Chapter 216: Chapter 216: Kakashi, Have You Considered the Mangekyō Evolution Isn’t Due to You?
Chapter 216: Chapter 216: Kakashi, Have You Considered the Mangekyō Evolution Isn’t Due to You?
Chapter 216: Kakashi, Have You Considered the Mangekyō Evolution Isn’t Due to You?
As usual, Uchiha Akira visited Konoha Hospital to check on Hinata's recovery, and he was quite satisfied with the progress.
However, on his way out of the hospital, he happened to spot Kakashi walking by, carrying a bouquet of flowers.
"Huh?" Akira found it strange to see Kakashi holding a bunch of flowers, especially since he didn't appear to be on his way to visit someone in the hospital. It piqued Akira's curiosity.
Could it be that Kakashi, the eternal bachelor, had finally found a girlfriend? This was big news! In the original Naruto story, Kakashi was never shown to have a romantic interest. Maybe Akira's presence had caused a butterfly effect?
Intrigued, Akira decided to follow Kakashi, curious to find out who the flowers were for. But as he trailed Kakashi, he noticed that Kakashi was heading toward a more secluded area.
No way, Akira thought with amusement. Was Kakashi taking his girlfriend somewhere private early in the morning?
What could he be planning?
Akira chuckled to himself but hesitated. If Kakashi and his date were up to something private, would spying on them be appropriate? After all, Akira wasn't like Jiraiya with such interests. Just as Akira was debating whether to continue following, he saw Kakashi enter the graveyard. Realizing his mistake, Akira understood that Kakashi wasn't going on a romantic rendezvous but instead heading to the cemetery to pay his respects to someone who had passed.
Since he was already there, Akira decided to visit Shisui-sensei's grave as well.
Upon reaching Shisui's grave, Akira performed a sealing technique to reinforce the grave's protection.
In the original story, Shisui's body was never recovered, meaning that even Edo Tensei (Reanimation Jutsu) couldn't bring him back. But with Akira's involvement, Shisui had taken his own life, so Akira wanted to ensure that no one could desecrate the grave or attempt to use his body for Edo Tensei.
After sealing the grave and paying his respects, Akira noticed Kakashi still paying tribute at another grave and decided to walk over.
Looking at the name on the tombstone, Akira realized that Kakashi was visiting the grave of Rin Nohara, the girl whose death had triggered Obito Uchiha's descent into darkness.
"Akira, what a coincidence. You're visiting Shisui, I assume?" Kakashi asked, noticing Akira's approach.
"That's right," Akira nodded.
Seeing Rin's grave made Akira's mind stir. He asked, "Kakashi, is Rin Nohara's body really buried here?"
"Where else would she be buried if not in her grave?" Kakashi asked, confused by the question.
"When it first happened, it caused quite a shock, especially among the Uchiha clan."
"There was even speculation that the Sharingan might evolve more easily when transplanted into non-Uchiha. That theory led to several Uchiha clan members being ambushed and having their eyes stolen while on missions."
"Although the Hokage quickly implemented measures to combat the situation and most of the stolen eyes were recovered, three pairs are still missing."
"In recent years, no further incidents of Sharingan theft have occurred, but it's clear that the reason the situation died down wasn't due to the Hokage's measures. It's because no one who transplanted a Sharingan was able to evolve it into the Mangekyō."
Kakashi explained the situation thoroughly, and Akira listened quietly, not interrupting. Akira had already heard about this from Orochimaru when he returned from Ryūchi Cave, but now, hearing it directly from Kakashi gave him a deeper understanding of the events. "Kakashi, you remember when we talked about the Sharingan seven years ago?" Akira asked. "I remember. You seemed to know a lot about my Mangekyō even back then," Kakashi replied, looking at Akira with a curious gaze. "What do you know? Can you tell me?"
"What about you? Do you have any thoughts on your Mangekyō Sharingan? Why don't you share them with me?" Akira replied with a question.
"I've worked with the Hokage and the Uchiha clan to conduct extensive research on my Mangekyō Sharingan over the years," Kakashi said. "But even with all that research, they couldn't figure out why my Sharingan evolved to the Mangekyō."
"And since you gave me advice about it seven years ago, I feel like you must know
something."
Kakashi's response was reasonable. Even the Hokage and the Uchiha clan couldn't explain the evolution, so how could Kakashi be expected to come up with a theory on his own? "Have you ever considered the possibility that the Mangekyō evolution requires both eyes to evolve at the same time?"
"And that the real reason for the evolution has nothing to do with you?" Akira asked.
"You're saying that Obito's other Sharingan evolved to the Mangekyō, which caused my Sharingan to evolve as well?" Kakashi responded quickly, understanding what Akira was
implying.
"That makes sense, doesn't it?" Akira said.
"Yeah, that actually explains a lot!" Kakashi agreed, finding Akira's theory plausible.
"But wait... Obito was buried under all that rubble when he 'died.' How could his Sharingan
have evolved?"
"Could it be...?"
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