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A brand new type of evolved Sharingan presumably developed by Hatake Kakashi during the timeskip. It makes its debut in manga chapter 275.

According to the manga, when its powers are first demonstrated, it is clearly labeled as the Mangekyō Sharingan. It is somehow capable of creating an interdimensional spacetime warp. It is a ninjutsu similar to that of Itachi's Amaterasu in effect (although Kakashi's doesn't technically destroy, the result is the same); Kakashi uses it to warp Deidara's right arm into a different dimension. He subsequently uses it again in Chapter 278 to counter Deidara's ultimate move, which would otherwise level the entire forest they were fighting in. However, the attack requires considerable effort to aim precisely and appears to leave Kakashi's chakra significantly drained: he collapses after using the technique three times (compare to his other original move, Raikiri, which he can use 4 times a day).

Kakashi using his new jutsu, Mangekyo Sharingan

Although this eye is labeled as Mangekyō Sharingan, it is not exactly the same as the version that Uchiha Itachi uses. The appearance of the pupil and tomoe differ from that of Itachi's. Kakashi's tomoe seem more like a pinwheel than a kaleidascope. Before this was shown, it was thought that one had to have Uchiha blood and had to kill their best friend to acquire the Mangekyō Sharingan. Kakashi is not an Uchiha, and he stated long before developing his Mangekyō Sharingan that everyone close to him was already dead.

The eye was given to him by one of his teammates in his original three man ninja team, named Uchiha Obito. Obito developed it in battle against rival Rock shinobi and during this battle Kakashi lost his left eye when he was attacked, which is also the reason for his scar there. Near the end of the battle Obito's right side is crushed under a giant rock, and as his last act Obito has Rin, a medical ninja, remove his left eye and implant it in Kakashi's left eye, thus allowing Kakashi to use the Sharingan even though he does not have Uchiha blood. This is also why only his left eye is a Sharingan eye.

It has been further speculated by fans that the Mangekyo Sharingan appears to be different with each different technique, though this would not entirely explain how when Itachi glared at his father and his Mangekyo activated it went to what would be the Tsukuyomi configuration. This would however explain the different appearance of Kakashi's Sharingan as he used a different technique. This would also fall in line with the name Mangekyo as a Kaleidoscope is a constantly changing form. This is unconfirmable at this time due to the fact that the only other technique Itachi used, Amaterasu, was executed off screen in the Manga and Anime.

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