Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

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"Can you tell me?"

"Nothing is wrong."

Itachi said calmly, "The stone tablet says that in ancient times, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan were of the same origin, both being descendants of the Sage of Six Paths. However, some differences arose later, and they gradually separated."

"The Uchiha and Senju clans share the same origin?"

Chiba narrowed his eyes.

It turned out to be the case.

The Kaleidoscope can only reveal a very limited amount of information. Itachi only knew some secrets about the Sage of Six Paths and his family, but he did not know the secrets of the Six Paths and the Rinnegan.

Chiba pondered for a long time.

"Itachi, would you be interested in making another trip?"

"how?"

Itachi looked at him. "Do you want to use Shisui's eyes to see what's on the stone tablet?"

"No, I want to use Shisui's eye power to temporarily amplify it for you, to see if you can see more content, even if it's just some fragmented pieces, it will be enough to corroborate some of my conjectures."

"What guess?"

Itachi had a vague feeling that this might be a very terrible secret.

but.

He still wanted to know.

"Nagato—that is, Pain—did he awaken his Rinnegan on his own, or was it replaced by someone else?"

"what?"

Even though Itachi's imagination was already quite rich, he couldn't help but freeze for a while.

After several seconds, he hesitated before saying, "Is it possible?"

"Isn't this about finding evidence?"

"..."

Itachi opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute it.

Who makes wild guesses first and then tries to find evidence?

but.

He had to admit that Chiba's conjecture was quite bold, and it gave him a vague feeling—

What if it's true?

Very likely.

and.

In that way, some problems were easily solved in his mind.

such as……

Why would "Ban" help the Akatsuki organization?

Is it really just because they agree with the Akatsuki's beliefs?

how is this possible.

Itachi was long past the age of naivety and wouldn't believe his explanation; he remained deeply suspicious from beginning to end.

That's why Obito didn't believe him either.

The two distrusted each other, and this remained true until recently; otherwise, Obito would have transplanted the White Zetsu cells into himself long ago.

After thinking it over, Itachi said, "Let's go."

He also wanted to know—

If the inscription on the stone tablet possessed even stronger pupil power, could new content appear, and what astonishing content would that new content be?

Ban's target...

Could it be related to the content on the stone tablet?

He was full of doubts.

On the way to Nakagawa, Chiba casually mentioned Madara's true identity.

Tsunade had already spoken with Itachi before.

but.

He still felt he should tell the whole story from beginning to end. After hearing the whole story, Itachi was convinced of Chiba's speculation.

The evidence is overwhelming.

With all the evidence put together, he couldn't help but believe it, no matter what.

We arrived at Nanga River.

As he walked towards the secret room, he asked, "Chiba-kun, do you think Obito knows the truth?"

"Perhaps I know some of it, but probably not all of it, however..."

Chiba sneered, "He's a very stupid person. Even if he knew, he would probably still continue to do things the way they do now."

"why?"

"The Sharingan is called the eye of the mind. Generally speaking, it represents one's own ability and is also related to one's own mental will."

Chiba paused here, "Just like the Eye of Shisui that I obtained, he longed to change the Uchiha clan, so he awakened Kotoamatsukami, which was powerful enough to change everything."

Itachi thought for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.

at this point……

He had thought about it before, and his conclusion was not much different from Chiba's.

but.

Chiba, an outsider, who hadn't even fully transplanted the Sharingan, was able to research it to this extent; such ability is truly astonishing.

Then, Chiba analyzed Itachi himself.

"As for you, Amaterasu represents the power to destroy everything, while Tsukuyomi symbolizes your desire for illusion... Of course, this kind of thing has a feeling of deducing from the result, so you can take it with a grain of salt."

Chiba smiled.

Itachi seemed to be deep in thought.

He didn't quite agree, but what Chiba said was indeed very novel, an angle he hadn't thought of before.

So……

"Where's Obito?"

"Run away."

Chiba replied, "According to my guess, the time he awakened was when Kakashi-sensei used Chidori to kill the controlled Nohara Rin-senpai. Obito was very likely present at the time."

"Escape, isolation?"

"Ah."

"..."

Itachi brushed aside the weeds, thinking about what he had heard about Obito's experiences, comparing and pondering them one by one, and found that Chiba's guess was quite consistent.

So, he naturally thought of another question—

According to Chiba, Obito was present at the time.

This is enough to show that at that time, Obito had not yet listened to Madara, so—

He saw everything; Madara must have had a plan, right?

Lin was being manipulated...

So that's how it is; it was all a setup all along.

Itachi sighed softly, then thought of himself.

When he was a child, his teammate died in an accident, and it was at that time that he awakened his Sharingan.

Uchiha Obito.

Itachi's feelings suddenly became complicated.

He could empathize with Obito, but he couldn't understand the other's behavior.

however.