"I accept your conditions."
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu worried that Madara Uchiha's strength would not earn everyone's acceptance, so they emphasized just how demanding promotion to Jōnin was. What they did not know was that, in the eyes of the child before them, barely older than nine, even the Hokage was nothing particularly impressive.
"Come in."
Seeing that Madara Uchiha had agreed to the two Konoha Senior Advisors' conditions, the Third Hokage finally called in the person who had been waiting outside ever since Madara entered the Hokage Office.
The door swung open, and a silver-haired ninja walked in, wearing a Fox Mask and a short ANBU uniform, with a long sword strapped to his back.
Although the ninja wore a mask that concealed his face, Madara Uchiha, who had met him in his previous life, sensed his identity the instant he entered—Kakashi Hatake.
"Kakashi, this young man from the Uchiha Clan will be your partner on your next mission. His name is Uchiha Itachi. Before you set out together, take off your mask to avoid any unnecessary trouble."
At the Third Hokage's command, Kakashi removed his mask. Beneath his ANBU mask, he still wore a cloth mask covering the lower half of his face, but that was not the point. What the Third Hokage wanted Madara Uchiha to see was the Sharingan in Kakashi's left eye.
It was the eye Obito had given Kakashi.
"Kakashi is the only person in all of Konoha who possesses a Sharingan without belonging to the Uchiha Clan. His friend Obito Uchiha gave him that Sharingan; he did not acquire it through force or deceit. You should have heard about this after the Third Shinobi World War, but just in case, Itachi, I wanted to explain it before you leave."
Madara Uchiha had