"Alright, I've given you the answer. It's okay if you don't understand now; you'll get it when you're older. If not, you can always ask Kakashi.
Oh, speaking of Kakashi, he should be waking up soon. You guys take him. Your mission is complete."
Bai Mo glanced at Kakashi lying on the ground in the distance.
Unlike in the original story where Kakashi was in a coma for a long time after being hit by Tsukuyomi, Itachi held back this time at Bai Mo's persuasion.
He didn't make Kakashi suffer 72 hours of torment in the Tsukuyomi Dimension.
He merely let Kakashi relive the beautiful memory of Chidori piercing Rin.
This was not difficult for Itachi.
Just as he would help Sasuke recall the night of the Uchiha clan massacre.
The only difficulty was that Itachi had not personally experienced that battle.
Fortunately, the enthusiastic Bai Mo had prepared a script and pictures in advance, providing a template for Itachi to follow.
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The three-person team searched for a carriage for a long time, only to find that it had been cut down by Zabuza during the fight.
In the end, Naruto had to carry Kakashi on his back, and the three of them quickly left.
On the way back to Konoha.
"Drink a glass of milk? What does that mean? To supplement nutrition?"
Sasuke was completely bewildered by Bai Mo's answer.
He thought of what Bai Mo had just said, that he had already awakened his Sharingan, but due to insufficient basic physical abilities, he couldn't master it proficiently, so he assumed it was related to that.
But then he thought, how could that be?
This was the ultimate method for the evolution of the Sharingan!
And what did 'drink Naruto's milk' mean?
"Hey, dead last, is there anything special about your family's milk?"
In his confusion, Sasuke turned to Naruto and asked.
"Nothing special? It just tastes a little sour. At first, I used to throw it away, but then Choji told me it was called yogurt, so I stopped throwing it away. Why?"
Naruto recalled, stroking his chin.
"Idiot, it's expired!"
Sasuke was speechless.
Drinking expired, sour milk as yogurt—how did he even survive until now, and with such good physical abilities?
"Expired what?"
Kakashi, on Naruto's back, groggily opened his eyes.
Since this genjutsu was originally tailor-made for Sasuke, Kakashi naturally didn't need to be in a coma for ten days to half a month and quickly regained consciousness.
After regaining consciousness, Kakashi quickly recovered his mobility and got off Naruto's back.
"Hmm?"
Kakashi tugged at his mask, feeling uncomfortable inside, as if something had been stuffed in it.
Snap.
A folded piece of paper fell out.
Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then opened and read it.
Kakashi had already figured out who had put the paper there.
However, the content of the paper made Kakashi even more confused.
Sasuke, needing to seek an explanation from Kakashi, recounted what had just happened and the part of the story Bai Mo had told him.
The phrase "the ninja world will face a powerful enemy invasion in the future, requiring the gathering of immense power" provided Kakashi with a temporary reason to convince himself.
—Not only did he easily let go of three Genin and him, a Jōnin who had lost his combat ability, but he also gave him and Sasuke various guidance on their training.
This could no longer be explained by "no ill will."
"So Kakashi, what exactly is milk? He said I'd naturally understand when I'm older, and if not, I could ask you. You definitely know, right!"
Sasuke stared at Kakashi, pressing him for answers.
"Milk..."
As someone who had been secretly enjoying the Icha Icha series since his youth, Kakashi immediately understood what this meant by slightly connecting the context.
He also deduced the "first method" Bai Mo mentioned, which was the method used by Uchiha Madara.
After all, Kakashi had experienced Orochimaru's defection and had a good friend named Yamato.
To obtain another person's chakra, the method is cell transplantation.
Digging out a piece of flesh from a living person is the simplest way.
However, the second method, "milk," also seemed feasible.
It's just really a bit... perverted.
It felt even more stimulating than the Icha Icha series he read.
Kakashi suddenly wished Bai Mo was also a novel author so he could read his novels.
Sasuke, seeing Kakashi's expression change in various ways, couldn't help but ask, "Kakashi, you know, don't you? Tell me quickly!"
"Sasuke, since he said you'd understand when you're older, why are you in such a hurry?
You're still far from that stage anyway.
And this matter is really a bit... if people found out, it would easily draw strange looks from ordinary people."
Kakashi advised earnestly.
"Huh? He said that too, about possibly facing strange looks from worldly onlookers or something... Kakashi, as a ninja, can I not even endure these things? How else can I get revenge... and kill that man!"
Hearing Kakashi say something similar to Bai Mo, Sasuke was even more certain that Kakashi knew, and he declared his resolve.
"I'm not trying to stop you, it's just that this matter really isn't suitable for you to know right now, and you really need to be mentally prepared."
Kakashi was quite helpless.
If what that person said was true, and Sasuke's Sharingan evolution ultimately required this, then to avoid harming Naruto, Kakashi could only support Sasuke in choosing the second method.
Of course, there was also a win-win choice.
That is, Sasuke doesn't need to obtain any "ultimate power."
If he, as a teacher, could be strong enough to protect his subordinates and disciples, then perhaps he wouldn't have to face such difficult choices.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan flashed in Kakashi's mind.
In fact, Bai Mo's intention in having Itachi attack Kakashi and leave the note was to "speed up the process."
Kakashi's situation was similar to Sasuke's.
Sasuke awakened his Sharingan on the night of the Uchiha clan massacre and could only use it normally by the Land of Waves arc.
Kakashi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan on the night Rin died, and it wasn't until after the Chūnin Exams, when Itachi hit him with Tsukuyomi, that he discovered and slowly began to develop Kamui.
Now, Bai Mo was making Kakashi start developing Kamui earlier.
And the content of the paper was also very simple.
It told Kakashi to use it on Konoha's septic tanks as much as possible when training.
Kakashi didn't understand what Bai Mo meant by this and had no chance to ask.
However, so far, Bai Mo had not shown any malice; instead, he had given them a lot of help.
This matter seemed a bit nauseating, but it wasn't unacceptable.
Kakashi decided that after researching and developing his Mangekyō Sharingan ability, he would practice according to Bai Mo's method.
At this moment, the Masked Man, thousands of miles away, had just ordered a curry rice, entered the Kamui dimension, took off his mask, and was about to enjoy it when he suddenly sneezed.
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