obito had died in a war outside Konoha.

"Damn it!"

The Third Hokage cursed inwardly.

Fugaku's mood was equally heavy.

Although it was very likely that the Sharingan hadn't fallen into the hands of an outsider.

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

Fugaku's thoughts turned, and he looked at Kakashi: "I will investigate this matter. If the culprit is Obito, that's one thing, but if it's not him..."

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

Kakashi sighed upon hearing this, smiling bitterly without saying a word.

The Third Hokage frowned slightly upon seeing this.

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

This gave him a sense of urgency.

Looking at the dejected Kakashi, the Third Hokage sighed.

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

He had to cheer him up.

The Third Hokage patted him on the shoulder.

"Kakashi, don't be dejected; it hasn't been confirmed whether the enemy is Obito!"

"If Itachi want to find out the truth, this won't do!"

"Even if that person really is Obito, don't Itachi want to know what happened to him? What made him become like this and not even return to Konoha!"

Kakashi was shaken upon hearing this and sobered up.

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

The Third Hokage breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and comforted him:

"Although the Sharingan helped Itachi a lot, it has also been suppressing your growth."

"Kakashi, Itachi are a genius of our Konoha, but for over a decade, your strength has hardly changed. Losing the Sharingan this time might actually be a good thing for Itachi."

Kakashi touched his transplanted ordinary eye and nodded.

The Sharingan was a huge burden on his body.

Keeping the Sharingan activated at all times meant it was constantly consuming his chakra.

And because he didn't have Uchiha blood, the Sharingan was a heavy burden for him.

Now that he was without the Sharingan, he felt incredibly light, as if he had returned to his state as a youth.

Thinking of Obito, thinking of Rin, thinking of the Fourth Hokage, Kakashi said to himself in his heart:

"I should also move on. Rin, Obito, Teacher, this time I will become stronger. No matter what happened to Obito, I will bring him back!"

The cheered-up Kakashi felt a sense of urgency.

After hurriedly saying goodbye to the Third Hokage.

He immediately returned home and took out the long-sealed sword technique inheritance of his father, the White Fang of Konoha, as well as his Chidori ninjutsu scroll.

"Since Shi Yuan is in Konoha, this might really be my opportunity!"

The clans of Konoha were still in a wait-and-see state.

Even though Shikaku Nara had already made a decision, he still wasn't in a hurry to act, but instead went to find Kurenai Yuhi first to verify the situation.

At this time, Kakashi set off on the road to find Shi Yuan.

"Kakashi, I heard your Sharingan was taken. How are Itachi?"

On the way, Might Guy hurried over, observing him with a face full of anxiety.

Kakashi shook his head, his expression calm.

"After treatment, I'm fine for now. It seems the news of my incident has already spread."

He also felt the atmosphere in Konoha now; it was quiet to an excessive degree.

Might Guy looked him over carefully, and seeing he was really fine, patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, asking with confusion:

"That's good. Where are Itachi going now?"

Kakashi glanced at him, "113", and after pondering for a moment, said: "I'm going to see Shi Yuan. Itachi come along too."

Might Guy frowned, "Why are Itachi thinking of looking for him?"

As an elite Jonin of Konoha, the Third Hokage naturally told him about the intelligence on Shi Yuan.

Although he was curious about Shi Yuan, he had no intention of making contact for the time being.

"Don't ask, just hurry up and come with me."

Kakashi didn't explain, and directly dragged Might Guy to Shi Yuan's courtyard.

In the courtyard.

"I didn't expect the first person to come would be Itachi?"

Shi Yuan looked at Kakashi with surprise and asked: "Obito didn't just take back his Mangekyo, did he?"

He thought Obito would immediately take back the Mangekyo after suffering a defeat at his hands, which was why he hadn't gone to find Kakashi.

Now it seemed he had underestimated Kakashi's status in Obito's heart, missing the chance to study Kamui.

Kakashi's expression was a bit excited, "Itachi've seen Obito?"

"Just a defeated opponent."

Shi Yuan pouted, not caring much.

Seeing Kakashi's anxious look, Shi Yuan waved his hand, "I have no interest in discussing Obito with Itachi."

Kakashi's expression stiffened upon hearing this, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.

However, confirming that Obito was still alive was enough for him.

"Obito, what exactly happened to Itachi?"

Kakashi's mind was in a mess, and he stood to the side with a changing expression.

"Speak, what is your business coming to find me?"

Shi Yuan's gaze fell on Might Guy; compared to Kakashi, he was more interested in Might Guy.

The Eight Inner Gates was a forbidden technique he had always wanted to study.

Kakashi came back to his senses, shook his head to try and sober up, and asked directly:

"I want to know, if I hand over secret techniques to Itachi, what can I get?"

Shi Yuan touched his chin upon hearing this.

He had already thought about this matter and said with a smile:

"I will help Itachi improve secret techniques for free, but the improved secret techniques are limited to your own use and cannot be passed on. I will apply a sealing formula to restrict it!"

Well, I'll only give Itachi the weakened version.

Shi Yuan silently praised himself, feeling that not snatching them was already fair enough.

"A sealing formula?"

— Author's Notes —

... Seeking flowers ...