After completing the surgery, Nawaki ultimately gritted his teeth and removed Hikari's Sharingan, preserving them in specially made nutrient solution. He promised Shisui that he would perform the transplant after returning to Konoha.
In reality, Nawaki, who had already awakened the Eternal Mangekyo and possessed one Rinnegan, naturally had no intention of actually transplanting those Three Tomoe Sharingan. All he needed was a legitimate reason to use the Sharingan openly.
After finishing everything, Nawaki led his Anbu back to Konoha overnight, bringing Hikari's corpse along with the unconscious Rin and Kakashi.
The next morning, Skywalker entered Konoha through the main gates with a group of Anbu carrying "three corpses."
Since there had been no attempt to conceal it, many pedestrians on the streets witnessed the scene. News quickly spread throughout Konoha, causing a tremendous uproar.
Everyone wondered why Skywalker, who should have been leading the army back in triumph to receive a grand welcome, had suddenly returned in such a "low-key" manner. And what was the matter with those three dead shinobi? Wasn't the war already over? Peace talks were already being prepared—so why were Konoha shinobi still dying at a time like this? The Konoha villagers were filled with questions and began discussing the matter heatedly.
After entering Konoha, Nawaki's group did not reveal any information. Instead, they headed straight for the Hokage Building to meet the Third Hokage. Not long afterward, all of the village's upper ranks received notice and hurried to the Hokage Building for an emergency meeting.
Seeing this series of actions from Konoha's leadership, even the ordinary villagers could sense that something major was about to happen.
Leaving aside the villagers' endless speculation, when Konoha's higher-ups entered the conference room and saw the unexpectedly present Nawaki, along with the Third Hokage sitting there with a