Medical Examination and Speculation

Konoha Hospital.

Clutching his eyes, Sasuke rolled off the examination table and asked Tsunade and the others by the instruments, "How is my body?"

Tsunade looked at the readings on the instruments and shook her head.

Kakashi, standing nearby, grew anxious. "Is it bad?"

Tsunade said, "Sasuke, if I'm not mistaken, your Sharingan's vision has deteriorated quite severely, hasn't it?"

Sasuke's face turned ashen.

Tsunade continued, "According to the readings, the Dojutsu of your Mangekyō Sharingan haven't changed much compared to half a month ago."

Sakura looked astonished. "How is that possible? Sasuke hasn't used his Mangekyō Sharingan at all lately. Why hasn't his Dojutsu recovered?"

Tsunade replied casually, "Who told you the Dojutsu of a Mangekyō Sharingan could recover?"

"What!?"

Sakura wasn't the only one who cried out this time. Naruto did too.

Sasuke and Kakashi, meanwhile, looked grim.

Even though they had either known this for a while or suspected as much, hearing the judgment of Tsunade, the most authoritative Medical Ninja, still made their hearts sink.

Tsunade said, "I've read through the Second's research notes. The Mangekyō Sharingan isn't a stable state. In the recorded history we have, its wielders all had very short lifespans. War and vengeance were certainly part of the reason, but ultimately, the Mangekyō Sharingan is too unstable, placing an enormous burden on its wielder."

After hearing this, Yakumo nodded in deep understanding.

Before successfully transplanting First Hokage cells, she had relied on sheer grit to endure the Red Dragon Eye. If she hadn't later managed to transplant First Hokage cells and completely improve her constitution, she felt the Red Dragon Eye would have killed her within a year or two!

Kakashi asked, "Is there any way to fix it?"

Tsunade shook her head. "The Mangekyō Sharingan is basically a consumable. That's why