A.N. This a thought drabble. It's when Kakashi and Itachi meet for the second time, and Kakashi spills his 'secret'. And yes, I'm posting this cause Itachi is the coolest character ever and I'm not sure how much longer he's gonna be around.
Disclamer: No I do not own naruto, nor do I want to. But if I could just steal Itachi….
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"Itachi, how bad has your eyesight gotten?" Hatake Kakashi asks.
As he said that my eyes widened in surprise. Hatake was a genius was he not? I quickly replaced my indifferent expression.
"Kakashi-san, you couldn't have..." I speak.
Everything he deduced was wrong... so unbelivabley wrong. Everyone has a weakness yes, but that most certainly is not mine. I will not correct their mistake, for by following this lie I will only strengthen myself.
Not that there isn't a hint of truth to the statement, he is right, my eyesight is slowly getting worse. However, does he really think in all the years the clan had existed no one had lived long enough to notice this? I suppose it was the clans' best kept secret, but once known it should be clear something was done about it. After all, the Uchiha were only arrogant, not suicidal; no matter how similar the outcome of the two is. Pity for Hatake, I suppose there is a thin line between genius and fool- I should know, I walk it every day.
There is nothing inherently hard about using the sharingan once it is activated. It is simply another way of seeing the world. The sharingan always sees chakara clearly, it is the rest of the world that grows ambiguous, but the rest of the world can be seen in other ways. I underwent 6 months of training for my 'sharingan'. In truth it was a period of training the other senses as best that they can in order to prepare for the inevitability of loss of vision. I've learned to not trust or rely on my eyes alone, for after all they are only tools and even the most useful ones can destroy you. Look at what became of the clan.
So for now, I will play along and be content at being viewed as so much weaker than I truly am. After all, it is foolish to show your true strength to anyone. The leaf Nins do this all the time, more proof that they are less genius and more fool. I will keep toying with them and when they realize my true capacity it will already be too late.