As he spoke, a Rasengan condensed in his hand.
"This is called a Chakra Ball.
It's the ninjutsu best suited for you.
Simple, practical, and powerful!"
Looking at the Rasengan in Bai Hao's hand, Kakashi nearly popped his eyes out.
"Rasengan!?"
"Hm?"
Bai Hao glanced at Kakashi.
He naturally knew what this thing was called.
He had said that on purpose, just to bait Kakashi into renaming the ninjutsu.
"Rasengan?
That name's not bad.
Then let's call it that~
Naruto, watch closely."
With that,
Bai Hao directly used the Rasengan to push a huge rock into dust.
"Wo... so strong!"
Naruto's eyes immediately lit up.
"Teach me! Teach me!"
"Sure~
First, go buy a backpack full of water balloons and rubber balloons.
They should be about the same size as the Rasengan I just used."
"All right!"
Naruto replied excitedly, then dashed away in a flash.
"I never expected you to figure out a ninjutsu like that."
Kakashi sighed from the side. "You really are a genius~
It's such a shame that you don't continue being a ninja."
"Actually, compared to being a ninja,
I prefer studying ninjutsu~"
Bai Hao smiled at Kakashi with a hint of meaning.
"I also like reading all kinds of documents and records, then figuring things out from them.
For example, Kekkei Genkai.
When two Chakra nature transformations are mixed together at the same time, they produce a new nature transformation and form a Kekkei Genkai.
It can also be inherited by the next generation.
I heard that only a tiny number of ninja can develop a Kekkei Genkai on their own.
I really want to give it a try~"
"That's an excellent ambition~"
Kakashi nodded approvingly.
He felt that Bai Hao had the potential to develop a Kekkei Genkai independently.
"But it's really difficult~"
Bai Hao shook his head. "Sometimes, I really envy Sasuke.
He was born with a Kekkei Genkai.
And it's the highly unique Sharingan.
No matter how I fuse Chakra, I could never possess a Kekkei Genkai like the Sharingan.
Teacher Kakashi,
what does it feel like to possess the Sharingan?"
"Everyone has their own fate.
Possessing the Sharingan doesn't necessarily make someone strong.
Wasn't the First Hokage stronger than Madara Uchiha?
I obtained one Sharingan by accident.
Although it made me somewhat stronger,
I didn't feel that I had become exceptionally powerful.
Instead, I felt completely helpless.
Everyone calls me Copy Ninja Kakashi,
but they overlook my other abilities.
Besides, after getting the Sharingan, I'm always running short on Chakra."
"That's true~
A Kekkei Genkai that doesn't belong to you probably can't evolve or be deactivated, right?
After all, only the original owner can evolve the Sharingan and freely turn it on and off.
Otherwise, Teacher Kakashi wouldn't dress like this."
"Indeed, I can't deactivate it."
After saying that, Kakashi suddenly froze.
"Evolve?
Only the original owner can evolve the Sharingan?"
Kakashi fell into deep thought.
Chapter Twenty-One: Is Obito Really Dead? The Mysterious Visitor from Kirigakure [First Update, Begging for Flowers and Collections]
Bai Hao's seemingly casual remark
had dealt Kakashi a tremendous shock.
"Bai Hao's words make perfect sense.
I'm not an Uchiha.
I don't have the ability to control the Sharingan's activation and deactivation.
By the same logic,
it should be impossible for me to evolve the Sharingan.
But...
My Sharingan really did evolve.
Could it be...
Could it be..."
Cold sweat began to bead on Kakashi's forehead.
A completely impossible thought had suddenly appeared in his mind.
And that thought seemed to take root there, refusing to leave no matter how hard he tried to dispel it.
"Could it be that Obito isn't dead!?"
Kakashi's body stiffened involuntarily.
That deduction was simply too bold.
"No, impossible.
I watched Obito die with my own eyes.
Besides,
he was struck directly by such a huge rock.
Half his body was crushed to pieces.
There's no way he could have survived."
Although Kakashi kept denying the possibility that Obito was still alive,
a faint doubt in his heart remained impossible to explain.
"But if Obito really is dead,
then how did my Sharingan evolve?
One thing is certain.
I don't have any Uchiha blood."
Kakashi couldn't figure it out.
Before Bai Hao pointed out this issue today,
he had subconsciously believed that the Sharingan evolved because he was simply too talented.
After all, Obito's death was something he had personally confirmed.
Moreover, Obito and Rin's deaths had always been the most painful things in his heart.
They were things he didn't want to remember at all.
So deep down, he had been deliberately avoiding this issue.
Besides, everyone who had known that Obito had given him a two-tomoe Sharingan had already died.
He had never used the Mangekyō Sharingan either.
Thus, no one had ever asked him about the Sharingan's evolution.
All these factors combined had caused him to never doubt Obito's death.
But today,
for the first time, he began to question something he had never questioned before.
"Is Obito really dead?"
Kakashi fell into a vicious cycle.
No matter how he thought about it, he felt unable to explain it.
In the end, the overthinking gave him a headache.
"Teacher Kakashi, are you feeling unwell?"
Seeing this, Bai Hao asked with concern.
"Huh?
Ah!
Yeah~"
Kakashi waved his hand uncomfortably. "Bai Hao, I'll leave these three to you.
I have something to do. I'll be leaving first."
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