After deciding to curb their clansmen's excessive behavior in the future, Oto and Shisui left the clan head's residence.
Glancing back at Fugaku and Itachi, who were seeing them off, Oto looked a little surprised and murmured softly in puzzlement.
Shisui looked at Oto and asked, "What is it, Oto?"
"Nothing. I just thought of something amusing."
Oto shook her head gently without sharing her doubts with Shisui. She had secretly observed Itachi earlier and noticed that his eye power had already reached a critical point. It seemed he could advance from three tomoe to the Mangekyō Sharingan at any moment. Perhaps all he lacked was a trigger.
Awakening the Sharingan required emotions to stimulate the brain, and awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan required an even more unforgettable experience.
She had believed Zou had died before her eyes, while Shisui had caused the death of a teammate. Both were experiences they were reluctant to recall.
What, then, would trigger Itachi's awakening of the Mangekyō Sharingan?
For some reason, Oto had a vague feeling that four pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan were already the Shinobi World's limit. A fifth pair would be difficult to produce, and even if an exception appeared, it would only be a poor imitation.
After letting Shisui leave on his own, Oto slipped out of the village without a sound, intending to visit Zou Hyuga.
Zou Hyuga was organizing some documents. Seeing Oto, he gave an amused smile and said, "What brings you here? Didn't you say you hated shadow clones and thought a shadow clone and the original body were two separate people?"
That was a bad habit of Zou Hyuga's, too. He had once discussed with Oto whether shadow clones counted as NTR.
Oto ignored his words entirely and told him everything about Itachi's eye power reaching