The Uzumaki bloodline, Hashirama cells, the Uchiha bloodline...
Combined with the emotional upheaval of Sasuke's departure and years of pent-up resentment toward Konoha, all those emotions erupted.
Naruto successfully awakened his own Mangekyō Sharingan.
After awakening it, Naruto felt only emptiness. His consciousness seemed to glimpse the hollow framework of a universe.
Yet within that universe's framework, there was only hazy gray light, without a trace of life or elemental energy.
However, Naruto still had no idea what abilities his Mangekyō possessed.
But faced with Kakashi now, he had no choice but to try to persuade him.
He had spent years planning to send Sasuke away in a way that felt natural, and one part of that plan had taken him a long time to think through.
That was the fact that Kakashi would arrive after the Valley of the End Battle.
Earlier, Naruto had laid his cards on the table with Kakashi, telling him that he was the mastermind behind Sasuke's defection. He had also voiced his dissatisfaction and hatred toward the village right to Kakashi's face.
His sole purpose was to put Kakashi to the test.
If Kakashi remained blindly loyal and kept risking his life for Konoha, an organization rotten to its core, Naruto could only kill him here.
Sure enough, seeing Naruto's Mangekyō Sharingan up close made Kakashi suck in a sharp breath.
"How could you possibly have the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Naruto looked at Kakashi and replied coldly, "That's not the point."
With that, Naruto walked toward a rock face within the valley.
Seeing Naruto turn away after that curt reply, Kakashi followed and pressed him. "Where are you going?"
Naruto did not stop in the rain. A few leaps brought him to the foot of a rock face.
Kakashi had many questions for