The bonfire blazed, quickly filling the gap left by the vanished flames. If Kakashi hadn't been such a meticulous man, he would surely have missed that bizarre scene just now!
The flames had mysteriously vanished?
Could it be... Space-Time Ninjutsu?
Kakashi's heart skipped a beat. He quickly glanced around without showing any sign of it.
There was no one around!
Kakashi looked at Obito, then shook his head.
Obito's Mangekyō had been taken from him. There was no way he could use Space-Time Ninjutsu.
Wait!
Could it be me?
Kakashi hurriedly removed his Ninja Headband, then took out a small mirror. In the flickering firelight, its reddish surface reflected a Sharingan with a sickle-shaped pattern!
It was exactly the same as Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan... Kakashi was both shocked and delighted.
More than half a month ago, Kakashi had asked Hanfu how to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. Ever since, he had been training his Sharingan relentlessly, trying to draw out its full potential.
Unfortunately, even after more than half a month, the eye was still a Three Tomoe.
He hadn't expected that the combined emotional shocks of Rin and Obito would now evolve his Sharingan into the Mangekyō!
How ironic!
Land of Fire.
Konoha.
The Hokage Building was brightly lit tonight, with countless ninja coming and going, busily at work.
Although Akatsuki and Orochimaru had withdrawn, Konoha still had to clean up the mess they had left behind. In particular, the vast Sea of Trees Orochimaru had created with Wood Release: Deep Forest Bloom had not only destroyed the Anbu Building but also crushed numerous nearby structures. Most of them were residential buildings. If they weren't dealt with quickly, many of the civilians emerging from the emergency shelters would be left homeless.
So Namikaze Minato urgently dispatched two teams of