It had awakened.
Obito's Kekkei Genkai had awakened.
Moreover, his Sharingan awakened directly to a two-tomoe state.
"Obito, your eyes..."
Clutching his injured eye, Kakashi saw two black tomoe appear in Obito's crimson eyes and realized that Obito had awakened his family bloodline, acquiring the Kekkei Genkai—the Sharingan.
"That's right, my Sharingan has awakened!"
"Now, I won't lose to you anymore!"
Indeed, with Obito's current strength, he might actually be able to defeat Kakashi, even Kakashi at his full power.
This also meant he had fulfilled the boasts he had made in the past.
"As long as my Sharingan awakens, I'll definitely defeat all of you!"
Now, Obito's dream had come true, and the boasts he made had been realized.
Perhaps because the old Obito, even when he was still in the Ninja Academy, always firmly believed that he would gain immense power after awakening his eyes, it prevented him from awakening his Sharingan.
However, this determination of his had permeated his very bones, embedding itself within his Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan. This was why he hadn't awakened his Sharingan for so many years; instead, it had transformed into a latent power deep within his bloodline, a power that would only erupt when Obito's Sharingan truly awakened.
This is because the Sharingan is also known as "the eye that reflects the heart." It reflects one's deepest true will. For it to awaken, a sudden surge in mental energy is required.
This is why members of the Uchiha clan often awaken their Sharingan during moments of life-and-death separation. Coupled with the Sharingan's crimson eyes, it has always been called a cursed, ominous eye in such circumstances.
However, many people, including the current Uchiha clan, do not know that they were once known as the Clan of Love.
Not what they are called now: the Cursed Clan.
Many Uchiha clan members also didn't know that the Sharingan initially awakened with one, two, or three tomoe were actually in their basic state. If they experienced another surge in mental energy, breaking through a certain limit, the Sharingan would evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan, possessing unique dōjutsu that varied from person to person.
As for what kind of dōjutsu would appear, it depended on the truest thoughts deep within one's heart at the moment of Sharingan awakening, transforming those fantasies into reality.
This is the Sharingan, the Eye that Reflects the Heart.
The Iwa-nin, having calmed down, looked at Obito Uchiha's Sharingan again, and a surge of anger rushed into his mind, nearly causing him to lose control and feeling utterly humiliated.
"I'm a Jonin, yet I was intimidated by a brat who just awakened his Kekkei Genkai."
"Simply unforgivable."
The roar within his heart made him once again raise his blade and engage in battle.
"Hmph!"
"You're all going to die!!!"
Although the Iwa-nin's attack came suddenly, Obito had been keeping an eye on him. He hadn't launched an attack earlier because Obito was adapting to the power surging through his body.
Now, he was ready.
With his Sharingan awakened, Obito's strength had undergone a monumental transformation, increasing by more than just a little.
Whoosh.
Fast, fast, fast.
Obito's speed surpassed that of the attacking Iwa-nin. Striking after but arriving first, he ducked down, dodging the Iwa-nin's slash, and plunged his kunai into the Iwa-nin's chest.
Thud.
Feeling a sharp pain in his chest, his strength draining away like a tide, the Iwa-nin, now weakened, was then kicked away by Obito.
One move, just one move.
Obito had dispatched the Iwa-nin Jonin who had blinded Kakashi's left eye.
Although this was partly because the Iwa-nin's battle with Kakashi had consumed some of his strength, the fact that he died at Obito's hands was an unchangeable reality.
Actions speak louder than words. On the battlefield, victory and defeat are decided, as are life and death!
"Obito..."
Kakashi, with only his right eye remaining, gazed at Obito's heroic figure and couldn't help but murmur in inner shock.
"Kakashi, your eyes..."
At this moment, Rin came to Kakashi's side. Seeing his blinded left eye, her eyes immediately reddened.
"Rin, I'm fine."
"We need to get out of here right now."
Rina's sorrowful expression instantly brought Kakashi back to his senses. Enduring the severe pain, he squinted his left eye, which no longer had an eyeball, and said very seriously.
Now wasn't the time for talking.
They needed to escape quickly.
"Okay, let's go!"
Rin and Obito, hearing Kakashi's words, also understood this.
"Trying to escape?"
"You'll stay here and be buried with that idiot Oishi!"
Suddenly, an Iwa-nin dropped from the cave wall to the ground. After speaking to Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, he completed his hand signs.
"Earth Release: Rock Breaker."
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
This Iwa-nin who used Rock Breaker was named Kouka. He was a comrade of the Iwa-nin named Oishi, who had just been killed by Obito in one move, and the Iwa-nin outside the cave who Kakashi had killed at the beginning.
Now, his two comrades were dead, killed by Obito and Kakashi, respectively.
Therefore, at this moment, he only wanted to bury Kakashi, Obito, and Rin here forever.
Under Kouka's Rock Breaker jutsu, the cave began to collapse, with rocks falling around the three of them.
Obito saw Kouka blocking the way, showing no intention of moving, and anxiously shouted:
"Rin, Kakashi, quickly escape! I'll clear a path for you!"
Then, just as Obito was about to act, Kouka suddenly submerged underground.
Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique.
Not realizing that Kouka was merely lurking underground, waiting for an opportunity, Obito paused for a moment before shouting again:
"Let's go!"
Hearing this, Kakashi and Rin no longer delayed, desperately rushing towards the cave entrance.
"Don't rush, don't rush, don't rush..."
Underground, Kouka, who was monitoring Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, suppressed the urge to strike and continued to wait for an opportunity.
He needed a decisive strike!
The light from the exit grew brighter, and Kakashi, Obito, and Rin were about to escape. Their strained minds relaxed for a fleeting moment.
Suddenly, a giant rock fell.
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TN: This fanfic has been fully translated and is available on my Patreon —— patreon(.)com/PrimalDemon [remove the parentheses ( )]