While Sasuke and Naruto were competing on the Ninja Academy training grounds, a high-level meeting was also underway in the Hokage's Office.
Removing the pipe from his mouth, the Third Hokage fixed Kakashi with a stern gaze and confirmed, "That masked, mysterious Uchiha in Akatsuki is Obito Uchiha, who supposedly died in the Third Shinobi World War over a decade ago?"
Jiraiya looked utterly incredulous. "The mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Incident, the one responsible for Minato and Kushina's deaths, was Minato's student, Obito?"
Facing everyone's questioning, Kakashi nodded dejectedly.
Now that Obito's identity had been confirmed, Kakashi naturally had no reason to keep it hidden from the village. After escorting Naruto and Fū back to the village, he reported the matter.
Like the Third Hokage and Jiraiya, Tsunade found it utterly unbelievable. "Leaving aside the fact that Obito Uchiha supposedly died in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, even if he survived, how old was he during the Nine-Tails Incident? Fourteen, like you and Kagami, right? And he only had one Sharingan. What gave him the ability to ambush Minato and control the Nine-Tails?"
Utatane Koharu said, "Could he have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan back then?"
In the past, everyone would have immediately dismissed the possibility of a fourteen-year-old awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. But with examples like Shisui and Sasuke now, it truly was not impossible for a fourteen-year-old Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Tsunade curled her lip. "Don't you know what kind of grades Obito Uchiha had at the Ninja Academy? He was dead last in his class, the worst of the worst. He was nothing like geniuses such as Shisui and Sasuke!"
Because Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Minato had all selected disciples from that class, Tsunade knew the circumstances of those Ninja Academy students very well and was familiar