Kakashi's Decision: Replacing His Eye!

Kakashi being allowed to inherit Obito's eye was naturally the result of negotiations between the village and the Uchiha Clan.

It was also Hiruzen Sarutobi's choice. Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi had considered Kakashi a promising talent, perhaps someone who could be groomed to become the next Hokage.

Fugaku beside him also agreed to let Kakashi keep the Blood Wheel Eye. After all, it had been Obito's gift to Kakashi.

At the time, none of them knew that Obito had not died.

Although this Blood Wheel Eye had helped Kakashi earn his formidable reputation, it had also restricted his growth.

After all, Kakashi possessed neither Uchiha blood nor Senju blood. The Blood Wheel Eye could not be deactivated and constantly consumed his chakra.

The conflict between those bloodlines had also continuously affected Kakashi.

A genius shinobi who had become a jonin at twelve had still failed to break through to Kage Level even now, all because of this Blood Wheel Eye.

Kakashi raised his head. This revelation had hit him hard.

Obito had once said that he hoped to become Kakashi's left eye and help him see the future clearly.

After Rin died, Kakashi had finally managed to regain his conviction, only to be told that Obito was actually the main culprit behind Minato Namikaze's death?

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Fugaku Uchiha's words left Kakashi with no choice but to believe that it was true.

"Kakashi, we have already clashed with Obito. He may return at any time to reclaim this Sharingan from you."

"However, the village will still respect your choice. Whether you keep this eye or hand it over to the village for safekeeping is up to you."

Fugaku beside him offered no opinion. He clearly agreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Orochimaru's expression was extremely subtle. If he could obtain this Sharingan, perhaps he could uncover some secrets of the Uchiha bloodline.

Obito had launched the Nine-Tails Uprising and yet had never reclaimed this Blood Wheel Eye from Kakashi, which meant that Obito did not want to see Kakashi.

"I... want to remove this eye."

After thinking for a while, Kakashi raised his head and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Kakashi wanted to capture Obito with his own hands! This Blood Wheel Eye had become a shackle holding back his strength. He wanted to become stronger, defeat Obito himself, and ask him why he had done this!

"I'll transplant a new eye for you..."

After speaking, Orochimaru looked at Fugaku Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi. "May I study this eye for a while?"

Fugaku nodded. If this Blood Wheel Eye remained within the clan, it might trigger conflict. After all, they were Uchiha; transplanting a Mangekyo Sharingan would not cause rejection like it did for Kakashi.

Possessing a single Mangekyo Sharingan could instantly grant someone the strength of a Kage. It would throw the Uchiha Clan, which had only just stabilized, back into turmoil.

Orochimaru smiled. He could now study Uchiha power openly and legitimately. He could hardly wait!

What secrets lay between the Senju and the Uchiha? Perhaps he would soon find out.

With Orochimaru and Tsunade present, transplanting a new eye for Kakashi was very easy.

Hiashi Hyuga stood up and chose to take his leave. The fact that they had not concealed this matter from him showed that the village also trusted the Hyuga Clan, which reassured him greatly.

The Uchiha Clan had been drawing a great deal of attention lately, which was why he could not help visiting Hiruzen Sarutobi to see what his attitude was.

Now, it seemed that Hiruzen Sarutobi had truly changed. He was no longer the same as before.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi's current demeanor was indeed somewhat intimidating, he was doing far better as Hokage than he had before.

Most shinobi clans now acknowledged this. After Hiruzen Sarutobi brought down Danzo, the village's development had gotten back on track. Without internal strife and self-inflicted losses, everyone could feel the village's changes.

That afternoon, Kakashi arrived at the Medical Division, where Tsunade and Orochimaru worked together to replace his eye with a brand-new one.

"I drank too much yesterday..."

When Jiraiya woke up that morning and learned what had happened yesterday, he was at a loss.

He and Tsunade had drunk a little too much, and he had known absolutely nothing about it.

After wandering outside for several years, he had finally returned to the village. Seeing the village gradually improve through his own efforts and resolving the knots in his heart with his old friend and teacher, he had unconsciously drunk too much.

And Jiraiya had even been thinking about whether he could take advantage of Tsunade getting drunk and make something happen...

In the end, his alcohol tolerance was terrible. Tsunade was not drunk, while he had already passed out.

After hearing about today's events, Jiraiya brought along his newly accepted disciple, Shisui, and hurried to the Medical Division.

Jiraiya also admired Kakashi greatly, and so did Shisui.

Of course, Might Guy was there as well, along with Konoha's new generation of shinobi. They had all gathered.

Everyone had learned about Obito and Kakashi giving up the Blood Wheel Eye, and they all wanted to offer Kakashi some comfort.

"You should have woken Jiraiya and me yesterday. Maybe we could have kept that Obito behind."

Inside the operating room, Tsunade spoke as she injected Kakashi with anesthetic.

Orochimaru shook his head.

"It wasn't that simple. If he wanted to flee with his Mangekyo Sharingan ability, we couldn't have stopped him."

Tsunade did not respond. For shinobi like her and Jiraiya, unless they wanted to get drunk themselves, getting drunk was impossible.

Wine did not intoxicate people; people intoxicated themselves.

For Tsunade, replacing an eye posed no difficulty at all.

Very soon, the Mangekyo Sharingan was placed in a glass bottle and handed to Orochimaru.

Kakashi, meanwhile, received a brand-new eye.

As for where the eye had come from, Konoha's Interrogation Division had plenty...

Having obtained the Mangekyo Sharingan, Orochimaru left the Medical Division like he had acquired a priceless treasure and rushed to his laboratory.

He wanted to see what secrets the Mangekyo Sharingan truly concealed...

Kakashi, meanwhile, soon regained consciousness. A shinobi's body far surpassed that of an ordinary person, and his recovery speed was extremely fast.

With the help of medical ninjutsu, this new eye was an excellent match for him.

When he opened his eyes, there was no longer any stinging discomfort, and the flow of chakra within his body had become smoother as well.

Obito's eye was gone. With nothing holding him back, he would sever this bond with his own hands!

Before long, the news spread from Konoha throughout the Shinobi World, causing an enormous uproar.

"Obito, are you an idiot?"

Black Zetsu naturally received the news. Obito's information had actually been made public!

Their plan would face major obstacles, and Nagato would also grow suspicious of Obito.

Furthermore, they could no longer use Madara Uchiha's identity as cover from now on.

That Obito was seriously brain-dead!

After operating across the Shinobi World for so many years as its greatest mastermind, Black Zetsu had never handled such a terrible pawn!

Obito was the angriest of them all. The entire Shinobi World now knew that he had been expelled from the Uchiha Clan!

From now on, he was a homeless dog without even a surname!

Obito could not accept it, yet there was nothing he could do.

"Who knew the Uchiha Clan had two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan? The most suspicious one is still that Hiruzen Sarutobi. He knows all my information!"