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Chapter 398 Eye-Catching (Physics)

At the same time that the first shadow clone set off for Sunagakure.

Uchiha Hikaru's second shadow clone, dressed in the same black robe with red clouds and a mask, appeared near a small town called Wildfire Castle on the border of the Land of Fire. It looked down from a thousand meters above the clouds.

soon.

She spotted Kakashi and his group fetching water right beside a stream. Although Kakashi was wearing the standard gray vest of the Konoha Anbu and an animal mask, his white hair was impossible to hide. Combined with the aura of his ocular chakra beneath his left eyepatch, he was as conspicuous as a firefly in the night.

What a coincidence, there was an acquaintance there too—

鼬。

Because of Hikaru Uchiha's appearance, Shisui and the Fugaku family in this world did not die, so Itachi was unable to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan for a long time. Now 13 years old, he has ninjutsu and swordsmanship abilities similar to Kakashi's, but far surpasses the latter in genjutsu and chakra reserves. He is a top-ranked elite Jonin in Konoha, but is still some distance from Kage level.

In addition, this guy's senses are quite sharp.

Uchiha Hikaru's gaze had barely fallen when he seemed to sense something, abruptly looking up at the sky while reaching for the hilt of his sword behind his back.

"What's wrong, Itachi?"

Kakashi noticed his teammate's actions.

"...I suddenly felt someone was watching us, but I couldn't find them. Maybe I was just being too nervous."

Itachi remained vigilant, glancing around at the surrounding air before finally looking away. "Let's go, Captain. Our mission target should be...who?!"

As Itachi questioned him, the air across the stream seemed to blur for a moment, and then a figure dressed in a black robe with red clouds appeared there, looking over with a cold and indifferent gaze. Even before he spoke, a powerful sense of oppression was palpable.

"It's you!"

Itachi's eyelid twitched

"Do you know him?"

"Um……"

Under Kakashi's questioning, Itachi hesitated slightly before quickly explaining, "This person once used space-time ninjutsu to infiltrate Konoha and the Uchiha clan's territory. He claimed to be Uchiha Madara, but I don't know if that's true or not. However, he should indeed be an Uchiha who had been living away from home!"

Ok.

Uchiha Hikaru swallowed back what she was about to say: Since Itachi is being so cooperative, it seems she doesn't need to introduce herself.

Since the masked man who went to Sunagakure to capture Gaara was "Madara," then the woman who appeared here now and attacked Kakashi and Itachi must be "Obito." From this perspective, Itachi wasn't wrong.

present.

Uchiha Hikaru let out a soft breath and slowly spoke, mimicking the voices of Obito and Madara: "Long time no see, Itachi. Judging from your expression, you seem quite hostile towards me. This is not the attitude one should have towards their benefactor... Don't forget, it was who helped you awaken those three-tomoe Sharingan."

"!"

This time, Itachi suddenly opened his eyes wide, his pupils trembling violently.

If he had harbored some doubts about Uchiha Hikaru's identity just now, everything was now confirmed—it was this masked man who appeared before his team and killed two of his teammates. Itachi hadn't told anyone about this, not even Sasuke; the only person who might know was another person present at the time.

Clang——

Itachi gripped the hilt of the short sword, a murderous intent flickering within him.

Watch his movements.

Uchiha Hikaru simply raised his right hand, joined two fingers together, and held it upright in front of him: "Fire Release... Explosive Wind Dance!"

In an instant, the vortex of flames evaporated the air on both sides, and with intense heat, rushed towards the direction where Kakashi and Itachi were!

Battle is imminent!

Then, it ended with the same swift speed...

……

"...You're awake?"

With a deep sound, Itachi opened his eyes from his unconsciousness. Looking up, he saw Kakashi sitting beside him, his mask removed, revealing a slightly conflicted expression on the half of his face hidden by a mask and eye patch. He was completely unharmed, with only some soot marks on his clothes.

"Captain Kakashi..."

Itachi was stunned for a few seconds before suddenly remembering what had happened, and he scrambled to his feet: "Where's Madara?"

"have no idea."

Kakashi shrugged and answered crisply, "I woke up a little earlier than you, and he was already gone when I woke up... I don't know why, but he didn't kill us; he just took something from me."

"Um?"

With Itachi looking completely bewildered.

Kakashi seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still lifted the eye patch up, revealing his left eye.

Basically, all Konoha ninjas of Jonin rank and above know how Kakashi lost his eyes and who he inherited them from.

but……

At this moment, the Sharingan that symbolized his identity as "Copy Ninja Kakashi" had disappeared, but what was revealed was not an empty socket, but another eye. The black pupil, with a somewhat dead-fish-like quality, achieved a subtle harmony with Kakashi's right eye, as if…

"Hmm, these might be my original eyes."

"I never expected to have the chance to see it again after so long."

Compared to the discovery of his Sharingan, what puzzled Kakashi even more was the newly formed left eye, which seemed to originate from his own genes.

After all, it had been almost ten years since he was stabbed in the left eye by Iwa ninja and had his eye swapped with Obito's.

So much time has passed that even he himself has almost forgotten what it felt like to use his original eye. Leaving aside what kind of ninjutsu could revive an eye lost for nearly ten years, the fact that the person who called himself "Uchiha Madara" easily defeated them, yet not only didn't kill him and Itachi, but also restored his left eye…

This matter is truly perplexing.

Kakashi actually had a possible answer in his mind that could explain some seemingly illogical situations. However, this answer was so outrageous that even he himself couldn't believe it, yet he found it hard not to think about it.

It's contradictory:

"A Uchiha clansman who had been living away from home specifically came to attack Itachi and me, stealing my left eye, but instead of killing us, healed it. Could that person be...?"

"No, that's impossible, he's long dead."

"How could someone survive being severely injured and buried under boulders..."

"but……"

……

While Kakashi was caught in a dilemma.

Uchiha Hikaru, who has returned to Konoha, is examining the Kamui Sharingan in his hand.