"You don't need to be so shocked! If Madara Uchiha's eyes were only Mangekyō Sharingan, how could he have stood against Hashirama Senju, the God of the Shinobi World?" Hatake Ziyan said with a smile.
"Besides, even the Mangekyō is so hard to awaken. The power beyond it is even harder! Otherwise, there'd be no room for anyone else in the Shinobi World! Everyone might as well just obey the Uchiha!"
Hearing Hatake Ziyan's words, the others hurriedly nodded. The three from the Uchiha Clan nodded instinctively too, then felt that something seemed off, though they couldn't quite put their finger on it!
"All right! That's enough storytelling for today! Itachi, stay behind! The rest of you, get back to training!" Hatake Ziyan said.
Hatake Ziyan sent everyone away, keeping only Itachi by his side.
"You know why I asked you to stay, don't you?" Hatake Ziyan asked, gesturing for Itachi to sit where Obito had been sitting.
Itachi nodded and sat down. "I think so! You want to help me forcibly awaken my Mangekyō Sharingan, right?"
Hatake Ziyan nodded. "Well? Do you want to?"
Rather than directly helping Itachi awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, Hatake Ziyan asked for his opinion.
"I'm not in a hurry! I think I can awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan myself! Besides, I'm younger than those two. If I still haven't awakened it when I reach their age, I can come ask you for help then!" Itachi said after a moment's thought.
"Mm! If you don't want to take a shortcut, I won't force you. And you really are too young right now. Your body might not be able to withstand the negative effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan. Waiting another couple of years is fine. Go train, then!" Hatake Ziyan raised no objections.
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