After finishing their meal, Uchiha Chi and his mother talked about his recent journey. Naturally, he went into detail only about the first encounter where they wiped out the bandits, while glossing over the other skirmishes with just a few casual words, right up until the end of the final battle.
When he mentioned awakening his Sharingan, Uchiha Chi clearly sensed the emotional fluctuations in Uchiha Chiri. Her reaction was essentially: just like that, you awakened your eyes? That's it? You aren't pulling your old lady's leg, are you?
However, intending to pass the Meditation Technique on to his mother, Uchiha Chi proactively brought it up, brushing it off as something he had managed during an accidental attempt. Although Uchiha Chi knew this excuse was rather flimsy, he couldn't think of a better one.
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