Chapter 272 — Fusion of the Mangekyō's Divine Power
In truth, the Sharingan had not strengthened Kakashi at all—it had held him back.
He finally understood.
The true path for him was still the Hatake Swordsmanship, the inheritance left by his father. Sakumo had relied on nothing but his blade to surpass countless shinobi, cutting down the strong and crushing even the notorious on the battlefield.
The old saying was right:
Too many paths only dilute your focus.
Had he abandoned the Sharingan and wholeheartedly pursued the Hatake Swordsmanship, he might have reached heights far beyond his current self.
But this clarity was not born from reflection.
It was the quiet, persistent reshaping of his thoughts by Fugaku's Kotoamatsukami.
Without understanding that such a jutsu even existed, Kakashi would never have realized that his thinking had been subtly guided.
Not long after, Hoshigaki Kisame rushed back into the Hokage Office, Uchiha Hidetoshi following behind with a pristine white surgical case in his hands.
"Hideki, are you planning to perform the transplant here?"
Fugaku asked casually.
Uchiha Hidetoshi bowed respectfully before answering,
"That depends on Kakashi-sama."
Seeing Kakashi's confused expression, he elaborated:
"Kakashi-sama, do you still have the old eye that was replaced back then? If you're getting a new eye, the original one would naturally be the best option."
Kakashi hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.
"My eye went blind during the Kannabi Bridge mission. The left eye that was removed was kept by Rin. I don't know where it ended up afterward… and I don't intend to look for it."
A shadow of memory crossed his expression.
After all, Rin—who had kept that eye—was long gone.
And Kakashi had killed her with his own hands.
He didn't want to disturb her parents.
He didn't want to reopen their grief.
Not when he was the cause of it.
Besides, the eye had been blind. Even if he found it, even if he transplanted it… it wouldn't see anything.
It was pointless.
"I see," Uchiha Hidetoshi said softly. "Then, Kakashi-sama, please come with me to Konoha Hospital. We'll select a suitable left eye for you."
"Understood. Let's go."
Kakashi nodded.
Truthfully, it wasn't a bad idea.
If he got a functioning eye, he wouldn't need that lone-wolf eyepatch anymore.
Now that he thought about it…
He had been wearing this eyepatch for ten years.
Ten years.
Obito had been gone just as long.
Time really did fly.
With a complicated heart, Kakashi followed Uchiha Hidetoshi out of the Hokage Office. The two figures blended into the streets of Konoha until they disappeared in the distance.
Fugaku watched from the tall office window.
His heartbeat quickened slightly.
Once Kakashi's transplant was done, he would finally have both of Obito's Mangekyō in his possession.
And then—
the fusion could begin.
After merging Obito's pair, would his Eternal Mangekyō evolve further?
Perhaps even awaken a Rinnegan?
Fugaku chuckled at himself.
He was being greedy.
He had only merged three Mangekyō so far.
Expecting a Rinnegan from that was unrealistic.
His current Eternal Eyes had reached a peak—no noticeable path upward.
So after fusing Obito's Mangekyō, all he should expect was greater ocular power and the two Kamui abilities.
To truly reach the Rinnegan, he would still need Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan.
Still, Fugaku couldn't help feeling a spark of anticipation.
What kind of changes would occur once his Eternal Eyes fused with Rinnegan-level eyes?
—
Half an hour later
Kisame returned, a glass container in hand.
"Hokage-sama," he said respectfully, offering it forward.
Inside the container floated a three-tomoe Sharingan—Obito's left eye, unactivated.
Fugaku accepted it and immediately channeled ocular power into the glass.
The tomoe swirled—slowly spinning outward—
and the pinwheel Mangekyō pattern bloomed into view.
Perfect.
Fugaku carefully set the bottle down and unsealed the other Mangekyō—the one he'd taken from Obito earlier.
Side by side, the pinwheel patterns were identical.
It wasn't that Fugaku was worried.
But it was always better to be sure.
Without hesitation, he communicated with the system:
Begin fusion of Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan.
A countdown appeared.
30 minutes.
Fugaku lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and waited.
—
When he opened them again, it was nearly six o'clock.
He blinked, startled.
He'd fallen asleep—and slept over three hours.
Quickly, he summoned the system panel to check the current state of his Eternal Eyes.
As expected…
no qualitative evolution.
Just increased ocular power and two new abilities—the dual Kamui.
But that alone was excellent.
From today onward, his Eternal Eyes possessed two space-time jutsu.
Curious, Fugaku immediately activated Kamui and stepped into the inner dimension.
His feet sank into coarse sand.
The landscape around him resembled a barren lunar surface—dark, rugged terrain stretching under a pitch-black sky.
Yet he could see everything clearly.
Through Kamui's feedback, he learned that the space was limited—roughly the size of two football fields.
Still, it was perfect for storage.
He could begin placing sealed scrolls here.
No one besides him could enter.
No one could steal anything.
A convenient little world.
Fugaku exited the dimension and returned to the cubicle.
His gaze fell on the glass container holding the Rinnegan.
Once he began fusing it, he wouldn't be able to use his Eternal Eyes for seven days.
Which meant he would be severely weakened—no stronger than a normal Jōnin.
If a transmigrator appeared during those seven days…
He would be at a disadvantage.
As for the other villages, the Intelligence Division had reported nothing unusual.
Everything seemed quiet.
The biggest threat was still the sudden appearance of transmigrators.
Fugaku rubbed his forehead.
Sigh… this is troublesome.
Why do they keep throwing transmigrators into this world?
Am I not supposed to be the protagonist here?
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