Ch. 81To Take, One Must First Give
Uchiha Gen explained how Uchiha Fugaku could obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and lead the clan, but warned him that Itachi had plotted with Danzo to destroy the Uchiha. Fugaku considered passing his eyes to Itachi, then Gen proposed training Sasuke to protect the clan.
- Uchiha Fugaku woke in the Clan Shrine and realized that Uchiha Gen had provoked him into awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan while sparing Itachi.
- Uchiha Gen explained that Fugaku's powerful space-time Dojutsu would quickly blind him and that transplanting Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan could awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
- Uchiha Gen described how Fugaku could use that power to protect the clan and gain his clansmen's respect, while Fugaku imagined leading the Uchiha out of their predicament.
- Uchiha Fugaku suggested giving his eyes to Itachi so his son could protect the clan for decades.
- Uchiha Gen warned that Itachi had contacted the masked man behind the Nine-Tails Rampage and planned with Danzo to slaughter the Uchiha.
- Uchiha Gen proposed taking Sasuke as his disciple and teaching him to protect the clan.