"Many medical ninjas have signed up for organ donation."
"Even I hope that after I die, my body can help my comrades continue living."
The black-haired girl calmly gazed at Kakashi, who was sitting on the hospital bed, flipping through a file.
And on the first page of the file in Kakashi's hand was someone he knew all too well.
Of course, that was for the old Kakashi.
The photo in the file showed a brown-haired girl with purple markings on her cheeks, smiling sweetly.
Rin Nohara.
"Perhaps because of the affection Obito once showed you by giving you his light, Rin applied to donate her eyes after her death when she returned to Konoha."
"Kakashi, don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself over this."
Shizune looked at the silent Kakashi and couldn't help but offer a soft word of comfort.
Kakashi wasn't burdened by it; he was thinking about something else.
Just moments ago, Kurenai Yuhi had provided him with 2% chakra.
And if he were to replace his eye with that of his former teammate... Obito Uchiha seemed to have been very fond of Rin Nohara.
If they were to meet, the scene would probably be... quite interesting.
Forgive Kakashi for this mischievous thought.
After all, in a situation like that, anyone would want to see it, right?
"Shizune is really kind..."
Kakashi now lifted his head to look at the familiar yet unfamiliar black-haired girl in front of him.
"Eh, this, not really..."
[Shizune's emotional fluctuation +1]
[Chakra +1%]
[Current Chakra 104%]
Perhaps because Kakashi's face was too captivating, or because Shizune was too thin-skinned, the black-haired girl before him seemed rather flustered.
Indeed.
Causing emotional fluctuations in others was what triggered his certain ability.
After confirming his ability, Kakashi ignored the prompt in his mind, closed the file in his hand, handed it to Shizune, and said with a serious expression:
"Please transplant Rin's eyes into me."
No matter what, Kakashi would never say something like "being one-eyed is a man's romance."
Hearing Kakashi's response, Shizune secretly let out a sigh of relief.
She had thought Kakashi might refuse the new eye transplant.
After all, having endured a rough childhood, he was just about to emerge from that endless darkness, only to face the sacrifice of his teacher once again.
"Kakashi..."
The girl named Shizune took the file from Kakashi, her expression a bit hesitant, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something but changed her words at the last moment:
"Okay, I'll notify the medical staff to replace Kakashi's eye right away."
"But the hospital is really busy right now, so Kakashi will probably have to wait a few days."
Kakashi naturally had no objections to that.
As Shizune left, she glanced back at Kakashi, ultimately not voicing the words in her heart.
Perhaps... this was for the best.
However, Kakashi seemed to have changed a little.
After Shizune departed, only Kakashi remained in the ward.
Looking out the window, Kakashi felt moved by what had just happened.
Rin Nohara's eyes, huh... He reached out and gently stroked the empty eye socket, as if through the white gauze, he was touching the void within.
And... his own abundant chakra.
In Kakashi's memory, it had been a long time since he'd felt such a surplus of chakra.
He could also finally shake off that nickname full of complaints: the "chakra measuring unit."
The Sharingan had suppressed Kakashi's talent.
Although losing the Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan was a huge pity.
But perhaps for Kakashi himself, an ordinary eye was the best one.
Moreover, for both Kakashi and Obito Uchiha, the eye of this former teammate was by no means ordinary.
But if he lost his Sharingan, what about Chidori?
As Kakashi's self-created S-rank ninjutsu, the Sharingan's importance to Chidori was undeniable.
Chidori's excessively fast speed required extremely strong dynamic vision for the body to keep up, and the Sharingan perfectly compensated for that.
Thinking of this, Kakashi rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on.
He couldn't worry about that much now.
Having experienced the feeling of abundant chakra in his body, Kakashi absolutely did not want to equip himself with another Sharingan.
Moreover, if he did that, the Uchiha clan would probably explode.
Kakashi waited in the ward for three days.
During those three days, Kakashi thoroughly researched the inexplicable prompts in his mind.
He had confirmed it.
This was a golden finger that had no emotions, only increasing chakra.
And the increase was pitifully small.
1%.
Kakashi didn't mind this.
1% was fine.
It was better than nothing.
He understood the principle of accumulating little by little, like drops of water forming a stream.
Without the suppression of the Sharingan, Kakashi's chakra reserves were roughly twice what they had been before.
That is, two "Kakashi units" of chakra.
Uh... Kakashi was a bit speechless.
Did he just use himself as a unit of measurement?
Ignoring Kakashi's internal self-mockery, today was the day he would get his new eyes.
Shizune arrived at the ward on time with a medical staff member.
Replacing eyeballs was extremely simple for ninjas, who possessed superhuman abilities.
They didn't even need to enter an operating room; it could be done right in the ward.
Currently, the hospital had a large number of injured, and the operating rooms were almost constantly in use.
Naturally, there was no need to occupy a valuable operating room for this medical procedure, which wasn't even considered minor surgery.
"Kakashi, have you been waiting long?"
"Don't worry, it'll be over quickly."
"Lie down on the bed first."
Shizune put on a pair of medical gloves and prepared the instruments.
"Mm, okay."
Kakashi subconsciously replied, but immediately realized something was off.
From Shizune's demeanor, was she planning to perform the procedure herself?
Although Shizune's medical skills would indeed be trustworthy in the future, she was the same age as him now, fourteen.
How many years had she been Tsunade's apprentice?
Before Kakashi could voice his concerns, the medical staff member had already reached out and placed a hand on Kakashi's forehead.
As a verdant green light emanated from the medical staff member's hand, Kakashi felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him.
At this moment, he couldn't help but want to complain.
As expected of a ninja.
With this technique, there was no need for anesthetic.
The next second, Kakashi fell into a deep sleep.
Shizune also disinfected herself, preparing to begin the eye replacement for Kakashi... When Kakashi woke up, it was fifteen minutes later.
He groggily opened his eyes to see Shizune already packing up and preparing to leave.
"Is it done?"
"This..."
Kakashi subconsciously spoke, but his words trailed off.
There was no need to ask further.
Light flooded into his eyes.